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How has West Ridge Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J·NCES 080258006326
West Ridge Elementary
13102 MONACO STREET, THORNTON, CO 80602 · (720) 685-5300 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
269 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
47.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 43.2% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Elementary
West Ridge Elementary's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ridge Elementary this school | 690 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
| Brantner Elementary School THORNTON | 574 | 40.9% | 40.1% |
| Walnut Hills Community Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 342 | 33.3% | 60.0% |
| Fox Hollow Elementary School AURORA | 555 | 31.5% | 54.7% |
| Monarch K-8 School LOUISVILLE | 698 | 23.9% | 52.6% |
| Tarver Elementary School THORNTON | 475 | 37.5% | 40.9% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #393 of 931 | #11 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #284 of 940 ▲ 53 | #5 of 89 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #410 of 946 ▼ 6 | #12 of 89 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #70 of 1,056 | #11 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #676 of 896 | #52 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #83 of 896 | #3 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #595 of 983 | #82 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #602 of 664 | #55 of 63 |
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
690
-62 (-8%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 690 | 40.2 | 17.2:1 | 39% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 42.2 | 17.0:1 | 38% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 40.7 | 20.3:1 | 20% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 37 | 20.3:1 | 18% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 30.8 | 23.3:1 | 20% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 34 | 21.8:1 | 23% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 37 | 22.3:1 | 15% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (715 to 690); teachers up 31% (30.8 to 40.2).
About West Ridge Elementary
West Ridge Elementary is an elementary school in THORNTON, Colorado, reachable at (720) 685-5300. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 690 students. That is 82% above the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Besides West Ridge Elementary, School District 27J runs 32 other schools. The district enrolls 24,044 students.
The student body at West Ridge Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 43%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 55% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
For every teacher at West Ridge Elementary, there are about 17.2 students; the school has 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is similar, at 16.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 39%. On average, public schools in Adams County report 62%.
West Ridge Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Colorado public elementary schools.
The model predicts 43.1% for a school in Colorado with West Ridge Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. West Ridge Elementary posts 43.0%.
In Adams County, the median household earns about $94,571 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Adams County, 171 public schools serve about 87,938 students.
The closest school to West Ridge Elementary is Brantner Elementary School, located about 0.8 miles away. West Ridge Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts West Ridge Elementary at 2nd of 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 690, compared with 752 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.2:1) than in 2020-21 (20.3:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School District 27J
- Colorado Connections @ 27JCombined · 2,042 students
- Prairie View High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Bromley East Charter SchoolElementary · 1,214 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in THORNTON
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Thornton High SchoolHigh · 1,439 students
- Rocky Top Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,052 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
Other West Ridge Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named West Ridge Elementary. West Ridge Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- West Ridge Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 683 students
- WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOST FALLS, ID · 425 students
- West Ridge Elementary SchoolPARK RIDGE, NJ · 343 students
- West Ridge ElementaryRacine, WI · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Brantner Elementary School0.8 mi · 574
- Horizon High School1.0 mi · 1,966
- Bright Horizons Preschool1.0 mi · 36
- Shadow Ridge Middle School1.1 mi · 632
- Eagleview Elementary School1.1 mi · 451
- Glacier Peak Elementary School1.4 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About West Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West Ridge Elementary?
West Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 690 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does West Ridge Elementary serve?
West Ridge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Ridge Elementary is approximately 17.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Ridge Elementary?
At West Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees West Ridge Elementary?
West Ridge Elementary is overseen by School District 27J in Adams County.
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