Wheat Ridge 5-8 Middle School
7101 West 38th Ave
Wheat Ridge CO, 80033, Jefferson County
Phone: 303-982-2833
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Jefferson County School District R-1
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 40 | 39 | |||
| Total Students: | 513 | 470 | 493 | |||
| Grade 5: | 74 | 14.4% | 65 | 13.8% | 63 | 12.8% |
| Grade 6: | 71 | 13.8% | 84 | 17.9% | 69 | 14.0% |
| Grade 7: | 205 | 40.0% | 160 | 34.0% | 168 | 34.1% |
| Grade 8: | 163 | 31.8% | 161 | 34.3% | 193 | 39.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 270 | 52.6% | 236 | 50.2% | 247 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 243 | 47.4% | 234 | 49.8% | 246 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 354 | 69.0% | 303 | 64.5% | 337 | 68.4% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.4% | 15 | 3.2% | 8 | 1.6% |
| White: | 122 | 23.8% | 118 | 25.1% | 126 | 25.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.7% | 17 | 3.6% | 12 | 2.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 381 | 74.3% | 360 | 76.6% | 389 | 78.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 12.1% | 42 | 8.9% | 44 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.39 | 11.69 | 12.58 | |||