Total enrollment
9,290
+121 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Widefield School District 3
Colorado · 9,290 students · 2 cities
18 public schools operate under Widefield School District 3, with roughly 9,290 K-12 students enrolled (11 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Widefield School District 3
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Widefield School District 3 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Colorado | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #38 of 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,290 | #22 of 95 | #1,003 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #25 of 95 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #59 of 95 | #6,756 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.0% | #55 of 94 | #4,909 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #3 of 68 | #499 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Widefield School District 3
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School at 52.4% proficient to Mesa Ridge High School at 18.4%, a gap of 34.0 points. That is the 29th widest gap among 55 Colorado districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 9,695 to 8,006 students (down 17%) and from 535 to 497 full-time teachers (down 7%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Widefield School District 3
Across 18 schools, Widefield School District 3 enrolls about 9,290 students in Colorado. By footprint it is a small district.
On the school-mix side, Widefield School District 3 is made up of 11 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Widefield School District 3 runs about 516 students per school, 13% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 456.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Widefield School District 3 has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,169 students to 9,290. Widefield School District 3 now counts 18 public schools, up from 17 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Widefield School District 3 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.