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Westlake Middle School

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Westlake Middle School ranks 102 nd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Westlake Middle School in Broomfield, CO, serves 853 students in grades 6–8 and stands out as a top-quartile school within the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district. The school ranks 102nd out of 469 Colorado middle schools, placing it in the 78th percentile with a 4-star rating — and it has earned 4 or 5 stars every year since at least 2015–16. That consistency is notable given that the district itself ranks 50th out of 115 Colorado districts. Academically, Westlake is strong across the board: 59.5% of students are proficient in English Language Arts, 48.5% in math, and 47.3% in 8th-grade science — all well above state averages.

Westlake outperforms every nearby middle school in both ELA and math proficiency. It beats Broomfield Heights Middle School, which belongs to the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, a top-5 district in Colorado, by 3 points in ELA and nearly 10 points in math. The gap is even wider compared to same-district schools: Thornton Middle School posts just 7.5% ELA proficiency and 4.7% math proficiency, while Northglenn Middle School is only slightly higher. Westlake also has better attendance than most neighbors, with a 23.8% chronic absenteeism rate, below the district average of 32.2% and the state average of 28.4%. And it achieves these results with a student-teacher ratio of 18.6 — the highest among all nearby middle schools, meaning larger class sizes rather than smaller ones.

Westlake also shows strong results for most student groups. Students from low-income families jumped from the 20th percentile statewide to the 72nd percentile in a single year — a dramatic improvement from 1 star to 4 stars. The one area to watch is the Gifted and Talented program, where the subgroup ranks in the 30th percentile statewide, down from 47th the previous year. Overall, Westlake is a consistent, high-achieving school that delivers results well above its district and state averages, making it a standout choice for Broomfield families.

853

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,756

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 West 135th Avenue
Broomfield, CO 80020-5129

(720) 972-5200

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Students who attend Westlake Middle School usually attend:

High:

Legacy High School

Feeder schools for Westlake Middle School:

Elementary:	Centennial Elementary School
	Coyote Ridge Elementary School
	Mountain View Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

29.5%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Colorado middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

102^nd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle Schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools

50^th of 115Adams 12 Five Star 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
2026	76.7	102 of 469	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	123 of 469	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	113 of 485	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	126 of 480	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	87 of 448	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	36 of 369	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	58 of 458	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	46 of 418	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	54 of 424	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.8	55 of 400	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	75.9	67 of 436	84.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	110 of 461	76.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.5	138 of 454	69.6%	★★★★☆
2012	68.4	135 of 425	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.9	124 of 422	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	127 of 409	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.5	76 of 377	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	66.3	108 of 362	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	68.4	103 of 360	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	51.2	180 of 346	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.0	200 of 340	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.7	185 of 336	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	55.5	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	81 of 365	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	103 of 347	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	90 of 350	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	125 of 363	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	101 of 326	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.6	40 of 254	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	66 of 352	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	39 of 315	87.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	108 of 154	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	70 of 132	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	66 of 126	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	73 of 125	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.2	34 of 93	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	43 of 134	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.3	11 of 121	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	81 of 207	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	107 of 218	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	113 of 199	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	123 of 198	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	82 of 169	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	23 of 83	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	67 of 220	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	52 of 165	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	65 of 230	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	26.6	191 of 241	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	194 of 244	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	167 of 241	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	103 of 197	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	72 of 240	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	77 of 222	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	102 of 369	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	112 of 352	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	98 of 357	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	94 of 356	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	60 of 328	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	28 of 249	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	51 of 343	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	41 of 317	87.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	6 of 31	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	56.5	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	50 of 275	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	76 of 275	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	61 of 273	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	89 of 286	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	64 of 265	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	31 of 203	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	47 of 283	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	29 of 199	85.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2019)50th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2018)50th percentile-39 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%+15 vs state

