Explore Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, CO

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This school is rated about average in school quality compared to other schools in Colorado. Students here are making about average year-over-year academic improvement, ... More have above average college readiness measures, this school has below average results in how well it’s serving disadvantaged students, and more information about this school can be found below. Large disparities in absenteeism rates exist at this school, which is concerning.

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ACADEMICS

Student progress 5/10

College readiness 7/10

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ACADEMICS

5/10

Student progress

This rating measures how much students at this school improved from one year to the next, compared to students with similar proficiency levels at other schools in the state.

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Students at this school are making average academic progress given where they were last year, compared to similar students in the state.

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Science

21%

State avg: 31%

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Equity

3/10

Equity overview

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Disadvantaged students at this school may be falling behind other students in the state, and this school may have significant achievement gaps.

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Student outcomes by percentile

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33%

73%

College Readiness

60%

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ENVIRONMENT

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Student demographics

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White

54%

Hispanic

38%

Two or more races

Native American

Black

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

<1%

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Students per teacher

19 :1

State avg: 17 :1

Students per counselor

234 :1

State avg: 505 :1

Percentage of teachers with 3 or more years experience

90%

State avg: 83%

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Wheat Ridge High School

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