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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Westridge Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001451
Westridge Elementary School
10785 WEST ALAMO PLACE, LITTLETON, CO 80127 · (303) 982-3975 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
59 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
45%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
68.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
66.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 57.8% |
% 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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Westridge Elementary School
Westridge Elementary School's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westridge Elementary School this school | 400 | 14.8% | 63.1% |
| Ute Meadows Elementary School LITTLETON | 374 | 17.6% | 67.3% |
| Fox Creek Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 436 | 17.7% | 59.0% |
| Bear Canyon Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 368 | 12.8% | 71.8% |
| Montessori Peaks Charter Academy LITTLETON | 444 | 16.7% | 51.2% |
| Soaring Hawk Elementary School CASTLE ROCK | 431 | 18.1% | 57.0% |
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 Westridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #120 of 931 | #19 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #82 of 940 ▲ 64 | #14 of 85 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #105 of 946 ▲ 69 | #16 of 85 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #428 of 1,056 | #37 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #704 of 896 | #66 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #566 of 896 | #38 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.8% | #896 of 983 | #65 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #304 of 664 | #24 of 62 |
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
400
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 22.6 | 17.8:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 24.2 | 16.3:1 | 20% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 18% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 27.1 | 18.2:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 18% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 26 | 23.5:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 709 | 31 | 22.9:1 | 3% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 33 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (493 to 400); teachers down 15% (27.1 to 23).
About Westridge Elementary School
The public elementary school Westridge Elementary School is located in LITTLETON, Colorado. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 400 students.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 oversees Westridge Elementary School and 147 other schools, with 74,935 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Westridge Elementary School is 72% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Westridge Elementary School comes in at 45%.
The count of teachers at Westridge Elementary School is 23 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.4:1. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The school counts 59 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 15%. That is lower than the 32% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Westridge Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 57.8% at Westridge Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.1%.
Among Jefferson County residents, median household income is about $110,656, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Westridge Elementary School is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 74,739 students.
The closest other public school is Montessori Peaks Charter Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 63.1% is above the 48.0% average for nearby schools.
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).
Federal counts put enrollment at 390 in 2020-21 and 400 in 2024-25, a 3% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 17.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Westridge Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 LITTLETON
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,277 students
- Littleton High SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Rocky Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
Other Westridge Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Westridge Elementary. Westridge Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Westridge ElementaryWest Des Moines, IA · 744 students
- Westridge ElementaryWoodbridge, VA · 642 students
- WESTRIDGE ELEM.BALLWIN, MO · 397 students
- Westridge Elementary SchoolLake Oswego, OR · 389 students
- Westridge ElementaryFrankfort, KY · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Montessori Peaks Charter Academy0.7 mi · 444
- Summit Ridge Middle School1.0 mi · 851
- Governor's Ranch Elementary School1.1 mi · 458
- Powderhorn Elementary School1.1 mi · 522
- Mount Carbon Elementary School1.3 mi · 367
- Dakota Ridge Senior High School1.8 mi · 1,277
Frequently asked questions
About Westridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Westridge Elementary School?
Westridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
Is Westridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Westridge Elementary School have?
Westridge Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Westridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Westridge Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Westridge Elementary School in?
Westridge Elementary School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.