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Widefield High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
615 Widefield Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
Phone
(719) 391-3200
District
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3 IN THE COUNTY OF EL PASO AND STATE OF
County
EL PASO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1160
Classroom Teachers
67

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.4% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Widefield High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
39%
52%
54%
64%
23%
40%
39%
52%
54%
64%
23%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
44%
52%
62%
66%
25%
39%
44%
52%
62%
66%
25%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
45%
48%
56%
21%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 324 27.9%
Grade 10 316 27.2%
Grade 11 262 22.6%
Grade 12 258 22.2%
Total 1160 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.0% 51.3% 54.4%
Black 9.5% 9.2% 4.9%
Hispanic 33.6% 35.8% 36.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.0% 1.7% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.9% 2.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.5% 35.4% 35.6%
Free lunch eligible 30.8% 30.5% 29.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 4.8% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 61,357 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,033.6 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 9.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.0% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.8% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 9.5% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,362 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.5% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.3% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.9% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.5% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.2% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.6% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,458 $52,773,402 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $723 $6,990,687 6.1%
Staff $537 $5,192,253 4.5%
General Administration $118 $1,140,942 1.0%
School Administration $705 $6,816,645 5.9%
Operation $1,139 $11,012,991 9.5%
Transportation $392 $3,790,248 3.3%
Other $625 $6,043,125 5.2%
Total Support $4,239 $40,986,891 35.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,249 $21,745,581 18.8%
Total Expenditures $11,945 $115,496,205 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,733,964,028 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $787 $692,995,232 5.2%
Staff $723 $636,248,216 4.8%
General Administration $216 $190,074,883 1.4%
School Administration $912 $803,497,511 6.1%
Operation $1,111 $978,393,612 7.4%
Transportation $351 $308,740,393 2.3%
Other $904 $795,691,712 6.0%
Total Support $5,003 $4,405,468,345 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,500 $3,082,398,597 23.3%
Total Expenditures $15,015 $13,221,799,540 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%