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Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480002036
Wayne Carle Middle School
10200 W 100TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER, CO 80021 · (303) 982-9070 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Colorado public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
93 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 146 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 174 | 40% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.0pp 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 38 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 34.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Wayne Carle Middle School
Wayne Carle Middle School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Carle Middle School this school | 438 | 21.2% | 45.6% |
| Steamboat Springs Middle School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS | 440 | 18.4% | 65.6% |
| Turner Middle School BERTHOUD | 448 | 17.4% | 46.8% |
| Falcon Bluffs Middle School LITTLETON | 567 | 18.9% | 50.7% |
| Windsor Charter Academy Middle School WINDSOR | 395 | 16.7% | 64.2% |
| Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 604 | 21.5% | 64.1% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Wayne Carle Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #66 of 241 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #77 of 244 ▲ 4 | #11 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #76 of 246 ▼ 10 | #10 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #150 of 278 | #17 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #176 of 227 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #162 of 227 | #10 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #218 of 246 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #42 of 55 | #11 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
438
-145 (-25%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 438 | 24.5 | 17.9:1 | 21% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 24.7 | 18.0:1 | 23% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 29.1 | 17.9:1 | 25% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 22.5 | 18.9:1 | 19% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 23% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 27% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne Carle Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (425 to 438); teachers up 9% (22.5 to 24.5).
About Wayne Carle Middle School
Wayne Carle Middle School is a middle school with a street address in WESTMINSTER, Colorado. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 438 students.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 is the district for Wayne Carle Middle School. It has 148 schools and 74,935 students.
At Wayne Carle Middle School, 72% of students are White. Other students are 20% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The school has 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado is 2.0 students per teacher. In all, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 32% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 11 points higher.
Wayne Carle Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Colorado public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wayne Carle Middle School would score about 53.9%. It scores 45.6%, 8.3 points below that figure.
In Jefferson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $110,656, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 168 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,739, Wayne Carle Middle School among them.
Wayne Carle Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Lukas Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Wayne Carle Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 37.4% on proficiency, and Wayne Carle Middle School is above that at 45.6%.
Wayne Carle Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 25% across 4 years, from 583 in 2020-21 to 438 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Wayne Carle Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 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
- Lukas Elementary School0.6 mi · 402
- Standley Lake High School0.8 mi · 1,123
- Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy1.3 mi · 518
- Summit Academy1.4 mi · 66
- Jefferson Academy Elementary1.4 mi · 737
- Semper Elementary School1.7 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne Carle Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wayne Carle Middle School?
Wayne Carle Middle School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wayne Carle Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wayne Carle Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Wayne Carle Middle School have?
Wayne Carle Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Wayne Carle Middle School?
Student demographics at Wayne Carle Middle School are roughly 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wayne Carle Middle School?
Wayne Carle Middle School is overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.