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Schools in Twin Lakes · Westminster Public School District, Mapleton School District 1

Twin Lakes’s public schools score below 91% of Colorado districts on tests and graduation

12% of students in Twin Lakes’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Twin Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.

#156of 159 Colorado townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
24%
▼ 21 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 20 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
▼ 13 pts vs CO 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.4K
▲ 16% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024 · Westminster Public
Students per teacher
18.2
CO 16.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
5,622 students on the public path
In brief

Twin Lakes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 150 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Twin Lakes’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 9% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 86% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Westminster Public spends $18,397 per student and Mapleton School District 1 $14,663, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Twin Lakes’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 9% of Colorado school districts, #156 of 159 Colorado towns. Both inputs trail the Colorado average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (150)Better than 1%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,242 test results and a graduating class of 555 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Twin Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,263 in math, 7,222 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Twin Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Twin Lakes runs its own schools through grade 12 (Westminster Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Mapleton School District 1. Its high school is in Westminster. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Twin Lakes

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Westminster Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 18 schools · 7,724 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 18.2 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$18,397CO $15,889 · FY2024
D
Mapleton School District 1Grades PK–12 · 20 schools · 7,095 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 18.2 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$14,663CO $15,889 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Westminster Public School District24%
State average 44.9% · 3904 students tested
Math · PK–12, Westminster Public School District13%
State average 31.8% · 3928 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mapleton School District 123%
State average 44.9% · 3318 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mapleton School District 111%
State average 31.8% · 3335 students tested

Twin Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Twin Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Twin LakesDWestminster Public PK–12 · Mapleton School District 1 PK–12
WestminsterA−Jefferson County School District R-1 PK–12 · Adams 12 Five Star Schools PK–12

Every school in Twin Lakes

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Twin Lakesby address
Trailside Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Denver
D
492 students18:1Rate it →
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Denver
D−
425 students15:1Rate it →
Valley View Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denver
183 students15:1Rate it →
Early Learning Center at Francis M. Day
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Denver
69 studentsRate it →
Also serving Twin Lakesin other towns
York International
Grades K–12 · Thornton
C−
776 students19:1Rate it →
Performing Arts School on Broadway
High · Grades 7–12 · Denver
169 students17:1Rate it →
Westminster High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westminster
C
2,010 students24:1Rate it →
Global Leadership Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Denver
D
400 students24:1Rate it →
Academy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Thornton
C
399 students18:1Rate it →
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts
High · Grades 9–12 · Thornton
D
393 students17:1Rate it →
Mapleton Early Career Preparation
High · Grades 9–12 · Thornton
B−
306 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Twin Lakes’s schools

Are Twin Lakes’s schools good?

On Colorado’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Twin Lakes children attend score below 91% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #156 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Twin Lakes in?

Two districts: Westminster Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Mapleton School District 1 runs grades PK–12.

Where do Twin Lakes kids go to high school?

One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Westminster High School, York International, Global Leadership Academy, Academy High School, Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts, Mapleton Early Career Preparation and Performing Arts School on Broadway.

What is Twin Lakes’s graduation rate?

70% of the class of 2023 in Westminster Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.

How much does Twin Lakes spend per student?

$18,397 in Westminster Public School District and $14,663 in Mapleton School District 1 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.