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Metropolitan Arts Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Metropolitan Arts Academy is a PK–8 school in Denver, CO, serving 302 students in the Westminster Public Schools district, where about 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school’s most striking strength is its attendance: in 2024-2025, only 11.5% of students were chronically absent, compared to a 38.9% district average and a 28.4% state average. This is the lowest rate among all nearby comparison schools, including Colorado STEM Academy (15.6%) and Fairview Pk-8 (35.7%), making it a remarkable achievement for a high-poverty school.

Academically, the school ranks in the 22nd percentile statewide, but it has climbed significantly from the 1st percentile a decade ago. Its clearest academic bright spots are in the middle grades: 8th-grade science proficiency reached 52% in 2025-2026, far exceeding the district (22.3%) and state (35.4%) averages, while 8th-grade ELA proficiency hit 44%, above the state average. Overall ELA proficiency (31.7%) is a relative strength, but math remains a major challenge at just 17.6% proficiency, with 7th grade particularly low at 9.3%. Notably, Metropolitan outperforms its closest neighbor, Fairview Pk-8, by roughly 26 points in ELA and 14 points in math.

For parents, this is a small school with a positive attendance culture and a clear upward trajectory, though overall test scores remain below state averages. The middle school portion appears to be a genuine strength, especially in science and literacy, while math and early elementary reading need the most attention. Given its high-poverty context, Metropolitan is performing relatively well compared with similar nearby schools like Mesa Elementary, Orchard Park Academy, and Sherrelwood Elementary, and it offers a solid foundation for families seeking a neighborhood school with improving academics and strong daily attendance.

302

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,974

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2341 Sherrelwood Drive
Denver, CO 80221-4666

(303) 428-1884

District: Westminster Public Schools

Students who attend Metropolitan Arts Academy usually attend:

High:

Westminster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.4%

White:

8.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Math scores 20 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

736^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

280^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 25 pts since 2022

From bottom 16% (2022) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Westminster Public Schools

96^th of 114Westminster 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
2026	20.7	736 of 946	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	732 of 950	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	829 of 943	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	766 of 933	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	836 of 921	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	842 of 965	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	881 of 917	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	917 of 929	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	903 of 914	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	877 of 938	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	857 of 962	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	872 of 954	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	906 of 935	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.3	796 of 935	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	809 of 925	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	722 of 872	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	776 of 849	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	785 of 852	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.5	736 of 829	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	698 of 823	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.2	675 of 808	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	16.4	658 of 758	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	10.2	725 of 764	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	280 of 476	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	299 of 469	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	286 of 485	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	296 of 480	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.5	376 of 448	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	250 of 368	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	37 of 208	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	58.8	68 of 218	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	265 of 372	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2019)13th percentile~ school

Male (2019)5th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+41 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science35%~ state avg

English Language Arts32%-13 vs state

Math18%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Caucasian students are bullied by teachers and students. My child was bullied by the middle school art teacher. It was not a safe place. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, March 16, 2009

I attended school there a long time ago and the memories they left with me were horrible. There was this one teacher name Mrs. Bereans, she was really harsh and mean especially toward me for some reason. I would apologize to her and she would reply, "Sorry doesn't cut it!". It was so horrible. Not only that but when I couldn't pay for my lunch, they gave me a choice of eating crackers and chesse or nothing at all. That's not right because at the time I was just 7 yrs-old. How can someone do that to a child? My advise would be to just find a better school. This school is not a school for childern. This school is full of people who just want to boss and make a child's self-esteem lower. 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 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%)	20.7	736^th of 946 public elementary schools	22.2%		20.7	732^nd of 950 public elementary schools	22.9%	4	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)	692.0	692.0	709.0	6.8	12.2	698.0	5.6	701.0	700.0	706.0	704.0	716.0	699.0	3.4	696.0	702.0	$17,176
Crown Pointe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 West 86th Avenue	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1882	461	27	17.3	61.6%	105 (22.8%)	4 (0.9%)	313 (67.9%)	26 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	38	542^nd of 946 public elementary schools	42.7%		41.1	521^st of 950 public elementary schools	45.2%	21	38.5	42.6	43.1	26.5	64.7	47.8	43.9	38.5	31.5	31.4	22.4	29.4	37.0	31.7	37.3	37.0	$13,866
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%)	22.7	701^st of 946 public elementary schools	25.9%		18.6	757^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.3%	56	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%)	12.7	846^th of 946 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.5	851^st of 950 public elementary schools	10.4%	5	9.4	31.1	22.0	7.4	22.2	26.9	20.1	11.3	23.0	24.4	710.0	715.0	11.5	13.1	7.3	30.8	$18,353
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%)	28.6	639^th of 946 public elementary schools	32.5%		30.5	607^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.1%	32	713.0	21.7	36.8	39.1	40.7	714.0	29.9	28.6	721.0	26.3	21.7	40.7	700.0	24.1	31.6	708.0	$19,559
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%)	16.9	793^rd of 946 public elementary schools	16.2%		16.8	778^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.1%	15	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
Adventure Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7725 Conifer Rd	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1410	429	23	19.0	69.9%	31 (7.2%)	5 (1.2%)	380 (88.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	25.9	670^th of 946 public elementary schools	29.2%		26.6	651^st of 950 public elementary schools	31.5%	19	30.0	21.2	28.6	37.8			28.5	715.0	26.9	722.0	38.5			22.8	7.1		$15,968
North Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8740 North Star Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5560	320	22	14.5	86.3%	31 (9.7%)	15 (4.7%)	265 (82.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	11.6	865^th of 946 public elementary schools	8.6%		10.2	884^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.9%	19	21.3	17.8	25.0				21.2	20.8	719.0	712.0				14.2	9.5		$21,664
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%)	81	168^th of 946 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Metropolitan Arts Academy

What schools do graduates of Metropolitan Arts Academy attend?

Students who attend Metropolitan Arts Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Westminster High School

What is the racial makeup of Metropolitan Arts Academy?

Students at Metropolitan Arts Academy are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Metropolitan Arts Academy in?

Westminster Public Schools

How many students attend Metropolitan Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Metropolitan Arts Academy.

Is Metropolitan Arts Academy a good school?

Metropolitan Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

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