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Harris Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Harris Park Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Westminster, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 216 students. The school is part of the Westminster Public Schools district, which is ranked 109 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Harris Park Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harris Park Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 27.7% to 38.2% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Cotton Creek Elementary (27.7%) and Swanson Elementary (27.7%). The school's academic performance, as measured by CMAS test scores, is also significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 6.4% of students at Harris Park were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 35.9% statewide and 15.1% in the Westminster Public Schools district.

Additionally, Harris Park Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 77.42% to 83.8% in recent years, which is much higher than the rates at nearby schools like Cotton Creek Elementary (37.35%) and Swanson Elementary (72.56%). The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 17.2 in recent years, which is higher than the ratios at some nearby schools. Addressing these challenges will likely require a multi-faceted approach, including targeted interventions, increased resources, and a focus on improving the overall educational experience for students at Harris Park Elementary.

234

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,170

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 West 75th Avenue
Westminster, CO 80030-4601

(303) 428-1721

District: Westminster Public Schools

Students who attend Harris Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Shaw Heights Middle School
High:	Westminster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

White:

24.4%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2012 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (11% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg16%

Colorado avg38%

905^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	905 of 950	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	844 of 943	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	925 of 965	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	899 of 917	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	899 of 929	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	906 of 914	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	831 of 938	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.8	886 of 962	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	922 of 954	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	911 of 935	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	844 of 935	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	877 of 925	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	798 of 872	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	725 of 849	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	720 of 852	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	660 of 829	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	696 of 823	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.4	527 of 808	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	7.9	740 of 758	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	210 of 242	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	7.1	751 of 764	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2019)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2019)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-23 vs state

English Language Arts15%-27 vs state

Math6%-30 vs state

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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 (2025)
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
Harris Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 West 75th Avenue	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1721	234	15	16.0	79.1%	57 (24.4%)	4 (1.7%)	154 (65.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	9.1	905^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.5	844^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.5%	61	9.1	19.6							6.5					6.4	16.1		$18,170
Cotton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	11100 Vrain Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5340	455	30	15.1	43.5%	248 (54.5%)	11 (2.4%)	143 (31.4%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	67	302^nd of 950 public elementary schools	68.2%		75.9	201^st of 943 public elementary schools	78.7%	101	44.6	63.9	46.9				52.5	40.5	61.9	46.2				50.0	53.8		$20,266
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	$15,747
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	$19,559
Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3475 West 67th Avenue	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1121	597	32	18.6	87.6%	43 (7.2%)	14 (2.3%)	511 (85.6%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	9.3	900^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.7	886^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.0%	14	10.8	6.9	16.1	8.2	30.6	7.9	13.5	30.8	8.6	12.9	5.0	17.7	4.8	13.5	12.9	6.5	$18,709
Swanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6055 West 68th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-0891	283	20	14.2	72.4%	104 (36.7%)	11 (3.9%)	149 (52.7%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	7.8	924^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.7%		18.8	752^nd of 943 public elementary schools	20.3%	172	6.0	16.3	20.0				14.0			11.5				6.9	12.0		$19,459
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	933	31	29.6		337 (36.1%)	78 (8.4%)	404 (43.3%)	10 (1.1%)	10 (1.1%)	9 (1.0%)	85 (9.1%)	22.2	705^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.8%		24.6	682^nd of 943 public elementary schools	27.7%	23	29.2	29.6	35.0				31.0	20.8	11.1	35.0				21.1	19.0		$10,463
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	6330 Tennyson Street	Arvada	80003	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 429-4090	364	21	17.1	88.5%	55 (15.1%)	8 (2.2%)	276 (75.8%)	15 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	10.7	873^rd of 950 public elementary schools	8.1%		11.5	859^th of 943 public elementary schools	8.9%	14	28.0	10.3	24.1	18.4	27.9	25.0	21.8	16.0			7.9	14.0		7.8	10.0		$19,549
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			$17,176
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	$18,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Harris Park Elementary School

What district is Harris Park Elementary School in?

Westminster Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Harris Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harris Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shaw Heights Middle School
High : Westminster High School

How many students attend Harris Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Harris Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harris Park Elementary School?

Students at Harris Park Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Harris Park Elementary School a good school?

Harris Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

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