Jefferson High School (Edgewater, Colorado)

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Jefferson High School
Address
2305 Pierce Street Edgewater , Colorado 80214 United States
Coordinates	39°45′03″N 105°04′20″W / 39.750786°N 105.072276°W / 39.750786; -105.072276 (Jefferson High School)
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Motto	Home of the Saints
Established	1955 (69 years ago) (1955)
School district	Jefferson County Public Schools
CEEB code	060416
Dean	Marcia Hutchinson
Principal	Ricardo Esparza
Staff	47.43 (FTE)[1]
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	666 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.04[1]
Color(s)	Red, gray, white, black
Mascot	Saint Jeff
Website	jeffersonjrsr.jeffcopublicschools.org

Jefferson High School is a high school located in Edgewater, Colorado, United States. It is operated by Jefferson County Public Schools.

History

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Academics

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Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Baseball Jefferson County league baseball champions in 1967, 1968, 1969. AAA State Champions 1968. 3rd place in state tournament 1969.

Basketball

In 1978, the Saints advanced to the final four in the Colorado State basketball tournament.

Academics

In 1980, the Saints Debate team advanced to the Colorado State Finals, after coming in second in the Jefferson County tournament.

Notable alumni

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• Brian Boatright (1980) - Associate Justice Colorado Supreme Court
• Alonzo Hampton (1985?) - former NFL defensive back
• Ron Kiefel (1978) - cyclist
• Ed Perlmutter (1971) - US Congressman 7th District Colorado

Demographics

Enrollment in the 2010–2011 school year was 598 students. The student body's demographics were:

• 13.5% White
• 4.0% African American
• 78.6% Latino
• 1.5% Native American
• 0.7% Asian
• 1.7% Mixed race^[2]

Using federal government guidelines, 87.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.^[2]

References

External links

• Official website

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