The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in English language arts. The lowest is 55% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wilmot Elementary School
Wilmot Elementary School serves students in preschool through fifth grade in Evergreen, a foothills community west of Denver. It is a regular public school within the Jefferson County School District, the large countywide system that covers much of the metro area’s western suburbs. Wilmot is not a charter school, and its status as a magnet or Title I school was not reported. The school’s enrollment is small for an elementary building serving these grades, and the student body is predominantly White. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. No information was available on the share of students with disabilities or those learning English, so a family with a child in those populations may want to ask the school directly about supports.
On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, Wilmot’s results show a clear academic picture. In English language arts, a strong majority of students scored at or above the proficient level, putting performance in a solid range for an elementary school. Math proficiency, while lower than ELA, still reached a majority of students. Science, tested only in fifth grade, also showed a majority of students meeting the proficiency standard. These figures suggest that the school delivers consistent academic outcomes, with ELA a particular strength. Because Wilmot is an elementary school, there are no graduation rate data, and no information was available on chronic absenteeism or discipline patterns. The school’s participation rates on the tests were high, which supports the reliability of the reported results.
The neighborhood around Wilmot is the Evergreen area, an unincorporated community of roughly moderate size that functions largely as a bedroom community for Denver commuters. The housing market here is expensive relative to the state and nation, with high home values and rents that have risen in recent years. Most homes are owner-occupied, and the overall character is suburban foothills spread along two-lane highways rather than a dense walkable grid. There is a small downtown core with historic buildings and local businesses near Evergreen Lake, a recreation hub. Schools in the area, including Wilmot, are distributed across the community, not clustered in a single campus. The population has been stable for decades, and the area has no major new housing developments flagged in public records. Families moving here should expect a low-density mountain-adjacent setting with a long commute to Denver for many working adults.
The Jefferson County district has been through significant change recently. In 2024 voters approved a large bond measure for capital improvements, safety upgrades, and technology, the first such bond in many years. The district also adopted a new elementary literacy curriculum aligned with state reading laws, which Wilmot now uses. More consequential for families: the district proposed closing sixteen schools in 2023 due to declining enrollment and budget deficits, then reversed the decision after community backlash. It subsequently formed a committee to study consolidation and capacity. That process remains ongoing, and a 2024 recall election replaced three school board members amid concerns about transparency around consolidation. Wilmot itself does not appear on any closure list so far, but the district-wide uncertainty around facility changes and boundary adjustments may matter to a family considering a long-term commitment to this school.
For a parent or resident weighing Wilmot, the school offers dependable academic results in a small, low-poverty building set in a high-cost, low-density foothills community with stable population and strong outdoor recreational anchors. The district’s recent governance shifts and consolidation study mean that the broader context is worth watching, but Wilmot’s own profile is straightforward: an elementary school where most students meet state standards, particularly in reading, and where the peer environment reflects an affluent and largely white area. Families looking for program variety, such as specialized arts, STEM, or language tracks, should note that no such offerings were reported in available data, and an elementary of this size may have limited course breadth. That said, Wilmot delivers what many families seek from a neighborhood elementary school: solid instruction and a consistent peer cohort in a quiet mountain-suburban setting.
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