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Westminster High School

4276 West 68th Ave, Westminster, CO, 80030

Tel: (303)428-9541

Grades: 9-12 | 2,342 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Westminster High School serves 2,342 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is higher than the CO state average of 15:1.
The school's 48% graduation rate is lower than the CO state average of 78%.
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body.
Westminster High School is one of 5 public high schools within Westminster, and operates within the Westminster, No. 50, In The County Of Adams School District.

The nearest elementary school is Josephine Hodgkins Elementary School (0.5 miles away), the nearest middle school is Early College High School At Arvada (1.1 miles away), and the nearest high school is Goal Academy (0.7 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, CO Dept. of Educ.	Westminster High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	2,342 students

% Male / % Female	51% / 49%
Total Classroom Teachers	97 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(CO) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	24:1	15:1

	This School	(CO) School Average
% American Indian	1%	1%

% Asian	7%	3%

% Hispanic	65%	32%

% Black	2%	5%

% White	24%	57%

Unknown	1%	2%


	This School	(CO) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	61%	33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	13%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Westminster, No. 50, In The County Of Adams School District
	This School's Agency	(CO) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	22	3
Number of Students Managed	9,724 students	594 students

District Total Revenue	$105,810,000	$6,898,000

District Expenditure	$138,228,000	$7,141,000

District Revenue / Student	$10,881	$11,613

District Expenditure / Student	$14,215	$12,022

District Graduation Rates	48%	78%

Nearby Schools:

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Westminster High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Josephine Hodgkins Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.5 mi. away

Tennyson Knolls Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0.6 mi. away

Goal Ged Prep
Grades: 8-12 | 0.7 mi. away

Goal Academy
Grades: 8-12 | 0.7 mi. away

Hidden Lake High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.7 mi. away

View all schools in: Westminster, Adams County, Zip 80030

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