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Kyffin Elementary School
(303) 982-5725
205 North Flora Way
Golden, CO 80401
Level: K-6
District: Jefferson County R-1



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


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


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Kyffin Elementary School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating4
Average Principals Rating4
Average Teachers Rating4
Average Activities Rating4
Average Parents Rating4
Average Safety Rating4


Kyffin Elementary School Reviews

 
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 .

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Great School and Principal. It has an exceptional GT program for those with higher aptitude scores.

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!

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!

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