Wayne Carle Middle School

Wayne Carle Middle School is a mid-tier middle school in WESTMINSTER, Colorado, one of the schools within Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The school teaches 438 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which oversees 148 schools and 74,935 students, Wayne Carle Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Wayne Carle Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Wayne Carle Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household income runs about $110,656, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), Wayne Carle Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lukas Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wayne Carle Middle School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 438 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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