Westminster Public Schools, Colorado

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Westminster Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 7,631 (2023-2024)
Schools: 18 (2023-2024)
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Westminster Public Schools is a school district in Colorado (Adams County). During the 2024 school year, 7,631 students attended one of the district's 18 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Westminster Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mary Beth Murphy20232027
Audrey Yanos20232027
Christine Martinez20192027
Aaron Martin20212025
Dan Orecchio20212025

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $24,959,000 $3,000 15%
Local: $68,089,000 $8,184 42%
State: $69,567,000 $8,361 43%
Total: $162,615,000 $19,545
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $146,324,000 $17,587
Total Current Expenditures: $133,635,000 $16,061
Instructional Expenditures: $62,098,000 $7,463 42%
Student and Staff Support: $20,017,000 $2,405 14%
Administration: $28,182,000 $3,387 19%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $23,338,000 $2,805 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,309,000 $878
Construction: $5,855,000 $703
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,760,000 $451
Interest on Debt: $1,620,000 $194


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 11 25-29 <=20 8 <50 <=20 20-24
2018-2019 16 35-39 6-9 13 <=20 20-24 25
2017-2018 14 30-34 6-9 11 <=20 20-24 24
2016-2017 13 25-29 6-9 10 <=20 20-24 24
2015-2016 12 25-29 6-9 10 <=20 15-19 21
2014-2015 12 25-29 10-14 10 <=20 15-19 19
2013-2014 35 54 30-34 31 30-39 40-44 46
2012-2013 34 52 20-29 30 30-39 35-39 43
2011-2012 31 43 15-19 28 11-19 35-39 43
2010-2011 63 72 55-59 60 40-49 71

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 22 40-44 <=20 18 <50 20-29 30-34
2018-2019 27 40-44 25-29 23 21-39 35-39 39
2017-2018 23 40-44 20-24 20 21-39 30-34 33
2016-2017 21 40-44 25-29 18 <=20 30-34 32
2015-2016 19 35-39 15-19 15 <=20 25-29 29
2014-2015 18 30-34 15-19 15 21-39 20-24 28
2013-2014 47 60 50-54 42 50-59 50-54 62
2012-2013 44 55 30-39 40 30-39 45-49 57
2011-2012 43 51 30-34 37 20-29 50-54 61
2010-2011 76 85 65-69 73 60-69 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 72 >=80 PS 74 PS >=50 60-64
2018-2019 69 >=90 >=50 70 PS >=50 55-59
2017-2018 68 80-89 <50 69 PS >=50 60-64
2016-2017 58 >=80 >=50 58 PS >=50 45-49
2015-2016 56 70-79 >=50 56 PS <50 50-54
2014-2015 59 60-69 >=50 59 PS >=50 55-59
2013-2014 57 80-89 >=50 55 PS >=50 55-59
2012-2013 64 80-89 >=50 63 PS >=50 60-64
2011-2012 61 70-79 >=50 58 >=50 >=50 60-64
2010-2011 64 70-79 <50 61 PS 65-69


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 7,631 -4.9
2022-2023 8,004 -3.9
2021-2022 8,320 -0.6
2020-2021 8,373 -8.6
2019-2020 9,090 -2.1
2018-2019 9,277 -1.8
2017-2018 9,441 -2.1
2016-2017 9,638 1.4
2015-2016 9,504 -6.9
2014-2015 10,161 0.6
2013-2014 10,101 0.3
2012-2013 10,069 -0.5
2011-2012 10,124 0.7
2010-2011 10,049 1.9
2009-2010 9,862 1.4
2008-2009 9,724 -2.5
2007-2008 9,969 -7.2
2006-2007 10,683 -0.7
2005-2006 10,762 0.9
2004-2005 10,667 1.9
2003-2004 10,467 -5.2
2002-2003 11,012 -2.5
2001-2002 11,283 0.5
2000-2001 11,231 -1.9
1999-2000 11,439 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Westminster Public Schools (%) Colorado K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.1 3.3
Black 1.8 4.6
Hispanic 77.3 35.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.6 0.3
Two or More Races 2.2 5.3
White 14.4 49.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Westminster Public Schools had 444.39 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.17.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 24.43
Kindergarten: 36.09
Elementary: 205.65
Secondary: 178.22
Total: 444.39

Westminster Public Schools employed 24.85 district administrators and 35.09 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 24.85
District Administrative Support: 56.15
School Administrators: 35.09
School Administrative Support: 40.39
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 161.87
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 20.73
Total Guidance Counselors: 28.64
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.44
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 19.09
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 10.88
Student Support Services: 57.60
Other Support Services: 104.46


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Westminster Public Schools operates 18 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy417PK-8
Colorado Stem Academy391PK-8
Early Learning Center At Francis M. Day57PK-PK
Early Learning Center At Gregory Hill165PK-PK
Fairview Pk-8364PK-7
Harris Park Elementary School216PK-5
Hidden Lake Secondary3636-12
John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy347PK-8
Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy560PK-8
Mesa Elementary School295PK-5
Metropolitan Arts Academy305PK-8
Orchard Park Academy524PK-8
Shaw Heights Middle School4256-8
Sherrelwood Elementary School199PK-5
Sunset Ridge Pk-8349PK-8
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School355PK-8
Westminster Academy For International Studies288PK-8
Westminster High School2,0119-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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