Shaw Heights Middle School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Westminster, Colorado·80030
Score
8.8/100
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#233
Among 255 Colorado middle schools
Top 92%
In Colorado

Score 8.8/100: better than 8% of Colorado middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
21%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 44%, better than 15% of them
238 students tested
Math
7%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 35%, better than 5% of them
244 students tested
Science
14%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 36%, better than 13% of them
84 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6CMAS19.577
English language artsGrade 7CMAS20.877
English language artsGrade 8CMAS23.884
English language artsAll gradesCMAS21.4238
MathGrade 6CMAS7.877
MathGrade 7CMAS7.679
MathGrade 8CMAS6.888
MathAll gradesCMAS7.4244
ScienceGrade 8CMAS14.384

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
425
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
425
Typical middle school: 467
Free or reduced-price lunch
65%
Typical middle school: 49%

District and location

City
Adams County

Contact

Address
8780 CIRCLE DRIVE
Westminster, CO 80030

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Shaw Heights Middle School at a glance

Shaw Heights Middle School is a public middle school in Westminster, Colorado, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Westminster Public Schools. It has about 425 students (a typical Colorado middle school has 467). About 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Colorado middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 21% in English language arts (similar schools: 44%) and 7% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado middle schools, it scores 8.8 out of 100: better than 8% of them, ranking #233 of 255. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.