Westlake Middle School

Summary:

Westlake Middle School is a public middle school in Broomfield, Colorado, serving 909 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, ranking in the top 25% of Colorado middle schools.

Westlake Middle School's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, 56.9% of Westlake students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.4% for the district and 44.1% for the state. In Math, 43.5% of Westlake students were proficient or better, compared to 33.3% for the district and 34.2% for the state. This consistent high performance has earned Westlake a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it 113 out of 485 Colorado middle schools.

Westlake Middle School's strong academic results extend across various student subgroups, with its White students ranking 61 out of 273 Colorado middle schools and its Gifted and Talented students ranking 66 out of 126. Additionally, Westlake has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.6 to 18.4 over the past three school years, which is lower than nearby schools like Thornton Middle School, Shadow Ridge Middle School, and Northglenn Middle School. This combination of academic excellence and favorable student-teacher ratio makes Westlake Middle School a standout choice for families in the Broomfield area.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2800 West 135th Avenue
       Broomfield, CO  80020-5129


(720) 972-5200

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
113th of 485 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,723 Help


Students who attend Westlake Middle School usually attend:

High:    Legacy High School

Feeder schools for Westlake Middle School:

Elementary:    Centennial Elementary School
    Coyote Ridge Elementary School
    Mountain View Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  909

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.9%
Hispanic:
26.1%
Two or more races:
7.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Westlake Middle School ranks better than 76.7% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 2nd among 7 ranked middle schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.74. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Westlake Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westlake Middle School is $13,723, which is the lowest among 7 middle schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westlake Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westlake Middle School 113th of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Westlake Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Adams 12 Five Star Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Adams 12 Five Star Schools 53rd of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Westlake Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.65 185th 336 44.9%
2005 45.98 200th 340 41.2%
2006 51.19 180th 346 48.0%
2007 68.45 103rd 360 71.4%
2008 66.33 108th 362 70.2%
2009 75.51 76th 377 79.8%
2010 67.62 127th 409 68.9%
2011 68.89 124th 422 70.6%
2012 68.35 135th 425 68.2%
2013 67.50 138th 454 69.6%
2014 73.37 110th 461 76.1%
2015 75.85 67th 436 84.6%
2016 78.83 55th 400 86.3%
2017 81.97 54th 424 87.3%
2018 84.62 46th 418 89.0%
2019 81.61 58th 458 87.3%
2021 86.62 36th 369 90.2%
2022 76.09 87th 448 80.6%
2023 68.39 126th 480 73.8%
2024 72.74 113th 485 76.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 80.50 6th 31 80.6%
2023 52.88 9th 17 47.1%
2024 67.04 11th 25 56.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.51 7th 14 50.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.07 77th 222 65.3%
2019 60.45 72nd 240 70.0%
2022 41.38 103rd 197 47.7%
2023 30.98 167th 241 30.7%
2024 24.13 194th 244 20.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.29 39th 315 87.6%
2019 77.34 66th 352 81.3%
2021 77.57 40th 254 84.3%
2022 64.21 101st 326 69.0%
2023 59.33 125th 363 65.6%
2024 70.34 90th 350 74.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.28 11th 121 90.9%
2019 65.43 43rd 134 67.9%
2022 65.16 34th 93 63.4%
2023 53.75 73rd 125 41.6%
2024 56.43 66th 126 47.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.74 41st 317 87.1%
2019 80.69 51st 343 85.1%
2021 85.11 28th 249 88.8%
2022 75.67 60th 328 81.7%
2023 66.24 94th 356 73.6%
2024 64.92 98th 357 72.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.52 8th 16 50.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.82 52nd 165 68.5%
2019 61.78 67th 220 69.5%
2021 63.57 23rd 83 72.3%
2022 44.07 82nd 169 51.5%
2023 35.04 123rd 198 37.9%
2024 37.04 113th 199 43.2%
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Rank History for White students at Westlake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.96 29th 199 85.4%
2019 76.54 47th 283 83.4%
2021 78.92 31st 203 84.7%
2022 70.15 64th 265 75.8%
2023 62.24 89th 286 68.9%
2024 71.28 61st 273 77.7%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a student
Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Open Quote As a former student here I can say that while many of the teachers are astounding such as the graphic design teacher and the male spanish teacher, many of the other staff are oftentimes too strict or just flat out mean to their students. Throughout my 3 years at Westlake, I found the number of staff that actually seem to care about students and not just their grades is about 10 or 11. There are many things that happen at Westlake that are often kept between students alone. I have found students doing drugs, drinking alcohol as well as other illicit activities. I cannot recommend this school to anyone with a clear conscience. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Westlake Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 798 8 11 95 5 n/a n/a 0 917
1989 788 17 10 93 3 n/a n/a 0 911
1990 770 11 11 87 3 n/a n/a 0 882
1991 792 15 15 96 2 n/a n/a 0 920
1992 875 11 13 92 3 n/a n/a 0 994
1993 946 10 16 90 4 n/a n/a 0 1066
1994 805 7 23 73 6 n/a n/a 0 914
1995 948 11 13 86 14 n/a n/a 0 1072
1996 948 11 13 86 14 n/a n/a 0 1072
1997 950 10 21 83 15 n/a n/a 0 1079
1998 1028 11 37 103 13 n/a n/a 0 1192
1999 727 5 35 94 11 n/a n/a 0 872
2000 793 11 41 103 16 n/a n/a 0 964
2001 814 8 55 116 14 n/a n/a 0 1007
2002 862 17 65 135 10 n/a n/a 0 1089
2003 862 17 65 135 10 n/a n/a 0 1089
2004 878 16 72 173 6 n/a n/a 0 1145
2005 687 15 88 124 5 n/a n/a 0 919
2006 658 12 76 131 4 n/a n/a 0 881
2007 619 14 75 125 7 n/a n/a 0 840
2008 642 18 55 160 8 n/a n/a 0 883
2009 667 15 68 146 5 n/a n/a 0 901
2010 666 18 75 154 4 n/a n/a 0 917
2011 682 14 65 174 4 4 5 0 948
2012 668 19 82 196 4 2 14 0 985
2013 692 22 72 196 4 0 18 0 1004
2014 737 15 81 209 4 0 21 0 1067
2015 760 5 80 233 2 0 21 0 1101
2016 761 8 72 268 3 2 24 0 1138
2017 765 16 58 264 2 2 42 0 1149
2018 782 18 48 268 4 2 44 0 1166
2019 737 16 44 256 8 1 47 0 1109
2020 718 12 46 271 10 4 40 0 1101
2021 627 7 51 267 7 0 60 0 1019
2022 606 8 42 244 6 0 61 0 967
2023 554 7 36 237 3 0 72 0 909