Math48%+11 vs state

Science47%+12 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

As a former student here I can say that while many of the teachers are astounding such as the graphic design teacher and the male spanish teacher, many of the other staff are oftentimes too strict or just flat out mean to their students. Throughout my 3 years at Westlake, I found the number of staff that actually seem to care about students and not just their grades is about 10 or 11. There are many things that happen at Westlake that are often kept between students alone. I have found students doing drugs, drinking alcohol as well as other illicit activities. I cannot recommend this school to anyone with a clear conscience. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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	Total
Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 West 135th Avenue	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5200	853	46	18.6	32.7%	503 (59.0%)	7 (0.8%)	252 (29.5%)	29 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.0%)	76.7	102^nd of 469 public middle schools	78.3%		70.1	123^rd of 469 public middle schools	73.8%	21	59.6	61.7	56.6	59.5	49.6	44.9	51.7	48.5	47.3	$15,756
Silver Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	12400 Huron Street	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5000	965	54	17.9	68.8%	224 (23.2%)	20 (2.1%)	636 (65.9%)	42 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.4%)	22.8	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%		20.1	365^th of 469 public middle schools	22.2%	24	27.9	34.1	22.6	28.3	12.0	20.2	23.5	18.9	21.8	$15,977
Century Middle School	Public	6-8	13000 Lafayette Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5240	717	39	18.5	49.5%	309 (43.1%)	10 (1.4%)	307 (42.8%)	43 (6.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	28	313^th of 469 public middle schools	33.3%		34.5	279^th of 469 public middle schools	40.5%	34	32.7	41.7	21.0	31.7	25.2	25.0	17.6	22.7	19.8	$16,969
Broomfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1555 Daphne Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8400	490	30	16.5	34.3%	315 (64.3%)	6 (1.2%)	123 (25.1%)	13 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	65.9	139^th of 469 public middle schools	70.4%		70.3	122^nd of 469 public middle schools	74.0%	17	58.8	58.1	53.5	56.5	35.6	35.3	43.9	38.7	44.4	$21,740
Rocky Top Middle School	Public	6-8	14150 York Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2200	1,052	57	18.4	27.6%	584 (55.5%)	17 (1.6%)	293 (27.9%)	81 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	72 (6.8%)	69.7	126^th of 469 public middle schools	73.1%		75.5	100^th of 469 public middle schools	78.7%	26	58.1	59.4	41.8	53.4	47.5	45.8	45.6	46.3	44.4	$15,203
Northglenn Middle School	Public	6-8	1123 Muriel Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5080	672	43	15.6	85.3%	128 (19.0%)	7 (1.0%)	469 (69.8%)	45 (6.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	8.1	454^th of 469 public middle schools	3.2%		8.4	451^st of 469 public middle schools	3.8%	3	11.9	19.2	10.7	14.2			8.8	6.0	8.8	$17,438
Shadow Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	12551 Holly Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5040	632	39	16.3	57.4%	218 (34.5%)	11 (1.7%)	353 (55.9%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	11.4	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%		12.9	424^th of 469 public middle schools	9.6%	12	9.9	20.2	20.2	17.0	6.7	10.4	15.5	10.9	14.8	$16,872
Angevine Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7100	619	40	15.3	49.6%	311 (50.2%)	9 (1.5%)	245 (39.6%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	59.9	160^th of 469 public middle schools	65.9%		57.4	169^th of 469 public middle schools	64.0%	9	44.2	47.0	52.1	47.6	37.2	37.3	45.5	39.8	42.9	$22,139
Thornton Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 Hoffman Way	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5160	721	44	16.3	84.2%	77 (10.7%)	23 (3.2%)	557 (77.3%)	52 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	5.3	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%		5.1	467^th of 469 public middle schools	0.4%		8.2	7.7	6.6	7.5	3.1	3.6	7.1	4.7	5.0	$18,637
Mandalay Middle School	Public	6-8	9651 North Pierce St	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9802	443	26	16.8	39.3%	245 (55.3%)	9 (2.0%)	140 (31.6%)	25 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	48.7	198^th of 469 public middle schools	57.8%		49.6	205^th of 469 public middle schools	56.3%	7	35.0	52.6	44.7	44.0	28.3	34.7	36.2	33.1	33.9	$17,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Westlake Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Westlake Middle School?

Students at Westlake Middle School are 59% White, 30% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Westlake Middle School a good school?

Westlake Middle School ranks 102^nd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Westlake Middle School in?

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

How many students attend Westlake Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 853 students attended Westlake Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Westlake Middle School attend?

Students who attend Westlake Middle School usually go on to attend Legacy High School

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