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Kyffin Elementary School
(303) 982-5725
205 North Flora Way
Golden, CO 80401
Level: K-6
District: Jefferson County Public Schools

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In-depth school information including test scores, student stats, parent ratings and reviews for Kyffin Elementary School, Golden, CO.

Census Info	Value	Year
White, non-Hispanic:	85.28%	(2008)
Black, non-Hispanic:	2.01%	(2008)
Hispanic:	4.52%	(2008)
Asian/Pacific Islander:	8.19%	(2008)
Native American or Native Alaskan:	0%	(2008)
Student Teacher Ratio:	18.32%	(2007)
Percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch:	10.54%	(2008)

Kyffin Elementary School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating	4
Average Principals Rating	4
Average Teachers Rating	4
Average Activities Rating	4
Average Parents Rating	4
Average Safety Rating	4

Kyffin Elementary School Reviews


Posted By: parent Quality Score: 3 2009-08-23 “This school is going down hill. Rating used to be a 10, next year probably an 8. Prior Principal set the school up for a downhill slide. Placed utmost importance on the GT program and completely filled the school to overcapacity with out of area students. Traffic problem is huge, sense of entitlement without volunteering or supporting the school is much elevated. The school is crowded although the addition of 'temps' have helped. The amount of teacher turnover last year was more than we have seen many many years. There is a very dedicated group of core parents that really support the school with time and dollars, but they are evaporating as the students from the neighborhood move on.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2009-03-17 “Many opportunities for parent involvement. Rich in extracurricular activities. Excellent educational opportunities.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2009-01-20 “The school itself is great. The parents and staff are wonderful. I do have issues with the SAE program (before & after). It is extremely expensive. I was paying half in the Cherry Creek School District. Not only the cost but they seem to be closed when the school is. Im not off 2 weeks at Christmas. Im not off for MLK day. Im not off for Presidents Day. Its a huge burden to find care for my kids on days when I feel I pay these folks enough to be open. They may have a lot more children attending if they would make some changes. Cost being the first !!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2008-08-04 “School building itself is old-style and overcrowded, but teaching staff is excellent. School drop-off IS insane. Many kids come from outside the neighborhood and must be driven. Good specials ( PE, art and music) and extracurricular events (Science Fair, Reflections, Oral Interpretation, Environmental Learning for the Future, Junior Great Books, Writers Conference, choir). Serious parent involvement here, but not required. I feel the principal is very accessable and wants what is best for the school as a whole, that is just not always what may be best for your individual child. Overall an excellent education .” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-06-23 “We moved here just over a year ago and have been overjoyed with our daughter's transition. In her previous school, our daughter was given reams of rote worksheets. The work at Kyffin has been challenging, but interesting. We had a minor problem with her teacher last year, which was quickly resolved after a few emails. The other parents have been great - involved and fun to be around. Our second child starts Kindergarten there in a few months, and we are very excited for her.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2008-05-27 “Kyffin is overcrowded and their system for morning drop offs needs consideration and re-vamping. The school is dark and lighting does appear to be an issue. There is a distinct air of professionalism and people seem to do their jobs well here. I think people care about the children at this school” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2008-01-30 “School is rather dark and lighting is not good. Overcrowded afterschool program and morning drop-off is a bit crazy. Principal isn't visible/approachable enough. Needs to mingle more with parents somehow?! Would definitely be nicer place to visit if there was more personal warmth from staff. Otherwise, curriculum seems adequate and the students seem to be held to a high standard by both parents and teachers. Compared to many other schools, this is a dream. There are a lot of requests for $ by PTA but parents are involved and obviously want 'more' for their children. There need to be more quality afterschool programs and more effort put into development of children's character.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2007-12-28 “Great school! So far, teachers have been wonderful. Not at all impressed with the principle or some of the office staff, otherwise 'Excellent' would have been my rating.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 2 2007-12-01 “TRIPLE its intended capacity; parents have to line up 3-4 blocks away waiting their turn to drive into the lot to drop off/pick up their child; kindergarten teachers completely burnt out and scrutinized in how they implement a new untried curriculum (which has heavy outside observation) which the teachers have had NO prior experience teaching;PTA is heavily involved and constantly asking for more donations, parent time, etc. (I donated over $200 in the first two months alone, NOT including kindergarten/after care tuition, fees, deposits, etc.), after care program (SAE) cares for SIXTY children each afternoon in a small, stark cafeteria with only three teachers, at a tune of $20 per day.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2007-10-17 “Kyffin is a rather large school, but it offers a huge variety of afterschool activities for kids. In addition to the music, art and PE specials, they offer Chinese, Tai Kwon Do, Chess club, science club and many more classes after school. The level of parent involvement is amazing!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2005-11-06 “The quality of academic programs is very good. the school has a GT program for those who need higher academic challenges. However, I found that most teachers do provide ample homework and projects. Afew good teachers have left but we have a few new ones that I highly recommend. I had three girls come from this school and felt they were well prepared. The music and art program were both excellent. The school plays were fabulous. The school excels partly because of the parent involvement which is very high.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2005-06-07 “Great School and Principal. It has an exceptional GT program for those with higher aptitude scores.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2004-08-30 “I have 3 kids who went to Kyffin, and two of them are still there. It's an amazing school! They're constantly scoring among the top 3 Jefferson County Schools. The teachers we have had are nothing short of AWESOME! I have never seen any of the snobiness one of the other rewiews talks about. Yes, it's a middle to upper income neighborhood, but I've never been mistreated and I'm not one of the rich either! As a matter of fact, I have been very impressed with how generous the wealthy can be when you don't make assumptions about them. I moved here just for the school and plan on staying when my kids graduate!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2004-06-04 “The 4th grade teacher my son had last year was very talented, kind, respectful and inspiring for the kids. She challenged my son and then supported him to reach his best. Amazing projects came out of these kids like powerpoint and video productions!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 3 2004-04-28 “This school offers some interesting after-schoold programs, as well as before and after school care. However, the parents and students at this school are very snobby. The principal also leaves much to be desired. There is incredible pressure on the students to perfrom well on the CSAP tests, going so far as taking away the second recess in order to 'teach to the test'. Birthday parties and treats are no longer allowed, per the new principal as well.”