EDUCATION IN THE WEST END
Education is a priority in the West End
The West End currently has two school districts offering pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade education.
Both work hard to maintain quality education through experienced teachers, current curriculum and industry best practices – all backed by parent and community involvement.
NORWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
Norwood School District is a public school district located in Norwood, CO. It has 243 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1. According to state test scores, 12% of students are at least proficient in math and 22% in reading. Norwood Public Schools is Accredited with Distinction by the Colorado Department of Education, earning this accreditation in 2018 and 2019.
https://www.norwoodk12.org/
| NORWOOD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES | |
| 2017 – 2018 | 100% |
| 2016 – 2017 | 100% |
| 2015 – 2016 | 90.9% |
| 2014 – 2015 | 95.8% |
Colorado Department of Education, 2019
WEST END PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
West End Public School District RE-2 covers approximately 1,000 square miles. The current (2019) district enrollment is 236 students in grades PreK-12. There are 129 students in grades PreK-6 and 107 students in grades 7-12.
https://sites.google.com/weps.k12.co.us/west-end-public-schools/home
| NUCLA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES | |
| 2018 – 2019 | 100% |
| 2017 – 2018 | 100% |
| 2016 – 2017 | 88.0% |
| 2015 – 2016 | 100% |
| 2014 – 2015 | 93.0% |
| 2013 – 2014 | 72.7% |
| 2012 – 2013 | 83.3% |
| 2011 – 2012 | 77.8% |
West End Public Schools RE-2, 2020
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||||||
| Nucla | Naturita | Norwood | ||||
| Estimate | Percent | Estimate | Percent | Estimate | Percent | |
| Percent High School Graduate or Higher | — | 86.8% | — | 88.6% | — | 89% |
| Population 18 to 24 years | 34 | — | 18 | — | 69 | — |
| Less than high school graduate | 2 | 5.9% | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 7.2% |
| High school graduate (including equivalency) | 22 | 64.7% | 7 | 38.9% | 39 | 56.5% |
| Some college or Associate’s degree | 8 | 23.5% | 5 | 27.8% | 9 | 13.0% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 2 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 23.2% |
| Population 25 years and over | 372 | — | 352 | — | 1,278 | — |
| Less than 9th grade | 1 | 0.3% | 16 | 4.5% | 14 | 1.1% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 48 | 12.9% | 24 | 6.8% | 114 | 8.9% |
| High school graduate (including equivalency) | 158 | 42.5% | 150 | 42.6% | 315 | 24.6% |
| Some college, no degree | 94 | 25.3% | 82 | 23.3% | 370 | 29.0% |
| Associate’s degree | 7 | 1.9% | 43 | 12.2% | 87 | 6.8% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 34 | 9.1% | 24 | 6.8% | 274 | 21.4% |
| Graduate or professional degree | 30 | 8.1% | 13 | 3.7% | 104 | 8.1% |
