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Westgate Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8550 West Vassar Drive
Lakewood, CO 80227
Phone
(303) 982-9130
District
Jefferson County School District No. R-1
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
332
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.1% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Westgate Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
42%
22%
42%
16%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
38%
20%
42%
21%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
43%
25%
47%
27%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 31 9.3%
Kindergarten 44 13.3%
Grade 1 41 12.3%
Grade 2 50 15.1%
Grade 3 54 16.3%
Grade 4 65 19.6%
Grade 5 47 14.2%
Total 332 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 36.6% 68.4% 52.8%
Black 4.2% 1.3% 4.9%
Hispanic 53.7% 26.6% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.5% 3.1% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 69.3% 33.8% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 61.7% 28.6% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.5% 5.2% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 587,202 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 764.4 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.2% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.3% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 243,993 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.9% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.8% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.4% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.9% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.4% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.9% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,467 $554,459,000 44.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $929 $69,014,000 5.5%
Staff $835 $62,004,000 5.0%
General Administration $95 $7,089,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,194 $88,659,000 7.1%
Operation $1,182 $87,739,000 7.0%
Transportation $329 $24,440,000 2.0%
Other $947 $70,320,000 5.6%
Total Support $5,512 $409,265,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $284,277,000 22.8%
Total Expenditures $16,808 $1,248,001,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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