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Shaw Heights Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8780 Circle Drive, Westminster, CO 80030 · (303) 428-9533 · Part of Westminster Public School District

Shaw Heights’ School Grade D better than 11% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
321
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Shaw Heights Middle School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 36.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8780 Circle Drive, Westminster

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 681
Grade 7107
Grade 8133
Enrollment over time
504’20
442’21
564’22
425’23
321’24

Down 36.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 75%White 15%Asian 4%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shaw Heights Middle School from Shaw Heights families.

Other schools in Westminster Public School District

The district →
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597 students19:1
Orchard Park Academy
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531 students15:1
Sunset Ridge PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Westminster
C
449 students21:1
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Denver
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425 students15:1
Colorado STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Westminster
A−
415 students19:1
Fairview PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Denver
D−
397 students17:1

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; Shaw Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.