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Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School

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Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School ranks 351 st of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Westminster, Colorado, with 479 students. The school is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, which is ranked 52 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arapahoe Ridge consistently outperforms the district and state averages on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, 53.2% of Arapahoe Ridge students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 42.2% for the district and 44.8% statewide. In math, 43% of Arapahoe Ridge students were proficient compared to 34.2% for the district and 35.9% statewide. The school's Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students also perform exceptionally well, ranking 68th out of 247 and 337 Colorado elementary schools, respectively.

While Arapahoe Ridge's performance is strong within the Adams 12 district, it lags behind some of the highest-performing schools in the area, such as Aspen Creek K-8 School and STEM Lab. This suggests that Arapahoe Ridge could potentially benefit from adopting some of the successful practices used by these top-performing schools, which are located in the neighboring Boulder Valley School District.

465

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,576

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13095 Pecos Street
Westminster, CO 80234-1020

(720) 972-5740

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Students who attend Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Silver Hills Middle School
High:	Mountain Range High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

White:

37.8%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (49% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Colorado median (63rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg38%

Colorado avg40%

351^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools

52^nd of 115Adams 12 Five Star Schools among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	351 of 950	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	349 of 943	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	362 of 933	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	404 of 921	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	473 of 710	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	382 of 965	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	333 of 917	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	307 of 929	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.1	293 of 914	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.0	418 of 938	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.0	363 of 962	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.7	335 of 954	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.9	243 of 935	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	234 of 935	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	278 of 925	69.9%	★★★★☆
2009	73.3	227 of 872	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	222 of 849	73.9%	★★★★☆
2007	62.9	340 of 852	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.4	323 of 829	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.6	331 of 823	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.5	330 of 808	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	253 of 694	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	280 of 684	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	313 of 642	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	373 of 758	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	298 of 690	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	68 of 247	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	9 of 242	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	66.4	51 of 197	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	103 of 270	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	68 of 337	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	81 of 365	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	76 of 265	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	137 of 332	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	145 of 308	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	349 of 700	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	316 of 683	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	309 of 649	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	293 of 764	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	290 of 693	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	253 of 551	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	206 of 539	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	287 of 525	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	223 of 596	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	133 of 337	60.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

White (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+8 vs state

Science52%+13 vs state

Math43%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13095 Pecos Street	Westminster	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5740	465	27	17.5	56.6%	176 (37.8%)	4 (0.9%)	242 (52.0%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	61	351^st of 950 public elementary schools	63.1%		61.4	349^th of 943 public elementary schools	63.0%	2	27.3	70.2	64.8				53.2	25.5	59.2	46.3				43.0	51.9		$17,576
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13200 Westlake Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5280	293	23	13.0	76.1%	74 (25.3%)	1 (0.3%)	206 (70.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	21.5	717^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.5%		10.3	877^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.0%	160	30.8	6.9	38.3				24.2	20.4						14.4	30.4		$20,445
Meridian Elementary School	Public	K-5	14256 McKay Park Circle	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-7880	525	30	17.5	22.9%	334 (63.6%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (20.4%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	90.1	72^nd of 950 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.2	41^st of 943 public elementary schools	95.7%	31	64.7	68.8	70.0				67.8	68.2	62.5	68.5				66.5	72.3		$16,863
Hunters Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13222 Corona Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5440	491	27	17.9	53.0%	206 (42.0%)	7 (1.4%)	217 (44.2%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.7%)	42.2	514^th of 950 public elementary schools	45.9%		54.1	412^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.3%	102	32.8	39.7	48.6				40.5	35.8	37.8	37.1				37.0	30.4		$16,366
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 Perry Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5520	517	32	16.4	38.5%	291 (56.3%)	2 (0.4%)	153 (29.6%)	30 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.4%)	65.6	313^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.1%		55.2	401^st of 943 public elementary schools	57.5%	88	61.8	56.0	54.2				57.3	47.4	41.7	43.7				44.2	44.3		$18,364
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	13770 Broadlands Drive	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5780	392	25	16.0	16.6%	278 (70.9%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.8%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	91.6	55^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.2%		89.9	77^th of 943 public elementary schools	91.8%	22	72.6	75.4	68.9				72.3	68.8	69.2	72.6				70.2	62.9		$17,621
Global Village Academy - North	Public, Charter	K-8	555 West 112th Avenue	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 446-7100	838	56	15.0	55.7%	218 (26.0%)	11 (1.3%)	539 (64.3%)	42 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	46.8	473^rd of 950 public elementary schools	50.2%		47.8	467^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.5%	6	37.3	47.1	55.3	60.9	66.2	57.7	51.9	30.8	32.2	34.2	22.2	33.8	32.7	31.1	43.8	38.3	$13,220
Aspen Creek K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Aspen Creek Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8000	844	47	18.0	25.0%	603 (71.4%)	7 (0.8%)	144 (17.1%)	46 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (5.0%)	76.5	215^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.4%		81	163^rd of 943 public elementary schools	82.7%	52	65.7	57.7	69.7	56.6	77.5	65.1	65.2	63.8	50.0	60.3	35.5	41.2	42.5	47.1	61.0	39.1	$19,189
Birch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Birch	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8800	299	20	15.1	37.5%	194 (64.9%)	2 (0.7%)	73 (24.4%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	72.8	247^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.0%		72.1	244^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.1%	3	56.3	61.9	58.1				58.6	51.0	46.5	62.8				53.3	44.2		$21,204
STEM Lab	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	11700 Irma Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 972-4000	740	41	18.2	30.9%	424 (57.3%)	12 (1.6%)	202 (27.3%)	41 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.8%)	70.4	266^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.0%		72.4	241^st of 943 public elementary schools	74.4%	25	69.9	39.2	64.8	50.6	70.1	60.9	58.9	60.3	35.6	54.9	40.5	52.2	65.2	51.2	65.7	66.2	$15,775

Frequently Asked Questions about Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 38% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School.

What district is Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School in?

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

What schools do graduates of Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Silver Hills Middle School
High : Mountain Range High School

Is Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School ranks 351^st of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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