Elementary school profileUnited States/Colorado/Lakewood/Schools/Westgate Elementary School

Westgate Elementary School

Westgate Elementary School school profile in Lakewood, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
30/100
thin current academics · high confidence
Enrollment
278
Enrollment has declined 21% over the available history.
FRL Share
63.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
718.9
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Westgate Elementary School

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Academic Quality

19

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

32

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

44

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

48

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Lakewood and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 53 · Colorado 50
30 53
2 Academic average
Peer 737.8 · Colorado 737.4
718.9 737.8
3 ELA
Peer 742.3 · Colorado 741
719.2 742.3
4 Math
Peer 734.7 · Colorado 736.9
718.7 734.7
5 Science
Peer 736.3 · Colorado 734.5
718.7 736.3
6 Enrollment
Peer 411 · Colorado 394
278 411
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Lakewood 6.6 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
6.8 / 1k 6.6 / 1k
2 Market rent
Lakewood $1,762 · Colorado $1,977
$1,730 $1,762
3 Home price
Lakewood $584,462 · Colorado $556,199
$537,720 $584,462
4 Poverty rate
Lakewood 7.9% · Colorado 10.1%
7.2% 7.9%
5 Median income
Lakewood $98,726 · Colorado $101,131
$124,375 $98,726
6 Renter share
Lakewood 32.8% · Colorado 32.6%
10.9% 32.8%
Research notes

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Academic picture

Westgate Elementary School currently posts a blended academic reading around 718.9, with ELA at 719.2, Math at 718.7, and Science at 718.7. Against Lakewood elementary schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 19/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has declined 21% over the available history. ELA has moved down 15 points over the available history. Math has moved down 7.2 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 32/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Westgate Elementary School currently serves about 278 students. FRL share sits near 63.7%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 011728 carries violent crime around 6.8 / 1k, market rent near $1,730, median income near $124,375, and home-price context near $537,720. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80227 where rent context currently sits near $1,730 and home-price context near $537,720. Nearby violent crime has moved up 5% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Westgate Elementary School currently reads as thin current academics. The total TractSignal school score is 30/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.