Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWestminster’s public schools outscore 76% of Colorado districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Westminster, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 36% of students in Westminster’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Colorado average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.
From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 89% 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.
Westminster’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 148 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westminster’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 76% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 36% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Jefferson County School District R-1 spends $15,276 per student and Adams 12 Five Star Schools $15,831, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Academy of Charter Schools, Crown Pointe Charter Academy, Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy, Doral Academy of Colorado, Flatirons Academy (private), Face School (private), Face School (private), Blessed Miguel Pro Catholic Academy (private), Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran School (private) and Primrose School at Standley Lake (private) are in town. Colorado Preparatory Academy High School, Pikes Peak Online School, Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School, Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School, Destinations Career Academy of Colorado and Five Star Online Academy, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Westminster’s grade
A−: better than 76% of Colorado school districts, #71 of 159 Colorado towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Colorado average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Westminster, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Westminster · depends on your address
Silver Hills Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 965 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Northglenn
Mandalay Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 443 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Wayne Carle Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 438 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Westminster · depends on your address
Silver Hills Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 965 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Northglenn
Mandalay Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 443 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Wayne Carle Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 438 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Westminster · depends on your address
Silver Hills Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 965 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Northglenn
Mandalay Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 443 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Wayne Carle Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 438 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Westminster · depends on your address
Mountain Range High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,788 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Standley Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,123 students · 19:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Westminster · depends on your address
Mountain Range High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,788 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Standley Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,123 students · 19:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Westminster · depends on your address
Mountain Range High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,788 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Standley Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,123 students · 19:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Westminster · depends on your address
Mountain Range High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,788 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Standley Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,123 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Westminster runs its own schools through grade 12 (Jefferson County School District R-1). From grade PK, students attend the Adams 12 Five Star Schools, shared with Broomfield, Federal Heights, Northglenn and Thornton. Parts of Westminster (20% of its land) are served by Westminster Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Westminster
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Westminster vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Westminster’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster | A− | Jefferson County School District R-1 PK–12 · Adams 12 Five Star Schools PK–12 |
| Broomfield | A− | Adams 12 Five Star Schools PK–12 · Boulder Valley School District RE-2 PK–12 |
| Arvada | A− | Jefferson County School District R-1 |
| Northglenn | B+ | Adams 12 Five Star Schools |
| Federal Heights | B+ | Adams 12 Five Star Schools |
| Thornton | B+ | Adams 12 Five Star Schools PK–12 · School District 27J PK–12 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Adams 12 Five Star Schools with Westminster for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Westminster
36 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).
Questions about Westminster’s schools
Are Westminster’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Westminster children attend outscore 76% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #71 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Westminster in?
Two districts: Jefferson County School District R-1 runs grades PK–12, and Adams 12 Five Star Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Broomfield, Federal Heights, Northglenn and Thornton.
Where do Westminster kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mountain Range High School and Standley Lake High School.
What is Westminster’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Jefferson County School District R-1 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Westminster spend per student?
$15,276 in Jefferson County School District R-1 and $15,831 in Adams 12 Five Star Schools (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Westminster?
Yes: Flatirons Academy (religious, grades K–12, 515 students), Face School (religious, grades PK–12, 413 students), Face School (religious, grades PK–12, 368 students), Blessed Miguel Pro Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 160 students), Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran School (religious, grades K–8, 46 students) and Primrose School at Standley Lake (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 24 students). Westminster also has 4 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Westminster families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Westminster → They have their own page.
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.