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Westminster Public Schools

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At a glance

96^thof 115 Colorado districts▲ 13

Better than 16% of Colorado districts

Elementary 13 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

6933 Raleigh Street
Westminster, CO 80030·(303) 428-3511·All Colorado district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 16.5% of districts

Schools

7,724

Students

Top rankedColorado STEM Academy168^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Colorado STEM Academy up 205 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Westminster Academy for International Studies 14.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Westminster Public Schools, located in the Westminster, Colorado area, serves roughly 7,518 students across 16 campuses, including 13 elementary-level schools (mostly PK-8), one middle school, and two high schools, and is ranked 96th of 115 Colorado districts with a 1-star rating. The district serves a high-poverty community, with about 83% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 38.4% that exceeds the state rate of 28.4%. On CMAS state tests, district proficiency averages are roughly half the state averages in both ELA (24.0% vs. 44.7%) and math (17.6% vs. 37.3%).

While the district average is low, there are meaningful bright spots. Colorado STEM Academy is the district's clear standout, ranking in the 82nd percentile statewide with 61.1% ELA and 59.2% math proficiency, and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 15.6%. Metropolitan Arts Academy has the district's best attendance at 11.5% chronic absenteeism and posts strong 8th-grade science results. Sherrelwood Elementary School is a math bright spot with 28% all-grades math proficiency. Westminster High School graduates 90% of its students, though SAT proficiency trails the state.

At the other end, Hidden Lake Secondary ranks in the 0th percentile with a 44% graduation rate, 18.2% dropout rate, and 80.2% chronic absenteeism, while Fairview Pk-8 posts the district's lowest test scores. Middle-grade math is a consistent weakness across many schools, though several campuses, including Colorado STEM and Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy, improved meaningfully year-over-year. Families should weigh the wide range of school experiences carefully when choosing a campus.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th 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	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%)	20.6	733^rd of 943 public elementary schools	22.3%		20.7	732^nd of 950 public elementary schools	22.9%	1		28.0	16.7	30.0	32.6	37.2	44.0	31.7	20.0	13.3	20.0	23.9	9.3	20.0	17.6	20.0	52.0	$18,974
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%)								(n/a)					6.8	12.2		5.6							3.4			$17,176
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%)	12.4	849^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.0%		9.1	905^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.7%	56		15.2	21.4	23.7				20.2							8.1	18.4		$18,170
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%)								(n/a)					15.6	21.4	26.9	15.2				26.7	9.5	17.3	12.3		9.6	$18,411
Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9100 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-2891	317	21	14.9	89.9%	59 (18.6%)	8 (2.5%)	232 (73.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	10.9	874^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.6	825^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.2%	49		8.5	9.3	29.5				15.7			18.2				10.4	16.3		$19,472
Shaw Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	8780 Circle Drive	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-9533	321	18	17.7	86.6%	47 (14.6%)	10 (3.1%)	240 (74.8%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	11.9	434^th of 469 public middle schools	7.5%		10.2	441^st of 469 public middle schools	6.0%	7					19.5	20.8	23.8	21.4				7.8	7.6	6.8	7.4		14.3	$21,463
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%)	22.6	700^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.8%		18.6	757^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.3%	57		18.5	39.4	22.5				27.0	22.2	45.5	17.5				28.0	15.0		$20,724
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%)	12.6	843^rd of 943 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.5	851^st of 950 public elementary schools	10.4%	8		9.4	31.1	22.0	7.4	22.2	26.9	20.1	11.3	23.0	24.4			11.5	13.1	7.3	30.8	$18,353
Sunset Ridge Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	9451 Hooker Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 426-8907	449	21	21.3	87.8%	49 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	380 (84.6%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	13.4	833^rd of 943 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.9	840^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.6%	7		16.3	34.5	16.3	16.3	30.8	18.5	22.5	25.6	14.5	16.3	8.3	7.7	14.8	14.3		16.7	$17,212
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	6330 Tennyson Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson 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%)	10.4	879^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.7	873^rd of 950 public elementary schools	8.1%	6		15.6	17.9	16.3	33.3	30.6	38.9	25.1	9.4			12.5	11.4	16.7	10.2	7.0	22.9	$19,549
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%)								(n/a)	40.0																	$17,677
John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8731 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	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	790^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.2%		16.8	778^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.1%	12		17.5	22.6	21.6	28.2	44.1	20.7	25.7	20.0	12.9	28.9	17.9	14.7	24.1	19.9	18.9	24.1	$16,914
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%)								(n/a)	17.0																	$19,583
Early Learning Center at Gregory Hill	Public	PK	8030 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-1560	137	6	21.4	77.4%	14 (10.2%)	2 (1.5%)	116 (84.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)																		$27,030
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%)	14.5	814^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.7%		9.3	900^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.3%	86		14.3	22.4	15.7	15.1	9.1	30.0	17.7	30.6	27.6	18.0			26.0	18.8	12.0	26.0	$18,709
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%)	80.9	168^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.2%		58.8	373^rd of 950 public elementary schools	60.7%	205		45.1	63.9	69.0	67.9	60.0	64.0	61.1	52.9	63.9	59.5	66.0	54.5	60.0	59.2	52.4	64.0	$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%)	28.5	638^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.3%		30.5	607^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.1%	31			21.7	36.8	39.1	40.7		29.9	28.6		26.3	21.7	40.7		24.1	31.6		$19,559
Early Learning Center at Francis M. Day	Public	PK	1740 Jordan Dr	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 542-5093	69	0		7.2%	52 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)																		$6,558

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Mapleton School District No. 1	1.37 mi	21	105^th
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Education Reenvisioned BOCES	1.99 mi	12	56^th
Julesburg School District No. Re1	1.99 mi	3	58^th

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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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