Other · Colorado

Westgate Community School

Charter

Westgate Community School, a public other school in Thornton, Colorado: grades k–12, 540 students, 20.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 540
Teachers (FTE): 27.0
Students per teacher: 20.0
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 91% of schools in Colorado

Median 14.9 · 90 schools compared

More students per teacher than 81% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 67% of schools in Colorado

Median 271 · 91 schools compared

Larger than 74% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Colorado: 45%

46%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of schools in Colorado

Median 37% · 73 schools compared

258 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Colorado: 36%

30%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 55% of schools in Colorado

Median 27% · 69 schools compared

261 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Adams 12 Five Star Schools.

Location

Address: 12500 Washington St, Thornton, CO 80241
Phone: (303)452-0967
City or town: Thornton
County: Adams County

Quality of life in Thornton Schools in Thornton

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Five Star Online AcademyFully virtual	1–12	506	15.5	19%	8.3%	1.8 mi
Stargate Charter SchoolCharter	K–12	1,572	19.5	78%	79%	2.5 mi
Academy of Charter SchoolsCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	1,887	18.8	51%	38%	3.1 mi
York InternationalFree meals for all	K–12	776	19.4	29%	22%	4.2 mi
The Pinnacle Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–12	1,905	17.2	17%	8.8%	5.2 mi
Prospect Ridge AcademyCharter	K–12	1,478	19.2	58%	56%	5.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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