Wheat Ridge High School

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Coordinates39°45′48″N 105°6′15″W / 39.76333°N 105.10417°W / 39.76333; -105.10417
School typePublic high school
Established1896; 130 years ago (1896)
School districtJefferson County R-1
Wheat Ridge High School
Location
9505 West 32nd Avenue

,
Colorado
80033

United States
Coordinates39°45′48″N 105°6′15″W / 39.76333°N 105.10417°W / 39.76333; -105.10417
Information
School typePublic high school
Established1896; 130 years ago (1896)
School districtJefferson County R-1
CEEB code061450
NCES School ID080480000803[1]
PrincipalLisa Mahannah[2]
Teaching staff51.67 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment932 (2024–25)
Student to teacher ratio18.04
Campus typeSuburban, Large
ColorsBlue and gold
   
Athletics conferenceCHSAA
MascotFarmer
NewspaperThe Haystack
Feeder schoolsEveritt Middle School
Websitewheatridge.jeffcopublicschools.org

Wheat Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Part of Jefferson County Public Schools, the school enrolled 932 students in the 2024–25 academic year.

Enrollment

In the 2024–25 academic year, Wheat Ridge High School enrolled 932 students and employed 51.67 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent basis), for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.04.[1]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

State championship titles:

  • Baseball: 1992 (5A)
  • Boys' ice hockey: 2002, 2006, 2007(5A)
  • Girls' ice hockey: 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Boys' basketball: 1944 (B), 1953 (A), 1963 (AAA), 1968 (AAA), 1991 (5A)
  • Girls' basketball: 1977 (AAA), 1982 (4A)
  • Boys' cross country: 1977 (I), 1979, 1981, (I)2007
  • Girls' cross country: 1981 (I)
  • Football: 1966 (AAA),[3] 1967 (AAA), 1973 (AAA), 1994 (4A), 1996 (4A), 2006 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2010 (4A)
  • Girls' golf: 1991 (team); Amy Root, 1991 (individual)
  • Girls' gymnastics: 1985 (III)
  • Softball: 2002 (5A), 2003 (5A), 2008 (4A), 2009 (4A), 2013 (4A)
  • Girls' soccer: 2009, 2010
  • Girls' swimming: 1987 (5A), 1988 (5A)
  • Boys' tennis: 1991 (6A)
  • Boys' track and field: 1942 (B), 1944 (B), 1945 (B), 1946 (B), 1950 (B), 1978 (AAA)
  • Girls' track and field: 1978 (AAA)
  • Girls' volleyball: 1987 (4A), 1990 (5A)
  • Marching band: 1993 (4A), 1996
  • Winter Percussion: 2004 (PSA), 2013 (PSA), 2016 (PSCA), 2017 (PSCA), 2018(PSCA)

Notable alumni

References

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