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westlake Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 917 46.5 19.7 n/a
1989 911 46.7 19.5 4.5
1990 882 46.2 19.0 5
1991 920 51.2 17.9 4.2
1992 994 51.7 19.2 4.5
1993 1066 58.7 18.2 6.2
1994 914 51.8 17.6 5.3
1995 1072 50.5 21.2 6.5
1996 1072 50.5 21.2 6.5
1997 1079 54.9 19.7 4.9
1998 1192 58.6 20.3 4.9
1999 872 46.8 18.6 7.5
2000 964 50.8 19.0 11.1
2001 1007 49.0 20.6 14
2002 1089 56.2 19.4 14.8
2003 1089 56.2 19.4 14.8
2004 1145 57.5 19.9 14.7
2005 919 50.8 18.1 14.1
2006 881 49.8 17.7 18
2007 840 48.9 17.2 21.9
2008 883 48.5 18.2 21.9
2009 901 51.1 17.6 21.8
2010 917 50.4 18.1 24.5
2011 948 49.4 19.1 28.5
2012 985 50.5 19.4 25.6
2013 1004 48.4 20.7 26.9
2014 1067 56.0 19.0 26.6
2015 1101 58.0 18.9 24.8
2016 1138 58.0 19.6 24.9
2017 1149 60.4 19.0 26.2
2018 1166 58.5 19.9 24.9
2019 1109 57.4 19.3 22.9
2020 1101 57.9 19.0 22.4
2021 1019 56.3 18.0 27.3
2022 967 54.8 17.6 24.2
2023 909 49.4 18.4 28.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Westlake Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 917 46.5 19.7 n/a
1989 911 46.7 19.5 4.5
1990 882 46.2 19.0 5
1991 920 51.2 17.9 4.2
1992 994 51.7 19.2 4.5
1993 1066 58.7 18.2 6.2
1994 914 51.8 17.6 5.3
1995 1072 50.5 21.2 6.5
1996 1072 50.5 21.2 6.5
1997 1079 54.9 19.7 4.9
1998 1192 58.6 20.3 4.9
1999 872 46.8 18.6 7.5
2000 964 50.8 19.0 11.1
2001 1007 49.0 20.6 14
2002 1089 56.2 19.4 14.8
2003 1089 56.2 19.4 14.8
2004 1145 57.5 19.9 14.7
2005 919 50.8 18.1 14.1
2006 881 49.8 17.7 18
2007 840 48.9 17.2 21.9
2008 883 48.5 18.2 21.9
2009 901 51.1 17.6 21.8
2010 917 50.4 18.1 24.5
2011 948 49.4 19.1 28.5
2012 985 50.5 19.4 25.6
2013 1004 48.4 20.7 26.9
2014 1067 56.0 19.0 26.6
2015 1101 58.0 18.9 24.8
2016 1138 58.0 19.6 24.9
2017 1149 60.4 19.0 26.2
2018 1166 58.5 19.9 24.9
2019 1109 57.4 19.3 22.9
2020 1101 57.9 19.0 22.4
2021 1019 56.3 18.0 27.3
2022 967 54.8 17.6 24.2
2023 909 49.4 18.4 28.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Westlake Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,771
2020 $10,255
2021 $11,525
2022 $12,662
2023 $13,723

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Westlake Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 58th of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 126th of 480 Middle schools
 13.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Westlake Middle School)58.253.3
 4.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)39.938.3
 1.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (Westlake Middle School)56.242.6
 13.6%
   6th Grade Math (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)3228.2
 3.8%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Westlake Middle School)64.359.4
 4.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)46.743.2
 3.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (Westlake Middle School)54.635.2
 19.4%
   7th Grade Math (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)33.924.7
 9.2%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (Westlake Middle School)4746.2
 0.8%
   8th Grade Science (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)34.229.4
 4.8%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Westlake Middle School)59.643.6
 16%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)47.336.9
 10.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (Westlake Middle School)53.743.3
 10.4%
   8th Grade Math (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)40.130
 10.1%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Westlake Middle School)60.752.1
 8.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)44.740.9
 3.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Westlake Middle School)54.840.4
 14.4%
   All Grades Math (Adams 12 Five Star Schools)3532
 3%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1109909
 18%
African American167
 56.3%
American Indian83
 62.5%
Asian4436
 18.2%
Hispanic256237
 7.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White737554
 24.8%
Two or More Races4772
 53.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22.9%28.6%
 5.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Westlake Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 909 students attended Westlake Middle School.

Students at Westlake Middle School are 61% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Students who attend Westlake Middle School usually go on to attend Legacy High School

Westlake Middle School ranks 113th of 485 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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