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Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 382 students
Shelton Elementary School
420 Crawford Street, Golden, CO 80401
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
394
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Jefferson County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Shelton Elementary School
Shelton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Golden, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The school is located in a large suburb in Jefferson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 394 students were enrolled, with about 14.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 394 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- County
- Jefferson County
- NCES school ID
- 080480001044
Schools near Shelton Elementary School
All 17 schools in Golden →
Mitchell Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 478 students
Kyffin Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 503 students
Concordia Lutheran Preschool
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 14 students
Ralston Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 289 students
Rooney Ranch Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 492 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.