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Westgate Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8550 West Vassar Drive, Lakewood, CO 80227 · (303) 982-9130 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

Lakewood’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
305
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Westgate Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lakewood kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Lakewood kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Westgate Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8550 West Vassar Drive, Lakewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten39
Grade 141
Grade 242
Grade 342
Grade 456
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
383’20
365’21
352’22
332’23
305’24

Down 20.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 35%Two or more races 9%Asian 4%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Westgate Elementary School from Lakewood families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District R-1

The district →
Lincoln Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Arvada
B
824 students17:1
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lakewood
B+
774 students17:1
Jefferson Academy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Broomfield
B
737 students16:1
Mountain Phoenix Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wheatridge
C+
533 students13:1
Lumberg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Edgewater
D−
526 students16:1
Powderhorn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
522 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Lakewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.