The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in Math. The lowest is 32% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Witt Elementary School
Witt Elementary School in Westminster is closed. The school’s operational status is listed as closed, and it offered only a middle school grade band. It was a regular public school within the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. There is no enrollment, demographic, or free-and-reduced-lunch data available, as the school was not operational for the latest reporting cycle. Because the school is closed, it has no current academic programs, parent-teacher groups, or extracurricular offerings to describe. A parent looking at this school today would find the building no longer in use as an active school.
The academic performance data that does exist comes from the 2022-23 school year, the last year for which results were reported. On the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, the share of students scoring proficient or above in math was in the mid-thirty-percent range, and in English language arts it was in the low-thirty-percent range. In science, at the fifth-grade level, the proficient rate was also in the mid-thirty-percent range, though the participation rate appears low, which can affect the reliability of the score. These are the only testing results available; there is no multi-year trend data because the school closed before additional years could be measured.
The surrounding community of Westminster is a large suburban city north of Denver, spanning both Adams and Jefferson counties. It has historically been a car-dependent suburb, though a major new development called Downtown Westminster is adding a walkable mixed-use core with housing, retail, and office space. The city has an extensive trail network, including the Big Dry Creek Trail, and the US 36 Bikeway connects to the larger Front Range trail system. Westminster’s major employers include Ball Corporation, Maxar Technologies, St. Anthony’s North Hospital, and Trimble Navigation, among others. The city grew rapidly in the late 20th century, and its population has recently plateaued. The Downtown Westminster project is the primary growth driver, with plans for residential units, hotel rooms, office space, and retail, and some elements like an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema are already open.
When the school was part of the Jefferson County district, there were district-level developments that families would have been aware of. In November 2024, voters approved a bond measure for capital improvements, safety upgrades, and technology enhancements, the first such bond since an earlier one. In 2023, the district adopted a new elementary literacy curriculum aligned with Colorado’s READ Act and the science of reading. Also in 2023, the district proposed closing 16 schools due to declining enrollment and budget deficits, but reversed that decision after community backlash. A Regional Opportunities and Consolidation Committee was formed in 2024 to study enrollment and capacity. In November 2024, voters recalled three school board members and elected three new ones, a shift driven by concerns about transparency and the handling of consolidation plans. These recent governance and financial developments in the district would have shaped the context in which Witt Elementary operated before it closed.
For a family considering this school, the most important fact is that it is no longer active. There is no pathway to enroll a child here. The building is closed, and the limited test data from its final year is of historical interest only. The broader Westminster community remains a large, growing suburb with a diverse economic base and ongoing investment in a new downtown core. Families looking for an active school in this area would need to turn to other schools within the Jefferson County district or neighboring districts.
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