Pennington Elementary School

4645 Independence Street, Wheat Ridge CO, 80033 | Jefferson County School District R-1 | 303-982-2083
  • grades PK-6
  • students 169
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 30% 25% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 13 in Wheat Ridge
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
33%Wheat Ridge
39%Colorado

Pennington Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 6 and is located in the district of "Jefferson County School District R-1" in Wheat Ridge, CO. There are a total of 169 students and 10 teachers at Pennington Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Pennington Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 29.5%, which is 25% lower than the Colorado average.

Pennington Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students169
Teachers10
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Pennington Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
321-39%
4<= 20%
521-39%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
340-59%
421-39%
521-39%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Pennington Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 44.8% 67.8% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 1.4% 1.2% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 3.1% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 50.2% 23.5% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.4% 0.7% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.4% 3.3% 3.5% 3.1%

Wheat Ridge demographics profile

StatisticWheat RidgeColoradoNational
Population31,8895,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,4135691
Median age41.936.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%56%55%
Speak English91%83%79%
Speak Spanish7%12%13%

Education level achieved in Wheat Ridge

IndexWheat RidgeColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade84.8%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school84.2%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college63.8%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree40.5%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors33.2%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters12.3%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.6%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Pennington Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.