Westgate Elementary School

Regular School · LAKEWOOD, CO

Westgate Elementary School is a regular school school in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 305 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

305

Teachers (FTE)

21.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	145	48%
White	107	35%
Two or more races	26	9%
Asian	13	4%
Black or African American	12	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	305	149M / 156F

English Language Learners: 26 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11-19%	32.2%	41
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	55.2%	70

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.25 grade levels

Math

-0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

169

55.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	305	100%

Contact & Location

8550 WEST VASSAR DRIVE

LAKEWOOD, CO 80227

Phone: (303)982-9130

District

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,069

District enrollment: 75,327

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School Elementary
Bear Creek K-8 School Elementary
Belmar School of Integrated Arts Elementary
Bergen Elementary School Elementary
Blue Heron Elementary School Elementary
Bradford K8 South Elementary
Columbine Hills Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80227) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080480000801

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD