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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080723006567
Colorado STEM Academy
7281 IRVING STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 80030 · (303) 429-7836 · Adams County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
215 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Colorado STEM Academy→Westminster High School
Based on grade levels within Westminster Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 47.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Colorado STEM Academy
Colorado STEM Academy's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado STEM Academy this school | 415 | 51.8% | 49.1% |
| Glacier Peak Elementary School BRIGHTON | 412 | 47.6% | 31.3% |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School THORNTON | 491 | 53.0% | 39.3% |
| Patterson International School LAKEWOOD | 346 | 52.3% | 42.4% |
| Denison Montessori School DENVER | 364 | 55.5% | 29.8% |
| Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 465 | 56.6% | 48.1% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Colorado STEM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #307 of 931 | #5 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #367 of 940 ▼ 92 | #11 of 89 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #341 of 946 ▼ 16 | #10 of 89 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #397 of 1,056 | #53 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #849 of 896 | #81 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #187 of 896 | #16 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #456 of 983 | #70 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #112 of 200 | #15 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
415
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 415 | 21.6 | 19.2:1 | 52% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 22.6 | 17.3:1 | 55% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 24.4 | 16.1:1 | 48% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 46% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 22.6 | 16.9:1 | 51% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 14 | 20.2:1 | 47% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colorado STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (383 to 415); teachers down 5% (22.6 to 21.6).
About Colorado STEM Academy
Colorado STEM Academy serves students in WESTMINSTER, Colorado, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 415 students are in pre-K through 8.
Westminster Public Schools has a total of 18 schools and 7,724 students, Colorado STEM Academy among them.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Colorado STEM Academy, 49% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 37% White, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Colorado STEM Academy has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Colorado STEM Academy and a ratio of 19.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 52% of enrollment. That is lower than the 62% average for public schools in Adams County.
allk12 grades Colorado STEM Academy an A-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Colorado, Colorado STEM Academy is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.1% compared with a predicted 35.3%.
Within Adams County, median household income is about $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 171 public schools in Adams County, with a combined enrollment of about 87,938.
Hidden Lake Secondary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Colorado STEM Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Colorado STEM Academy ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 452 in 2020-21 and 415 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
The Colorado STEM Academy community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westminster Public Schools
- Westminster High SchoolHigh · 2,010 students
- Josephine Hodgkins Leadership AcademyElementary · 597 students
- Orchard Park AcademyElementary · 531 students
- Sunset Ridge PK-8Elementary · 449 students
- Colorado Sports Leadership AcademyElementary · 425 students
- Fairview PK-8Elementary · 397 students
Other schools in WESTMINSTER
- Westminster High SchoolHigh · 2,010 students
- Academy of Charter SchoolsCombined · 1,887 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Standley Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 933 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy High SchoolHigh · 823 students
Nearby schools
- Hidden Lake Secondary0.1 mi · 340
- Westminster Academy for International Studies0.3 mi · 258
- Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy0.6 mi · 597
- Westminster High School0.8 mi · 2,010
- Harris Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 234
- Orchard Park Academy0.9 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Colorado STEM AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Colorado STEM Academy?
Colorado STEM Academy enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Colorado STEM Academy serve?
Colorado STEM Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colorado STEM Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colorado STEM Academy is approximately 19.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Colorado STEM Academy?
Colorado STEM Academy reports a student body of 37% White, 49% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Colorado STEM Academy?
Colorado STEM Academy is overseen by Westminster Public Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.