Westminster Academy for International Studies

Westminster Academy for International Studies is an intimate K-5 school in WESTMINSTER, Colorado, one of the schools within Westminster Public Schools. The school serves 258 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Westminster Academy for International Studies is one of 18 schools operated by Westminster Public Schools, a district that teaches 7,724 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Westminster Academy for International Studies shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school records 16% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Westminster Academy for International Studies has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Westminster Academy for International Studies sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.5%; this one delivers 31.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate median household income runs about $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westminster Academy for International Studies is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

Hidden Lake Secondary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Westminster Academy for International Studies comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 17.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westminster Academy for International Studies has decreased 4%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 258 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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