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Metropolitan Arts Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Metropolitan Arts Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Denver, Colorado, with 305 students enrolled. The school is part of the Westminster Public Schools district, which is ranked 109 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Metropolitan Arts Academy faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and serving a high-need population. The school consistently performs below the district and state averages on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests across all grades and subjects, with only 16.4% of students proficient or better in CMAS Math and 30.3% in CMAS English Language Arts. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 36.0% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.9% to 3.5%.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Westminster Public Schools district, Metropolitan Arts Academy generally performs worse academically. For example, Sherrelwood Elementary School and Orchard Park Academy both outperform Metropolitan Arts Academy on CMAS tests. Additionally, the data shows that magnet schools in the area, such as Westminster Academy for International Studies and Colorado STEM Academy, significantly outperform Metropolitan Arts Academy on academic measures.

302

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,102

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2341 Sherrelwood Drive
Denver, CO 80221-4666

(303) 428-1884

District: Westminster Public Schools

Students who attend Metropolitan Arts Academy usually attend:

High:

Westminster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

White:

8.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Westminster Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Math scores 20 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg18%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

732^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

299^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 20 pts since 2022

From bottom 16% (2022) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Westminster Public Schools

109^th of 115Westminster Public 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	732 of 950	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	829 of 943	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	766 of 933	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	836 of 921	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	842 of 965	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	881 of 917	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	917 of 929	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	903 of 914	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	877 of 938	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	857 of 962	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	872 of 954	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	906 of 935	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.3	796 of 935	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	809 of 925	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	722 of 872	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	776 of 849	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	785 of 852	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.5	736 of 829	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	698 of 823	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.2	675 of 808	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	16.4	658 of 758	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	10.2	725 of 764	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	299 of 469	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	286 of 485	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	296 of 480	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.5	376 of 448	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	68 of 218	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2019)13th percentile~ school

Male (2019)5th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+33 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Science28%-10 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Caucasian students are bullied by teachers and students. My child was bullied by the middle school art teacher. It was not a safe place. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, March 16, 2009

I attended school there a long time ago and the memories they left with me were horrible. There was this one teacher name Mrs. Bereans, she was really harsh and mean especially toward me for some reason. I would apologize to her and she would reply, "Sorry doesn't cut it!". It was so horrible. Not only that but when I couldn't pay for my lunch, they gave me a choice of eating crackers and chesse or nothing at all. That's not right because at the time I was just 7 yrs-old. How can someone do that to a child? My advise would be to just find a better school. This school is not a school for childern. This school is full of people who just want to boss and make a child's self-esteem lower. Close Quote

Schools Near Metropolitan Arts Academy

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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
Metropolitan Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2341 Sherrelwood Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1884	302	20	15.0	80.5%	25 (8.3%)	4 (1.3%)	255 (84.4%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	20.7	732^nd of 950 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.5	829^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.1%	97			37.8	28.6	44.0	46.4	30.3		14.8	27.0	10.2		28.6	16.4	21.6	35.7	$19,102
Fairview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	7826 Fairview Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1405	397	23	17.3	88.2%	33 (8.3%)	7 (1.8%)	335 (84.4%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	4.7	947^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.3%		8.2	909^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.6%	38	5.8		6.8	10.6	8.3		6.8	13.5				12.8	13.2	8.7			$16,793
Crown Pointe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 West 86th Avenue	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1882	461	27	17.3	61.6%	105 (22.8%)	4 (0.9%)	313 (67.9%)	26 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	41.1	521^st of 950 public elementary schools	45.2%		38.2	539^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.8%	18	41.2	35.3	41.2	47.2	56.3	53.2	45.5	43.1	31.4	31.4	20.8	31.3	12.8	28.6	36.0	31.9	$12,466
Sherrelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Kalamath Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-5353	204	14	15.1	85.3%	20 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (84.3%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	18.6	757^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.3%		23.6	691^st of 943 public elementary schools	26.7%	66	27.3	23.5	20.0				23.7		29.4					23.7	10.0		$22,759
Orchard Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7395 Zuni Street	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-2300	531	36	14.6	89.1%	51 (9.6%)	14 (2.6%)	443 (83.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	12.5	851^st of 950 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.8	857^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.1%	6	19.0	21.6	13.2	9.7	37.5	17.6	19.6	19.0	35.1	13.2		10.9		13.2	11.3	6.1	$19,086
Westminster Academy for International Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7482 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 428-2494	258	18	14.3	77.9%	40 (15.5%)	1 (0.4%)	196 (76.0%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.9%)	30.5	607^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.1%		26.9	653^rd of 943 public elementary schools	30.8%	46	22.6	25.0	45.5	46.4	27.3	46.4	35.5	22.6	29.2	31.8			17.2	19.2		27.6	$17,952
John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8731 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-2161	354	20	17.2	76.0%	70 (19.8%)	2 (0.6%)	246 (69.5%)	26 (7.3%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16.8	778^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.1%		27.6	641^st of 943 public elementary schools	32.0%	137	16.7	17.9	22.5	35.3	50.0	25.6	27.6	16.7	25.6	20.0		21.9		15.9	17.5	15.4	$18,054
Adventure Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7725 Conifer Rd	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1410	429	23	19.0	69.9%	31 (7.2%)	5 (1.2%)	380 (88.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	26.6	651^st of 950 public elementary schools	31.5%		21.7	721^st of 943 public elementary schools	23.5%	70	34.6	12.5	31.0	30.6			25.7	42.6	14.0	16.7	41.0			28.6	17.1		$14,629
North Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8740 North Star Drive	Denver	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5560	320	22	14.5	86.3%	31 (9.7%)	15 (4.7%)	265 (82.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	10.2	884^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.9%					(n/a)	23.1	15.4	9.3				15.7	19.0									$20,137
Colorado STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7281 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 429-7836	415	22	19.2	51.8%	154 (37.1%)	2 (0.5%)	205 (49.4%)	27 (6.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	58.8	373^rd of 950 public elementary schools	60.7%		64	324^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.6%	49	42.5	42.9	58.7	52.5	59.4	53.2	51.5	40.0	21.4	45.7	49.2	45.2	53.2	43.1	50.0	36.2	$16,572

Frequently Asked Questions about Metropolitan Arts Academy

What schools do graduates of Metropolitan Arts Academy attend?

Students who attend Metropolitan Arts Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Westminster High School

What is the racial makeup of Metropolitan Arts Academy?

Students at Metropolitan Arts Academy are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Metropolitan Arts Academy in?

Westminster Public Schools

Is Metropolitan Arts Academy a good school?

Metropolitan Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Metropolitan Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Metropolitan Arts Academy.

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