Best Public Schools in Westminster, CO

Summary:

The city of Westminster, Colorado is home to 31 schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school grades across three different school districts. The data reveals a diverse student population with significant disparities in academic performance between the highest and lowest-performing schools.

Among the standout schools, Academy of Charter Schools stands out with the highest statewide ranking and strong test scores that outperform the state and Westminster Public Schools district averages. Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 also excels, particularly in science proficiency. Meanwhile, Cotton Creek Elementary School in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district earns a 4-star rating and ranks highly among Colorado elementary schools.

However, the data also reveals significant economic and academic disparities across the district. Several schools, such as Sunset Ridge Elementary School, struggle with single-digit proficiency rates, while others like Rocky Mountain Elementary School have high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing these inequities will be crucial for ensuring all students in Westminster have access to a quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2023)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2023)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2023)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2023)	SAT Reading and Writing (2023)	SAT Mathematics (2023)	CMAS English Language Arts (2023)							CMAS Math (2023)							CMAS Science (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 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	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Academy of Charter Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11800 Lowell Blvd	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 289-8088	1,890	92	20.4	26.1%	1,050 (55.6%)	17 (0.9%)	586 (31.0%)	137 (7.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.0%)								(n/a)	69.0	35.0	72.0	42.0	58.0	32.0	46.9	63.2	56.3	36.5	45.3	48.4	49.6	47.3	45.1	40.7	22.6	32.0	29.3	36.6	34.3	28.5	30.0	$11,079
Crown Pointe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 West 86th Avenue	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 428-1882	459	26	17.5	59.0%	110 (24.0%)	2 (0.4%)	304 (66.2%)	30 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	40	522^nd of 935 public elementary schools	44.2%		36.8	546^th of 921 public elementary schools	40.7%	24							40.0	44.0	41.7	38.5	39.1	37.3	40.1	42.0	34.0	27.1	9.6	13.0	27.5	25.6	29.2	43.1		$11,909
Colorado Preparatory Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(720) 381-2047	810	30	27.3		421 (52.0%)	55 (6.8%)	254 (31.4%)	13 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.7%)	33.6	220^th of 352 public high schools	37.5%		35.6	138^th of 221 public high schools	37.6%	82	62.0	28.0	57.0	36.0	44.0	14.0																	23.4	$9,988
Pikes Peak Online School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8601 Turnpike Drive Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(720) 370-7767	372	20	18.8		191 (51.3%)	17 (4.6%)	127 (34.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (8.1%)								(n/a)					46.0																			$9,693
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(720) 381-2047	1,010	33	30.4		434 (43.0%)	100 (9.9%)	356 (35.2%)	11 (1.1%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	96 (9.5%)								(n/a)									24.3				23.0							15.6	17.3			$8,408
Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(720) 381-2047	718	29	24.6		358 (49.9%)	66 (9.2%)	227 (31.6%)	10 (1.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.0%)	26	334^th of 481 public middle schools	30.6%		26.6	307^th of 448 public middle schools	31.5%	27										24.1	35.0	29.8	30.3						18.3	11.0		25.0		$8,394
Destinations Career Academy of Colorado	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Julesburg School District No. Re1	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 128-6266	375	25	14.7		193 (51.5%)	15 (4.0%)	129 (34.4%)	9 (2.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)								(n/a)																								$7,626
Cotton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	11100 Vrain Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 972-5340	473	31	15.2	29.4%	286 (60.5%)	9 (1.9%)	121 (25.6%)	21 (4.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	74	216^th of 935 public elementary schools	76.9%		78.9	184^th of 921 public elementary schools	80.0%	32							46.5	70.6	52.6				57.3	44.4	61.6	47.4				51.7	50.0			$17,350
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	3350 West 99th Avenue	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 972-5600	298	22	13.6	86.2%	56 (18.8%)	15 (5.0%)	211 (70.8%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	10.5	883^rd of 935 public elementary schools	5.6%		5.3	917^th of 921 public elementary schools	0.4%	34							23.1	21.6	19.4				21.2	15.4	13.7	8.2				12.2	4.9			$19,898
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13095 Pecos Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 972-5740	500	26	19.2	53.2%	209 (41.8%)	8 (1.6%)	224 (44.8%)	39 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	58	362^nd of 935 public elementary schools	61.3%		53.5	404^th of 921 public elementary schools	56.1%	42							37.7	53.1	42.9				44.2	31.2	62.5	57.1				48.4	36.7			$15,824
Mountain Range High School	Public	9-12	12500 Huron Street	Westminster	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 972-6300	1,761	85	20.8	47.3%	736 (41.8%)	35 (2.0%)	799 (45.4%)	107 (6.1%)	12 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (4.0%)	46.1	176^th of 352 public high schools	50.0%		24.6	162^nd of 221 public high schools	26.7%	14	65.0	33.0	59.0	34.0	60.0	31.0																	31.9	$13,033
Harris Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 West 75th Avenue	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 428-1721	217	16	13.8	77.4%	58 (26.7%)	8 (3.7%)	131 (60.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)								11.1							25.0					16.3				$21,673
Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9100 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 428-2891	307	21	14.8	85.3%	65 (21.2%)	5 (1.6%)	207 (67.4%)	11 (3.6%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	10 (3.3%)	24.9	675^th of 935 public elementary schools	27.8%		19.9	725^th of 921 public elementary schools	21.3%	50							26.7	19.0	35.2				29.2			27.8				22.3	20.4			$19,411
