Best public schools in Wheat Ridge, CO

7 public schools in Wheat Ridge: 5 elementary · 1 middle · 1 high. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school ELA and math results (PSAT/SAT) are not in our data yet, so Colorado high schools have no score.

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Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Colorado.

Elementary schools

5 schools in Wheat Ridge, best first

Prospect Valley Elementary School 76.7

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades K-5 · 594 students

ELA 62%Math 52%Science 52%

#181 of 775 in Colorado

Peak Expeditionary - Pennington 62.9

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 296 students

ELA 55%Math 48%Science 36%

#288 of 775 in Colorado

Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School 38.8

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-6 · Charter · 288 students

ELA 36%Math 24%Science 44%

#475 of 775 in Colorado

Stevens Elementary School 29.5

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 461 students

ELA 34%Math 19%Science 33%

#547 of 775 in Colorado

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Norma Anderson Early Learning Center —

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK · 71 students

No published test results

Middle schools

1 school in Wheat Ridge

Everitt Middle School 53.9

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades 6-8 · 444 students

ELA 41%Math 28%Science 36%

#118 of 255 in Colorado

High schools

1 school in Wheat Ridge

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Wheat Ridge High School —

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades 9-12 · 928 students