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Colorado STEM Academy

Q: Is Colorado STEM Academy a good school?

Colorado STEM Academy ranks 373 rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Colorado STEM Academy is a public magnet elementary and middle school in Westminster, Colorado, serving 391 students in grades PK-8. As part of the Westminster Public Schools district, the school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement across all subject areas and grade levels.

Colorado STEM Academy's academic performance is particularly impressive, with over 50% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 43% in Math, and 50% in Science on the CMAS assessments, far exceeding the district and state averages. The school also excels in serving its Hispanic and low socioeconomic status student populations, ranking among the top schools in Colorado for these subgroups. In contrast, the school's performance for its White student population is relatively lower.

Compared to nearby schools in the Westminster Public Schools district, Colorado STEM Academy significantly outperforms its peers, such as Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy, Harris Park Elementary, and Orchard Park Academy. The school's magnet status and STEM-focused curriculum appear to be contributing factors to its success in providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

415

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,572

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7281 Irving Street
Westminster, CO 80030

(303) 429-7836

District: Westminster Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.4%

White:

37.1%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (47% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Westminster Public Schools

✓Above the Colorado median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg18%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

373^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

130^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13Elementary Schools in the Westminster Public Schools

109^th of 115Westminster 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
2025	58.8	373 of 950	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	324 of 943	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	292 of 933	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	397 of 921	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	221 of 710	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	281 of 965	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	228 of 917	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	62.4	304 of 929	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.5	291 of 914	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.1	372 of 938	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	264 of 694	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	155 of 684	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	201 of 642	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	364 of 595	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	345 of 758	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	47 of 247	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	57 of 197	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	10 of 153	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	43 of 270	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	18 of 172	89.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	53 of 337	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	38 of 365	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	73 of 265	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	16 of 203	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	24 of 332	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	10 of 308	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	306 of 700	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	306 of 683	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	221 of 649	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	322 of 594	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.6	157 of 764	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	240 of 551	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	226 of 539	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	326 of 454	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.9	92 of 596	84.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	130 of 469	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	73 of 485	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	73 of 480	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	66 of 448	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	54 of 369	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	35 of 458	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	54 of 418	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	69 of 424	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	63 of 400	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	56.6	156 of 436	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	113 of 347	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.4	54 of 363	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	42 of 326	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	27 of 352	92.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	29 of 218	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	10 of 199	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	9 of 198	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	5 of 169	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	5 of 83	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	7 of 220	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	5 of 165	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	38 of 241	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	97.6	5 of 241	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	3 of 197	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	3 of 240	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	3 of 222	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	107 of 352	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	66 of 356	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	67 of 328	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	34 of 343	90.1%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+7 vs state

Math43%+7 vs state

Science43%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	58.8	373^rd of 950 public elementary schools	60.7%		64	324^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.6%	49	42.5	42.9	58.7	52.5	59.4	53.2	51.5	40.0	21.4	45.7	49.2	45.2	53.2	43.1	50.0	36.2	$16,572
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%)	30.5	607^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.1%		26.9	653^rd of 943 public elementary schools	30.8%	46	22.6	25.0	45.5	46.4	27.3	46.4	35.5	22.6	29.2	31.8			17.2	19.2		27.6	$17,952
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%)	9.3	900^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.7	886^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.0%	14	10.8	6.9	16.1	8.2	30.6	7.9	13.5	30.8	8.6	12.9	5.0	17.7	4.8	13.5	12.9	6.5	$19,432
Cotton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	11100 Vrain Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5340	455	30	15.1	43.5%	248 (54.5%)	11 (2.4%)	143 (31.4%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	67	302^nd of 950 public elementary schools	68.2%		75.9	201^st of 943 public elementary schools	78.7%	101	44.6	63.9	46.9				52.5	40.5	61.9	46.2				50.0	53.8		$18,031
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%)	9.1	905^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.5	844^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.5%	61	9.1	19.6							6.5					6.4	16.1		$20,333
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%)	12.5	851^st of 950 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.8	857^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.1%	6	19.0	21.6	13.2	9.7	37.5	17.6	19.6	19.0	35.1	13.2		10.9		13.2	11.3	6.1	$19,086
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%)	4.7	947^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.3%		8.2	909^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.6%	38	5.8		6.8	10.6	8.3		6.8	13.5				12.8	13.2	8.7			$16,793
Trailside Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 West 67th Pl.	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1000	492	27	18.0	58.3%	142 (28.9%)	4 (0.8%)	315 (64.0%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	33.3	586^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.3%		17.7	769^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.5%	183	37.7		35.5	47.9		14.6	28.3	35.8	8.8	20.6	30.0	6.1	7.0	19.0	17.6	9.8	$14,862
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	6330 Tennyson Street	Arvada	80003	Adams 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%)	10.7	873^rd of 950 public elementary schools	8.1%		11.5	859^th of 943 public elementary schools	8.9%	14	28.0	10.3	24.1	18.4	27.9	25.0	21.8	16.0			7.9	14.0		7.8	10.0		$19,946
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	732^nd of 950 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.5	829^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.1%	97			37.8	28.6	44.0	46.4	30.3		14.8	27.0	10.2		28.6	16.4	21.6	35.7	$19,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Colorado STEM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Colorado STEM Academy?

Students at Colorado STEM Academy are 49% Hispanic, 37% White, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Colorado STEM Academy a good school?

Colorado STEM Academy ranks 373^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Colorado STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Colorado STEM Academy.

What district is Colorado STEM Academy in?

Westminster Public Schools

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