Shaw Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	8780 Circle Drive	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 428-9533	564	31	18.1	80.5%	71 (12.6%)	17 (3.0%)	448 (79.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	10.8	448^th of 481 public middle schools	6.9%		10.6	415^th of 448 public middle schools	7.4%	33										24.4	22.8	11.7	18.7				10.6	10.5	4.1	8.0		3.6		$16,758
Sunset Ridge Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	9451 Hooker Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 426-8907	328	20	16.7	79.0%	42 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	256 (78.0%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.3%)	12.3	853^rd of 935 public elementary schools	8.8%		13.6	819^th of 921 public elementary schools	11.1%	34							19.0	18.6	19.1	28.6			20.6	14.0	10.9	16.3	14.3			13.9	12.2			$19,228
Westminster High School	Public	9-12	6933 Raleigh St	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 657-3980	2,021	104	19.4	78.6%	214 (10.6%)	41 (2.0%)	1,628 (80.6%)	76 (3.8%)	9 (0.4%)	14 (0.7%)	39 (1.9%)	14.1	303^rd of 352 public high schools	13.9%					(n/a)	38.0	12.0	43.0		35.0																			$17,160
John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8731 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 428-2161	337	19	17.7	73.9%	73 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	230 (68.2%)	22 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	26.6	648^th of 935 public elementary schools	30.7%		31.7	602^nd of 921 public elementary schools	34.6%	46							22.5	31.4	26.5	26.5			27.7	30.0	31.4	30.3			14.8	21.6	24.2	18.5		$16,709
Hidden Lake Secondary	Public	6-12	7300 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 428-2600	398	19	20.9	77.9%	67 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	302 (75.9%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3.7	342^nd of 352 public high schools	2.8%					(n/a)	26.0	8.0	15.0		13.0																			$16,994
Colorado STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7281 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 429-7836	392	24	16.0	48.2%	156 (39.8%)	1 (0.3%)	193 (49.2%)	22 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	65.4	292^nd of 935 public elementary schools	68.8%		54.5	397^th of 921 public elementary schools	56.9%	105							37.8	45.2	55.2	68.8	70.0	52.1	54.8	40.0	28.6	55.2	62.5	45.0	56.3	48.0	51.7	37.5		$16,569
Westminster Academy for International Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	7482 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 428-2494	286	20	14.6	75.5%	42 (14.7%)	2 (0.7%)	217 (75.9%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	21.7	714^th of 935 public elementary schools	23.6%		25.8	658^th of 921 public elementary schools	28.6%	56							20.0	23.5	20.7	39.4	59.3	42.3	33.9		26.5		18.2	25.9	34.6	23.0	10.3			$17,699
Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5851 West 115th Avenue	Westminster	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-3105	351	22	16.3	24.8%	240 (68.4%)	3 (0.9%)	70 (19.9%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	76	195^th of 935 public elementary schools	79.1%		73.8	222^nd of 921 public elementary schools	75.9%	27							61.8	55.6	66.7				61.7	55.4	40.0	42.6				46.5	55.4			$16,339
Mandalay Middle School	Public	6-8	9651 North Pierce St	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-9802	476	28	16.7	46.8%	262 (55.0%)	11 (2.3%)	160 (33.6%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	41.9	249^th of 481 public middle schools	48.2%		37.8	258^th of 448 public middle schools	42.4%	9										28.1	40.1	47.9	38.0				25.3	18.1	36.4	25.8		36.1		$15,139
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 West 95th Place	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-9790	314	19	16.8	39.8%	180 (57.3%)	12 (3.8%)	83 (26.4%)	15 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	36.7	545^th of 935 public elementary schools	41.7%		35.6	563^rd of 921 public elementary schools	38.9%	18							51.5	40.0	35.1				41.7	36.4	20.0	18.9				24.3	29.7			$15,533
Lukas Elementary School	Public	K-5	9650 West 97th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-0368	262	17	15.1	38.5%	171 (65.3%)	4 (1.5%)	63 (24.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	69.9	255^th of 935 public elementary schools	72.7%		51.8	415^th of 921 public elementary schools	54.9%	160							51.3	65.9	62.8				60.3	64.1	34.1	39.5				45.2	40.5			$16,064
Standley Lake High School	Public	9-12	9300 West 104th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-3311	1,180	63	18.5	35.5%	731 (61.9%)	14 (1.2%)	293 (24.8%)	77 (6.5%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (4.6%)	62.4	124^th of 352 public high schools	64.8%		42.1	121^st of 221 public high schools	45.2%	3	71.0	41.0	65.0	51.0	68.0	43.0																	31.3	$14,427
Semper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7575 West 96th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-6460	296	21	14.2	51.4%	149 (50.3%)	9 (3.0%)	93 (31.4%)	20 (6.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)	23.4	695^th of 935 public elementary schools	25.7%		18.4	744^th of 921 public elementary schools	19.2%	49							35.0	27.8	21.6				28.3	31.7	22.2	18.9				24.6	16.2			$16,163
Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8300 W 94th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 431-3694	512	32	15.8		398 (77.7%)	4 (0.8%)	79 (15.4%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	64.5	301^st of 935 public elementary schools	67.8%		65.5	292^nd of 921 public elementary schools	68.3%	9							38.9	30.6	61.1	54.9	70.6	54.1	51.7	61.1	22.9	55.6	44.0	58.8	48.6	49.0	57.4	45.9		$7,797
Wayne Carle Middle School	Public	6-8	10200 W 100th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-9070	521	29	17.8	25.0%	378 (72.6%)	5 (1.0%)	96 (18.4%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	55.7	167^th of 481 public middle schools	65.3%		46.2	216^th of 448 public middle schools	51.8%	49										53.0	54.5	47.6	51.9				28.2	26.5	32.3	28.9		36.1		$15,137

Cities Near Westminster

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Arvada	0.3 mi	33	96^th
Denver	1.64 mi	232	141^st
Wheat Ridge	3.75 mi	9	112^th
Federal Heights	3.8 mi	1
Broomfield	3.85 mi	17	32^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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