The top reported proficiency rate is 27% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Eiber Elementary School
Eiber Elementary School is a regular public school in Lakewood, Colorado, serving students from preschool through fifth grade within the Jefferson County School District R-1. It is a modest-sized elementary school operating as a neighborhood school in the western Denver suburbs. The building sits on Independence Street in a corridor of mid-century residential blocks, within a city that grew explosively after World War II and now holds a mix of older subdivisions, arterial commercial strips, and redeveloped nodes like the Belmar district.
State assessment results for the 2024-25 school year show that proficiency rates are low across the three tested subjects. In mathematics, about one in seven students scored at the proficient or advanced level. In English language arts, roughly one in four students met the proficiency bar. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows a similar pattern with about one in six students reaching the state standard. The school had very high participation rates on these assessments, meaning the results reflect nearly every eligible student. These numbers are well below state averages and are a soft spot that a parent considering Eiber would want to look into further with the school. The data does not include multi-year trends, so it is unclear whether performance has been improving or declining.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, making up about two-thirds of enrollment, with a substantial white minority and smaller shares of Black, multiracial, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Asian students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a high-poverty category. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the profile, which is a gap a family might ask the school about directly. About a quarter of the school’s enrollment is in kindergarten and a similar number in fifth grade, with preschool making up a notable portion.
The school is part of Jefferson County Public Schools, the large suburban district covering Lakewood and much of the western Denver metro area. The district has been through significant changes recently. In November 2024, voters approved a bond measure for capital improvements, safety upgrades, and technology, the first such bond in many years. Also in 2024, three school board members were recalled and replaced in an election tied to concerns about transparency and school consolidation plans. That same year, the district formed a committee to study enrollment trends and potential school closures, an issue that had sparked community backlash after a 2023 plan to close a number of schools was reversed. A new elementary literacy curriculum aligned with the science of reading was adopted district-wide in 2023. These developments mean the district’s direction is in flux, and families should be aware that decisions about boundaries and school closures are under active consideration.
Lakewood itself offers a range of civic anchors—Bear Creek Lake Park, Green Mountain, a light rail line to Denver, and the Belmar mixed-use district. The city has a large federal employment base at the Denver Federal Center and several colleges. Housing in the zip code area around the school is valued near the middle of the metro area, with rents at a level that requires a substantial share of income for the typical household.
Eiber Elementary is a school where the academic numbers give a parent reason to ask questions. It serves a community with high economic need, and it operates within a district that is investing in facilities and literacy instruction while navigating enrollment decline and governance turnover. For a family looking at this school, the key issues to explore are the school’s specific approach to raising achievement, the support available for students who are behind, and how the district’s consolidation process might affect attendance boundaries. There are no program offerings listed in the data, so any enrichment or specialized services would need to be confirmed directly with the school.
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