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Schools in Woodland Park · Woodland Park School District RE-2

Woodland Park’s public schools score below 51% of Colorado districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Woodland Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Woodland Park, 72% of each class finishes high school in four years, below the Colorado average (83%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.

#122of 159 Colorado townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% 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
48%
▲ 3 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 3 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 9–13 pts vs CO 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▲ 1% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,006 students on the public path
In brief

Woodland Park’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 151 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Woodland Park’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 29% in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,999 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Woodland Park Middle School, then Woodland Park High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Merit Academy is in town. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Woodland Park’s grade

B+ Test scoresD Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Colorado school districts, #122 of 159 Colorado towns. Test scores are above the Colorado average; graduation is below it.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (151)Better than 26%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 821 test results and a graduating class of 141 could put Woodland Park anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Woodland Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (811 in math, 831 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Columbine Elementary SchoolWoodland Park School District RE-2B
7–8Woodland Park Middle SchoolWoodland Park School District RE-2B
9–12Woodland Park High SchoolWoodland Park School District RE-2A−

Woodland Park’s public schools are run by Woodland Park School District RE-2, which also serves Green Mountain Falls. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 44.9% · 831 students tested
Math29%
State average 31.8% · 811 students tested

Woodland Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Woodland Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Woodland ParkB−Woodland Park School District RE-2

Every school in Woodland Park

4 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 Woodland Parkby address
Charter schoolsfree, open by application

Questions about Woodland Park’s schools

Are Woodland Park’s schools good?

On Colorado’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Woodland Park children attend score below 51% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #122 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Woodland Park in?

Woodland Park School District RE-2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,744 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Woodland Park kids go to high school?

Woodland Park High School, with 490 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Woodland Park’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Woodland Park School District RE-2 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.

How much does Woodland Park spend per student?

$15,999 in Woodland Park School District RE-2 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Woodland Park families are saying about school.

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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.