Hidden Lake Secondary

Hidden Lake Secondary operates as a small four-year high school in WESTMINSTER, Colorado, one of the schools within Westminster Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 340 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 46% leaner than typical.

Westminster Public Schools runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 7,724 students. Hidden Lake Secondary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hidden Lake Secondary records that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 11% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the income-and-resources front, Hidden Lake Secondary logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Hidden Lake Secondary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at Hidden Lake Secondary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hidden Lake Secondary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 13.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 4.8%.

Around the school, Adams County reports that the typical household earns roughly $94,571 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hidden Lake Secondary is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

Colorado STEM Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hidden Lake Secondary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hidden Lake Secondary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 21.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hidden Lake Secondary has held roughly steady, going from 345 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.