Wheat Ridge High School

Regular School · WHEAT RIDGE, CO

Wheat Ridge High School is a regular school school in WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado, serving grades 09–12 with 932 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

932

Teachers (FTE)

51.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

18:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	503	54%
Hispanic/Latino	347	37%
Two or more races	40	4%
Black or African American	27	3%
Asian	8	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	932	497M / 435F

English Language Learners: 55 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% -2.2pp	32.2%	235
Reading Proficiency	55.0% -0.2pp	55.2%	235
Science Proficiency	29.0%	—	235
4-Year Graduation Rate	83.0%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (17)

268 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

197 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

245

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

552

59.2% 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.)	932	100%

Contact & Location

9505 WEST 32ND AVENUE

WHEAT RIDGE, CO 80033

Phone: (303)982-7695

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 80033) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080480000803

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