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Sunset Ridge Pk-8

Public Grades PK, KG-8

836^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Ridge Pk-8 is a public pre-kindergarten through 8th grade school in Westminster, CO, serving 449 students as part of Westminster Public Schools. It is a high-poverty school — nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — and it currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking in the 12th percentile statewide, a position that has been fairly consistent over the past five years.

The school's biggest academic concern is math, where only 14.3% of students are proficient compared to 37.3% statewide. The decline is steep as students get older: math proficiency starts at 25.6% in 3rd grade but falls to just 7.7% by 7th grade. English language arts is more uneven — 4th graders actually beat the district average, but other grades drop well below it. Science results are low but have shown some steady improvement. Nearby Metropolitan Arts Academy and Crown Pointe Charter Academy post stronger results, which shows that better outcomes are possible for schools serving this community. Male students at Sunset Ridge rank in the 5th percentile compared to other schools statewide, a consistently large gap.

About 32% of Sunset Ridge students are chronically absent — high, but actually better than several neighboring schools like Rocky Mountain Elementary School. The student-teacher ratio rose sharply to 21.3:1, the highest among comparable brick-and-mortar schools in the area. That combination matters: fewer adults per student at a school where many kids could benefit from extra support. For parents, the encouraging news is that two of the biggest levers — improving attendance and shoring up middle-grade math — are areas where focused school efforts could make a real difference.

449

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,212

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9451 Hooker Street
Westminster, CO 80030-2758

(303) 426-8907

District: Westminster Public Schools

Students who attend Sunset Ridge Pk-8 usually attend:

Middle:	Shaw Heights Middle School
High:	Westminster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.6%

White:

10.9%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

836^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

430^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 12 pts since 2024

From bottom 22% (2024) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	13.5	836 of 946	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	840 of 950	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	805 of 943	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	851 of 933	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	819 of 921	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	625 of 710	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	737 of 965	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	725 of 917	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	761 of 929	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	701 of 914	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.9	642 of 938	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.8	642 of 962	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.5	771 of 954	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.8	635 of 935	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.2	797 of 935	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.9	778 of 925	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	622 of 872	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	680 of 849	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	731 of 852	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	628 of 829	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	683 of 823	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.8	576 of 808	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	625 of 695	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	614 of 694	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	612 of 684	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	640 of 642	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	556 of 595	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	662 of 758	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	620 of 690	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	228 of 247	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	203 of 242	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	187 of 197	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	127 of 270	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	665 of 697	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	652 of 700	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	662 of 683	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	636 of 649	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	585 of 594	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	510 of 764	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	547 of 693	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	430 of 476	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	363 of 469	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	379 of 485	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	331 of 368	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	303 of 347	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	323 of 372	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	269 of 352	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-22 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

Math14%-23 vs state

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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
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%)	13.5	836^th of 946 public elementary schools	11.6%		12.9	840^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.6%	4	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	706.0	16.7	$17,212
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	3350 West 99th Avenue	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5600	318	22	14.4	90.9%	45 (14.2%)	5 (1.6%)	257 (80.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	9.5	893^rd of 946 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.7	874^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.0%	19	17.4	18.2	22.5				19.2	706.0	709.0	15.0				9.8	7.5		$21,602
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	877^th of 946 public elementary schools	7.3%		13.6	825^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.2%	52	8.5	9.3	29.5				15.7	711.0	704.0	18.2				10.4	16.3		$19,472
Federal Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 W 96th Avenue	Denver	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5360	430	30	14.3	93.5%	27 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	393 (91.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.7	864^th of 946 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.4	853^rd of 950 public elementary schools	10.2%	11	18.7	15.6	34.8				21.6	9.3	10.9	17.4				11.9	19.6		$19,124
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
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
STEM Launch	Public, Magnet	K-8	9450 Pecos Street	Thornton	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 972-5120	677	46	14.7	78.6%	134 (19.8%)	5 (0.7%)	496 (73.3%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	30.2	621^st of 946 public elementary schools	34.4%		26.8	648^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.8%	27	19.1	31.9	37.0	30.2	29.0	40.6	32.2	21.3	27.5	41.9	16.0	9.2	29.4	23.1	39.7	25.5	$17,923
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	933	31	29.6		337 (36.1%)	78 (8.4%)	404 (43.3%)	10 (1.1%)	10 (1.1%)	9 (1.0%)	85 (9.1%)								(n/a)	719.0	731.0	35.7				27.9	719.0	723.0	721.0				14.0	38.5		$10,463
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	10335 Croke Drive	Northglenn	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5380	338	25	13.5	84.3%	40 (11.8%)	8 (2.4%)	262 (77.5%)	11 (3.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	11.3	871^st of 946 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.1	918^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.4%	47	11.8	22.2	27.6				20.9	15.7	9.4	19.0				14.5	15.5		$19,865
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Ridge Pk-8

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Ridge Pk-8?

Students at Sunset Ridge Pk-8 are 85% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Sunset Ridge Pk-8 a good school?

Sunset Ridge Pk-8 ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Sunset Ridge Pk-8 in?

Westminster Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Sunset Ridge Pk-8 attend?

Students who attend Sunset Ridge Pk-8 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shaw Heights Middle School
High : Westminster High School

How many students attend Sunset Ridge Pk-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Sunset Ridge Pk-8.

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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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