Elementary · Colorado
Westgate Elementary School
Free meals for allWestgate Elementary School, a public elementary school in Lakewood, Colorado: grades pre-k–5, 305 students, 14.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary 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
- 305
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.2
- Students per teacher
- 14.4
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 15.1 · 1,025 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 68% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 370 · 1,025 schools compared
Smaller than 72% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Location
- Address
- 8550 West Vassar Drive, Lakewood, CO 80227
- Phone
- (303)982-9130
- City or town
- Lakewood
- County
- Jefferson County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–5 | 315 | 15.8 | |
Bear Creek K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 863 | 17.3 |
Traylor AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 300 | 15.0 |
Kendrick Lakes Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 443 | 17.3 |
Patterson International SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 346 | 15.0 |
| Pre-K–8 | 774 | 17.2 |
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).
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