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Susana Cordova Commissioner of education at Colorado Department of Education
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Bell Middle School enrolled total of 774 students in 2024-25 school year

Published 06/11/25

There were 774 students enrolled in Bell Middle School during the 2024-25 school year, 3.1% more than the previous year's 751 students welcomed, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Among the student body, 55.2% were boys and 44.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white (569), representing 73.5% of the Bell Middle School total enrollment. Hispanic or latino students comprised the second-largest ethnic group, with 135 students (17.4%).

The grade level with the highest enrollment was sixth grade, with 261 students enrolled that year, accounting for 33.7% of the total student body.

The school is located in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, and has a central office in Golden.

In total, there were 881,065 students enrolled in Colorado during the 2024-25 school year.

Colorado’s K–12 enrollment has gradually declined each year since the pandemic, with about 3–4% fewer students in 2024 than the state’s peak enrollment in 2019.

The declines are concentrated in the early grades and certain rural areas, while some metro districts are holding steady or growing. Lower birth rates and pandemic disruptions are driving the trend. Colorado’s public schools are now serving the smallest number of students in a decade, a shift that has implications for funding and planning even as per-pupil resources increase to compensate.

Colorado’s teacher workforce faces persistent shortages and pay challenges. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 7,000 teaching positions were vacant statewide at some point. Districts managed to fill only about 75% of those openings with fully qualified hires, leaving many to be filled by short-term substitutes, retirees, or emergency credentials for the rest, while 9% remained unfilled for the entire school year.

Enrollment in Bell Middle School Over 4 Years
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School Enrollment Breakdown in Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in 2024-25 School Year
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Arvada West High School1,923
Ralston Valley Senior High School1,875
Chatfield High School1,808
Lakewood High School1,735
Columbine High School1,710
Golden High School1,469
Bear Creek High School1,344
Dakota Ridge Senior High School1,277
Pomona High School1,252
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School1,212
Jefferson Academy1,132
Standley Lake High School1,123
Green Mountain High School1,071
Three Creeks K-81,050
Drake Junior High School1,003
Alameda International Junior/Senior High School1,002
Wheat Ridge High School932
Evergreen High School909
Bear Creek K-8 School863
Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy852
Summit Ridge Middle School851
Lincoln Charter Academy824
Conifer Senior High School821
Dunstan Middle School798
Bell Middle School774
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School774
Arvada High School754
Creighton Middle School741
Jefferson Academy Elementary737
Ken Caryl Middle School725
Oberon Middle School704
Jefferson Academy High School696
Manning Options School685
Mountain Phoenix Community School650
Two Roads Charter School630
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School601
Fairmount Elementary School601
Prospect Valley Elementary School583
Lasley Elementary School576
Dennison Elementary School575
Falcon Bluffs Middle School567
Carmody Middle School550
West Woods Elementary School542
Deer Creek Middle School541
Lumberg Elementary School526
Powderhorn Elementary School522
Meiklejohn Elementary521
Ryan Elementary School511
Devinny Elementary School505
Kyffin Elementary School503
West Jefferson Middle School499
Shaffer Elementary School497
Sierra Elementary School493
Rooney Ranch Elementary School492
Van Arsdale Elementary School492
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy479
Evergreen Middle School478
Mitchell Elementary School478
Stevens Elementary School469
North Arvada Middle School464
Governor's Ranch Elementary School458
Bergen Valley Intermediate School456
Everitt Middle School456
Foster Dual Language PK-8454
Excel Academy Charter School446
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School443
Mandalay Middle School443
Jeffco Virtual Academy441
Wayne Carle Middle School438
Warder Elementary School432
Hackberry Hill Elementary School430
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School425
Lawrence Elementary School412
Vanderhoof Elementary School403
Lukas Elementary School402
Westridge Elementary School400
Shelton Elementary School394
South Lakewood Elementary School393
Maple Grove Elementary School390
Coronado Elementary School384
Free Horizon Montessori382
Marshdale Elementary School375
Ute Meadows Elementary School374
Bradford K8 South371
Kendallvue Elementary School370
Mount Carbon Elementary School367
Foothills Elementary School363
Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen350
Bradford K8 North350
McLain Community High School349
Stony Creek Elementary School349
Stober Elementary School348
Patterson International School346
Deane Elementary School341
Rose Stein International Elementary336
Edgewater Elementary School335
Secrest Elementary School334
Hutchinson Elementary School328
Wilmot Elementary School327
Blue Heron Elementary School325
Elk Creek Elementary School324
Leawood Elementary School321
Peak Expeditionary - Pennington316
Jefferson County Open Secondary315
Columbine Hills Elementary School315
Green Gables Elementary School315
Semper Elementary School314
Weber Elementary School312
Adams Elementary School310
Little Elementary School310
Westgate Elementary School305
Collegiate Academy of Colorado304
Brady Exploration School294
Belmar School of Integrated Arts293
Welchester Elementary School293
Red Rocks Elementary School292
Ralston Elementary School289
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School288
Stott Elementary School288
Dutch Creek Elementary School286
Swanson Elementary School283
Slater Elementary School280
Parmalee Elementary School278
Fremont Elementary School268
Normandy Elementary School262
Mortensen Elementary School260
Eiber Elementary School255
West Jefferson Elementary School252
Jefferson County Open Elementary School236
Addenbrooke Classical Academy191
Doral Academy of Colorado168
Jeffco Transition Services School116
Sobesky Academy101
Miller Special Education97
Rocky Mountain Deaf School82
New America School74
Coal Creek Canyon K-8 Elementary School68
Warren Tech Central32
Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson C22
Longview High School20

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