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Westminster High School

Public Grades 9-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 9% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Westminster High School is a public high school serving 2,011 students in grades 9-12 in Westminster, Colorado. 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. Westminster High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado high schools over the past decade, currently ranking 298 out of 328 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Academically, Westminster High School underperforms compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in CMAS/Science, compared to the state average of 25%. Similarly, in SAT/Reading and Writing, only 40% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 62%. The school's four-year graduation rate of 84.2% for 2023-2024 is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.9% is higher than the state average. Additionally, Westminster High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 43.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School and Pomona High School, Westminster High School generally performs worse academically. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and the district's low ranking may be contributing factors to the school's underperformance. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive and collaborative approach to support the school's improvement and better serve its students.

2,010

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,098

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6933 Raleigh St
Westminster, CO 80030

(303) 657-3980

District: Westminster Public Schools

Feeder schools for Westminster High School:

Elementary:	Colorado Sports Leadership Academy
	Fairview Pk-8
	Harris Park Elementary School
	John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy
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	Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy
	Mesa Elementary School
	Metropolitan Arts Academy
	Orchard Park Academy
	Sherrelwood Elementary School
	Sunset Ridge Pk-8
	Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School
Middle:	Shaw Heights Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

White:

10.1%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2011 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (32% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

Colorado avg57%

298^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	11.8	298 of 328	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	312 of 349	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	301 of 349	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	326 of 411	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	321 of 388	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	276 of 292	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	319 of 369	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	301 of 349	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	288 of 334	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.5	301 of 337	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	274 of 327	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	267 of 310	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	247 of 301	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	247 of 298	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	242 of 286	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.1	229 of 280	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.0	183 of 279	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	31 of 43	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.2	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.2	36 of 41	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	213 of 247	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	231 of 257	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	219 of 254	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	224 of 257	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	129 of 136	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	120 of 140	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	133 of 135	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	99 of 108	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	111 of 118	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	155 of 187	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	174 of 199	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	159 of 198	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	172 of 205	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	159 of 181	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	193 of 211	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	153 of 200	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	165 of 203	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	160 of 188	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	11.6	229 of 256	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	229 of 252	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	222 of 253	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)28th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)11th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing38%-27 vs state

Science14%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Westminster High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Westminster High School	Public	9-12	6933 Raleigh St	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 657-3980	2,010	85	23.5	82.0%	204 (10.1%)	32 (1.6%)	1,660 (82.6%)	66 (3.3%)	9 (0.4%)	11 (0.5%)	28 (1.4%)	11.8	298^th of 328 public high schools	9.1%		11	312^th of 349 public high schools	10.6%	14	34.0		38.0		40.0											13.6	$17,098
Hidden Lake Secondary	Public	6-12	7300 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-2600	340	19	17.8	87.6%	36 (10.6%)	2 (0.6%)	289 (85.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	3.1	327^th of 328 public high schools	0.3%		4.3	343^rd of 349 public high schools	1.7%	16	20.0		27.0		6.0											5.2	$18,088
Colorado Preparatory Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	823	30	27.4		417 (50.7%)	55 (6.7%)	268 (32.6%)	10 (1.2%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.8%)	45.4	172^nd of 328 public high schools	47.6%		52	155^th of 349 public high schools	55.6%	17	79.0	17.0	75.0	21.0	62.0	20.0										34.9	$10,727
Pikes Peak Online School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8601 Turnpike Drive Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 370-7767	438	19	22.7		207 (47.3%)	34 (7.8%)	166 (37.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)								(n/a)	38.0																$10,423
Arvada High School	Public	9-12	7951 West 65th Avenue	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0162	754	39	19.0	71.0%	213 (28.2%)	27 (3.6%)	469 (62.2%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.4%)	11.7	299^th of 328 public high schools	8.8%		13.2	305^th of 349 public high schools	12.6%	6	48.0	9.0	41.0	9.0	37.0	6.0										12.8	$16,804
Global Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1930	400	17	23.9	75.8%	13 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	379 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6.6	316^th of 328 public high schools	3.7%		14.1	301^st of 349 public high schools	13.8%	15	33.0		33.0		33.0												$14,216
Performing Arts School on Broadway	Public	7-12	7350 North Broadway Suite 200	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 853-1000	169	10	16.5	63.3%	57 (33.7%)	6 (3.6%)	98 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)								(n/a)				22.0				36.0	28.1	31.6				16.1	31.3		$16,645
Pomona Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	8101 West Pomona Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0710	1,252	71	17.5	47.4%	620 (49.5%)	16 (1.3%)	520 (41.5%)	30 (2.4%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (3.9%)	27.1	244^th of 328 public high schools	25.6%		28.2	244^th of 349 public high schools	30.1%		50.0	19.0	56.0	20.0	54.0	19.0	37.2	27.5	23.8	30.0	21.1	15.5	17.0	18.2	29.6	21.3	$16,192
Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	4250 Shoshone Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2600	162	14	11.2	77.2%	37 (22.8%)	16 (9.9%)	95 (58.6%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)								(n/a)							23.8	34.6	26.3	28.8				9.0	16.7		$27,064
North High School	Public	9-12	2960 North Speer Boulevard	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-2700	1,653	95	17.3	62.6%	368 (22.3%)	74 (4.5%)	1,104 (66.8%)	15 (0.9%)	25 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	57 (3.4%)	20.9	265^th of 328 public high schools	19.2%		21.1	276^th of 349 public high schools	20.9%	11	40.0	22.0	47.0	21.0	47.0	21.0										17.1	$17,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Westminster High School

What district is Westminster High School in?

Westminster Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Westminster High School?

Students at Westminster High School are 83% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Westminster High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,010 students attended Westminster High School.

Is Westminster High School a good school?

Westminster High School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Colorado high schools.

What schools feed into Westminster High School?

Westminster High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colorado Sports Leadership Academy
Elementary : Fairview Pk-8
Elementary : Harris Park Elementary School
Elementary : John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy
Elementary : Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy
Elementary : Mesa Elementary School
Elementary : Metropolitan Arts Academy
Elementary : Orchard Park Academy
Elementary : Sherrelwood Elementary School
Elementary : Sunset Ridge Pk-8
Elementary : Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School
Middle : Shaw Heights Middle School

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