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Westminster High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4276 West 68th Ave

Westminster CO, 80030, Adams County

Phone: 303-428-9541

Ranking:

(282 out of 304, bottom 7%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Westminster School District 50

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	96		96		99		97		85		82		62
Total Students:	2,388		2,398		2,366		2,342		1,909		1,693		1,092
Grade 9:	639	26.8%	664	27.7%	686	29.0%	692	29.5%	831	43.5%	758	44.8%	410	37.5%
Grade 10:	631	26.4%	653	27.2%	630	26.6%	743	31.7%	456	23.9%	510	30.1%	218	20.0%
Grade 11:	583	24.4%	570	23.8%	595	25.1%	460	19.6%	428	22.4%	212	12.5%	250	22.9%
Grade 12:	535	22.4%	511	21.3%	455	19.2%	447	19.1%	194	10.2%	213	12.6%	214	19.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,283	53.7%	1,292	53.9%	1,247	52.7%	1,215	51.9%	975	51.1%	903	53.3%	563	51.6%
Female:	1,105	46.3%	1,106	46.1%	1,119	47.3%	1,127	48.1%	926	48.5%	782	46.2%	525	48.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	18	0.8%	22	0.9%	23	1.0%	20	0.9%	22	1.2%	18	1.1%	11	1.0%
Asian:	148	6.2%	159	6.6%	163	6.9%	170	7.3%	165	8.6%	148	8.7%	102	9.3%
Hispanic:	1,718	71.9%	1,721	71.8%	1,628	68.8%	1,516	64.7%	1,223	64.1%	1,053	62.2%	585	53.6%
Black:	40	1.7%	36	1.5%	44	1.9%	48	2.0%	45	2.4%	30	1.8%	26	2.4%
White:	423	17.7%	422	17.6%	470	19.9%	564	24.1%	454	23.8%	444	26.2%	368	33.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.0%	3	0.1%	4	0.2%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	40	1.7%	35	1.5%	34	1.4%	22	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,542	64.6%	1,627	67.8%	1,574	66.5%	1,435	61.3%	1,065	55.8%	870	51.4%	584	53.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	243	10.2%	251	10.5%	255	10.8%	296	12.6%	202	10.6%	194	11.5%	114	10.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.88		24.98		23.92		24.05		22.40		20.60		17.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	16	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	14	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	11	10	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	11	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	12	10	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	9	8	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	6	5	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	6	6	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	57	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	53	51	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	51	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	54	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	53	54	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	53	50	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	48	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	33	33	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	27	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	23	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	27	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	23	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	23	21	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	17	16	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	39	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	39	35	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	31	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	31	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	31	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	29	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	22	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	15	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	20	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	18	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	17	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	14	14	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	13	13	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	9	9	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	11	11	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	10	9	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	52	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	48	49	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	45	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	48	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	49	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	38	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	42	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	38	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	40	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	35	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	31	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	27	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	26	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	22	21	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	21	20	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	23	22	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7.7	7.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7.0	6.8	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	43.9	43.0	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	49.0	47.4	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	20.3	19.5	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	22.4	21.8	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	22.8	22.1	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	19.1	18.4	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	7.8	7.6	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	10.4	10.2	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	40.9	40.4	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	43.7	43.2	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	21.5	21.2	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	27.7	27.5	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.1%	63.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.9%	36.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	9.7%	28.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	90.3%	71.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,868.0	$47,743.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,673.0	$36,787.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,174.0	$52,126.0

* Westminster High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.