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Orchard Park Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

851^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Park Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Denver, Colorado, with 524 students. It 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. Orchard Park Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 623-857 out of around 900-950 schools.

Orchard Park Academy faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, high poverty, and high absenteeism rates that have worsened over time. The school significantly underperforms the district and the state of Colorado in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with only 13.2% of students proficient or better in CMAS Math in 2024-2025, compared to 15.1% for the district and 35.9% for the state. Orchard Park Academy also has relatively high dropout rates and very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 37.1% in recent years, significantly above the state average. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 85.26% to 93.13% in recent years, much higher than the state average.

The nearby schools in the immediate vicinity of Orchard Park Academy, such as Fairview Pk-8, Colorado Sports Leadership Academy, and Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high poverty and absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges in the broader community. However, the two magnet schools in the area, Westminster Academy for International Studies and Colorado STEM Academy, significantly outperform Orchard Park Academy and the district on test scores, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations, indicating that the magnet school model may be more effective in this context.

531

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,086

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7395 Zuni Street
Denver, CO 80221-7404

(303) 428-2300

District: Westminster Public Schools

Students who attend Orchard Park Academy usually attend:

High:

Westminster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

White:

9.6%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg18%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

851^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

423^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 18 pts since 2023

From bottom 28% (2023) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	851 of 950	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	857 of 943	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	847 of 933	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	728 of 921	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	623 of 710	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	692 of 965	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	706 of 917	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	782 of 929	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	819 of 914	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	789 of 938	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	804 of 962	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	751 of 954	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	808 of 935	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	857 of 935	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	911 of 925	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	752 of 872	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	736 of 849	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	736 of 852	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	776 of 829	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.2	813 of 823	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.7	765 of 808	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	651 of 694	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	553 of 642	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	526 of 595	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	525 of 758	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	509 of 690	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	112 of 153	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	130 of 270	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	631 of 700	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	637 of 649	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	482 of 594	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	626 of 764	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	614 of 693	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	423 of 469	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	404 of 485	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	345 of 480	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	10.0	329 of 350	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	233 of 363	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	241 of 326	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	137 of 198	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	306 of 352	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	260 of 357	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	235 of 356	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	242 of 328	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2022)27th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Math13%-23 vs state

Science9%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Orchard Park 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
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
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
Trailside Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 West 67th Pl.	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1000	492	27	18.0	58.3%	142 (28.9%)	4 (0.8%)	315 (64.0%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	33.3	586^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.3%		17.7	769^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.5%	183	37.7		35.5	47.9		14.6	28.3	35.8	8.8	20.6	30.0	6.1	7.0	19.0	17.6	9.8	$14,862
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
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7001 Lipan Street	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-8583	425	28	15.0	90.4%	29 (6.8%)	5 (1.2%)	378 (88.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	9.3	901^st of 950 public elementary schools	5.2%		5.3	939^th of 943 public elementary schools	0.4%	38			17.1	14.6	27.8	24.1	16.8			12.2			9.3	5.1	17.1	15.1	$17,640
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
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
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	$19,432
Valley View Innovation School	Public	PK, KG-5	6951 Fox Way	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 853-1560	183	12	14.6	57.9%	44 (24.0%)	1 (0.5%)	125 (68.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	65.8	311^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.3%					(n/a)			57.9				33.3			42.1				23.0	52.6		$19,095
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Park Academy

Is Orchard Park Academy a good school?

Orchard Park Academy ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Orchard Park Academy in?

Westminster Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Park Academy?

Students at Orchard Park Academy are 83% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Park Academy attend?

Students who attend Orchard Park Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Westminster High School

How many students attend Orchard Park Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Orchard Park Academy.

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