Wheat Ridge High School

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

970 students

High School, Grades 9–12

#8

Best ACT in Colorado High Schools

970

Students

16.4:1

S:T Ratio

School Snapshot
Key metrics at a glance
Avg SAT Score

1,170

B+

out of 1600
Good
Avg ACT Score

29

A

out of 36
Excellent
AP Courses

17

A

courses offered
Excellent
AP Enrollment

35%

C+

of students
Excellent
Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

B

students per teacher
Average
Graduation Rate

85%

A

Excellent
Reading Proficiency

64%

B+

Good
Math Proficiency

32%

C+

Below Avg
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After Wheat Ridge High
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Popular Colleges
1

Colorado State University

2

University of Colorado Boulder

3

Metropolitan State University of Denver

4

University of Colorado Denver

5

University of Denver

6

University of Northern Colorado

7

Colorado Mesa University

8

Colorado School of Mines

Popular Majors
1

Business

2

Psychology

3

Nursing

4

Biology

5

Mechanical Engineering

6

Engineering

7

Pre-Medicine Studies

8

Marketing

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