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Wheat Ridge High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

9505 West 32nd Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 · (303) 982-7695 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

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

Directions
Students
932
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wheat Ridge High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 19.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Everitt Middle School456 students
9–12Wheat Ridge High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9505 West 32nd Avenue, Wheat Ridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9242
Grade 10219
Grade 11226
Grade 12245
Enrollment over time
1,152’20
1,084’21
970’22
928’23
932’24

Down 19.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 37%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Asian <1%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 Wheat Ridge High School from Wheat Ridge 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; Wheat Ridge’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.