The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in English language arts. The lowest is 12% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Wilmore Davis Elementary School
Wilmore Davis Elementary School is a closed school, no longer in operation. At the time of its last available state testing data, which is from the 2022-23 school year, it served an elementary grade span and was part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, the large suburban district serving the Denver metro area’s western suburbs. Because the school is closed, the enrollment count, demographic breakdown, and free-or-reduced-price lunch share are not available in the record; the snapshot of its academic performance comes entirely from that single testing year.
On the Colorado Measures of Academic Success assessments, the school’s results were low. In math, about one in nine students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, roughly one in four students met that bar. In science, which is tested only at fifth grade, about one in seven students were proficient. Participation rates were high, well over nine in ten, so the results reflect nearly all enrolled students at those grade levels. A parent considering this school historically would want to look into whether these results were a multiyear pattern or a single-year outlier; the data does not include trend information.
Wheat Ridge, the community where the school was located, is a suburban city immediately west of Denver. It developed along transportation corridors rather than around a traditional downtown core, with residential neighborhoods, commercial strips along Interstate 70 and state highways, and a green zone along Clear Creek with lakes and trails. The city has a mid-century suburban built environment, and most residents commute by car. The housing market around the school’s zip code reflects the broader Denver metro area: home values are moderately high, and rents are also elevated relative to incomes, making the area expensive for a typical household.
The Jefferson County district has been through significant changes that likely affected Wilmore Davis Elementary. In 2023, the district adopted a new elementary literacy curriculum aligned with Colorado’s READ Act and the science of reading framework, so any future school in the same building or serving the same attendance zone would use that curriculum. In May 2023, the district announced a plan to close sixteen schools due to declining enrollment and budget shortfalls; that plan was reversed after community pushback, but it left the district studying consolidation options. In November 2024, voters recalled three school board members amid concerns about transparency and the handling of consolidation, and a bond measure passed that will fund capital improvements and technology upgrades across the district. The bond is the first to pass since an earlier bond in the prior decade, so facility investments are expected district-wide in coming years.
The school’s closure could have been related to these larger district pressures, though the specific reason is not documented in the data available here. A parent researching this school today would be looking at a historical record: a neighborhood elementary that was struggling academically in its final tested year and that sat within a district undergoing enrollment decline, curriculum overhaul, and governance turnover. The building itself may have been repurposed or remain vacant; the data does not say. For a family considering the area, the more relevant question is which currently operating school now serves the attendance zone and how that school compares to district and state averages.
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