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Enrollment
1,936
High
DISTRICT 860 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441000640
Greeley West High School
2401 35TH AVENUE, GREELEY, CO 80634 · (970) 348-5400 · Weld County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,936 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 63.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
1,336 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 515 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 513 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 489 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 419 | 22% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 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 Greeley West High School
Greeley West High School's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greeley West High School this school | 1,936 | 69.0% | 16.6% |
| Northglenn High School NORTHGLENN | 1,844 | 71.7% | 17.1% |
| Greeley Central High School GREELEY | 1,507 | 69.6% | 15.6% |
| Northridge High School GREELEY | 1,322 | 68.5% | 11.2% |
| North High School DENVER | 1,653 | 62.6% | 15.9% |
| Centennial High School PUEBLO | 801 | 70.4% | 11.1% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Greeley West High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #179 of 231 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,936 | #23 of 409 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #211 of 250 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #151 of 250 | #11 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #88 of 320 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #46 of 108 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,936
+269 (+16%) vs 2020
+121% since 1990-91, when it was 876
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 1,936 | 91.6 | 21.1:1 | 69% (1,336) |
| 2023-24 | 1,987 | 92.6 | 21.4:1 | 73% (1,455) |
| 2022-23 | 1,885 | 93.9 | 20.1:1 | 64% (1,206) |
| 2020-21 | 1,667 | 80 | 20.8:1 | 64% (1,069) |
| 2017-18 | 1,694 | 81.1 | 20.9:1 | 63% (1,069) |
| 2015-16 | 1,574 | 75 | 21.0:1 | 66% (1,041) |
| 2010-11 | 1,478 | 66 | 22.4:1 | 48% (715) |
| 2000-01 | 1,532 | 73 | 21.0:1 | 28% (430) |
| 1990-91 | 876 | 49 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greeley West High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,694 to 1,936); teachers up 13% (81.1 to 91.6).
About Greeley West High School
Greeley West High School serves students in GREELEY, Colorado, as a large high school. It has an enrollment of 1,936 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Colorado average about 627 students, which makes this school 209% bigger than average.
Greeley West High School is one of the 34 schools that make up Greeley-Evans School District 6 (22,917 students in total).
The largest group at Greeley West High School is Hispanic students, at 72%. The remaining shares are 20% White, 3% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Weld County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 91.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. The average for high schools in Colorado is 16.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 1,336 students, or 69%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 47% for public schools in Weld County.
Greeley West High School is 8.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (16.6% versus 24.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Weld County show that the median household earns about $97,097 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Weld County has 116 public schools with about 61,274 students, including Greeley West High School.
Meeker Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Greeley West High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Greeley West High School is 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Greeley West High School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,936, compared with 1,667 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Greeley West High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greeley-Evans School District 6
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
- S. Christa McAuliffe STEM AcademyElementary · 932 students
Other schools in GREELEY
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
- S. Christa McAuliffe STEM AcademyElementary · 932 students
Nearby schools
- Meeker Elementary School0.4 mi · 475
- Brentwood Middle School0.9 mi · 564
- Frontier Charter Academy1.0 mi · 1,432
- Monfort Elementary School1.2 mi · 373
- Scott Elementary School1.2 mi · 566
- Jackson Elementary School1.4 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Greeley West High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Greeley West High School?
Greeley West High School enrolls approximately 1,936 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Greeley West High School serve?
Greeley West High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Greeley West High School?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Greeley West High School.
How diverse is Greeley West High School?
Greeley West High School reports a student body of 20% White, 72% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Greeley West High School public or private?
Greeley West High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greeley-Evans School District 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.