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Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441006504
West Ridge Academy
6905 8TH ST, GREELEY, CO 80631 · (970) 330-3671 · Weld County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Colorado public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
172 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 50% larger than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
52%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
34.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 28.8% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 West Ridge Academy
West Ridge Academy's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ridge Academy this school | 329 | 52.3% | 35.6% |
| Cottonwood Plains Elementary School FT COLLINS | 330 | 52.7% | 29.5% |
| North Mesa Elementary School PUEBLO | 400 | 51.5% | 41.2% |
| Alpine Elementary School LONGMONT | 388 | 55.9% | 38.3% |
| Burlington Elementary School BURLINGTON | 320 | 57.2% | 24.9% |
| Hoff Elementary School KEENESBURG | 338 | 48.5% | 36.8% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 West Ridge Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #500 of 931 | #26 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #477 of 940 ▲ 52 | #29 of 55 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #526 of 946 ▲ 1 | #26 of 55 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #619 of 1,056 | #50 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #498 of 896 | #20 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #389 of 896 | #21 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #452 of 983 | #27 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #300 of 664 | #11 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
329
-127 (-28%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 329 | 20.9 | 15.8:1 | 52% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 20.7 | 17.0:1 | 53% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 24.5 | 16.4:1 | 44% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 42% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 22.2 | 18.3:1 | 30% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 30% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Ridge Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (406 to 329); teachers down 6% (22.2 to 20.9).
About West Ridge Academy
Families in GREELEY, Colorado, are served by West Ridge Academy, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 329 students are spread across kindergarten through 8.
Greeley-Evans School District 6 runs West Ridge Academy along with 33 other schools, enrolling 22,917 students in total.
West Ridge Academy's enrollment is 50% Hispanic. Other groups make up 47% White. County-wide, 31% of Weld County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, West Ridge Academy comes in at 52%.
The count of teachers at West Ridge Academy is 20.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. Around 52% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for West Ridge Academy is B-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Ridge Academy falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 35.6% actual against 35.0% predicted.
Census estimates describe Weld County this way: median household income is about $97,097, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Weld County number 116 and enroll about 61,274.
The closest other public school is Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, West Ridge Academy is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
West Ridge Academy is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 329 was 28% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 456. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 15.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at West Ridge Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- 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
Other schools in GREELEY
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering0.3 mi · 1,127
- Northridge High School0.6 mi · 1,322
- Winograd K-8 Elementary School0.8 mi · 691
- University Schools0.9 mi · 1,784
- Early College Academy1.0 mi · 293
- S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy1.4 mi · 932
Frequently asked questions
About West Ridge AcademyHow many students attend West Ridge Academy?
West Ridge Academy enrolls approximately 329 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does West Ridge Academy serve?
West Ridge Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Ridge Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Ridge Academy is approximately 15.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Ridge Academy?
At West Ridge Academy, the student body is approximately 47% White, 50% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is West Ridge Academy public or private?
West Ridge Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Greeley-Evans School District 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.