West Ridge Academy in Greeley | Military Town Advisor

Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	5/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) data from Colorado Department of Education.

Posted: June 1, 2025

My boys have been here for 3 years and I absolutely love this school. Every teacher we have had thus far is loving and caring. They all have helped my boys grow. They have taken bullying very seriously and have been very communicative with how well my kids are doing.

Posted: June 1, 2025

Posted: March 14, 2025

My daughter is always excited about going to school. She is learning and growing. Also, she knows she is safe and cared for.

Posted: March 14, 2025

I have been a teacher at West Ridge Academy for 3 years. During my 3 years I have been fortunate enough to coach both Boys and Girls Basketball. I am still currently coaching Girls Basketball, and this year we won the NCIL Championship. I am also still currently teaching 4th grade. This school is one of few that is genuinely supportive of students, families, and staff. Administrators are willing to do whatever they can to support families and students. Parents are eager to lend helping hands in anyway that they can. It is a true partnership between faculty and parents to support our children.

Posted: March 14, 2025

Posted: February 1, 2024

I am very disappointed in how poorly this school year is for our daughter this year. Her teacher left in October and since then the class has struggled. The full time substitute doesnt have experience handling a class and making sure students understand the curriculum before proceeding ahead. My daughter is so far behind we had to get a tutor to substitute the schools shortcomings. The tutor stated the school seems to move too fast before making sure concepts are understood in the classroom. We have asked numerous times for remedial classes to help get her caught up, but those requests fallen upon deaf ears. We have expressed our concerns to the teacher, principal, director and board and only get excuses or a lack of response. I know of at least six other sets of parents who are extremely frustrated this year and concerned. I feel the school is avoiding the very obvious issues especially with the loss of many staff members. I am biding time until we pull our daughter and place her in a different school, one that cares and supports our children. West Ridge fails their students miserably. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL!!!

Posted: May 23, 2023

This school cares for children and supports learning with engaging lessons.

Posted: May 23, 2023

Posted: November 17, 2022

There's a joke online about how teachers won't care about bullying until the student fights back (because the teachers won't do anything if they are informed about the bullying.) Well later on in my years there that's what happened, an old music teacher frequently got mad and punished me for sticking up for myself and refused to do anything when I followed his advice and informed him about the bullying.

Of course, that was one teacher, however, for the most part, they didn't like to take action. Thank god I have a therapist, otherwise, I would have taken other means to deal with the pain.

Posted: March 19, 2020

If a learning disability is you being non white, this school is all over it.

Posted: March 19, 2020

No one at this school can identify bullying. If you are not white, you won't have a pleasant experience at this school.

Posted: March 19, 2020

Worst experience I have ever had at a school

Posted: March 19, 2020

Incompetent teachers and staff. Spinless principal. Funding is the top priority at this school.

Posted: March 19, 2020

Teachers here go through the motions. Show up for a paycheck.

Posted: March 19, 2020

This school doesn't know what integrity, compassion and respect is

Posted: March 19, 2020

Who are the leaders of this school? You won't hear from the board unless they need your vote for funding.

Posted: December 14, 2019

We love West Ridge and truly feel like the teachers care about the students and help them to be successful.

Posted: December 14, 2019

Posted: September 6, 2019

I was bullied and also they are very counter productive

Posted: September 6, 2019

I was bullied there and the principle also sided with the bullies

Posted: September 6, 2019

Posted: October 14, 2018

Not enough data to say with conviction. I have had students come up to me when I am picking up mine and tell me about other students who appear to demonstrate bullying behavior. I have been told that when the teacher is told the next day (because their teacher could not be found at the time of the incident) the response has been "If it happened yesterday there is nothing I can do about it." Granted, told to me by a student but substantiated by another. Generally, I do not know how these behaviors are dealt with.

Posted: October 14, 2018

Generally, it has been ok.... For my student, who is very typically developing, it has also been ok. Some issues concerns me, among them teacher turnover...seems very high but i realize it is high everywhere. Hopefully, with a change in administration, teachers will feel more supported and respected and it will result in a better atmosphere for all.

Posted: October 14, 2018

At least up to now, homework has usually involved some math and reading, very appropriate and not extremely time consuming.

Posted: October 14, 2018

This statement is too general...of course some are, some aren't. I was floored at the way behavior is or isn't handled in some cases. i was present when words in books read by the teacher were mispronounced. It is very by the book oriented...almost scripted and I did not see a lot of opportunities for creativity or thinking outside the box...hope I'm wrong...

Posted: October 14, 2018

I've seen some nice demonstrations of these qualities.

Posted: October 14, 2018

Don't know much about the principal now (2018-19) but in the past I was blatantly lied to as was a teacher that I know. I asked my student if he ever had contact with the principal and the response was "Unless you get in trouble, he doesn't even know you're there." I know of principals who spend an incredible amount of time in the hallways and classrooms interacting with students and staff...that results in effective leadership.

Posted: October 14, 2018

What I have seen, thus far, though limited, tells me that if a student is not within the typical range, things will be difficult...

Posted: January 16, 2018

The first year was OK. Second year was better but I attribute that to an amazing teacher, who quit. Third year was enough for us. Completely overwhelmed new teacher with no guidance and boy did the students suffer. We have not and will not ever go back. Which is sad because my kids made so many friends that still attend.

Posted: January 16, 2018

Teachers send time consuming homework, projects and reading materials home. Far more that the average district or charter school. That leaves effectively no family time in the evening. Why don't these things get done during the day?

Posted: January 16, 2018

West Ridge has a constant revolving door of teachers. Even quitting in the middle of the year! We were there 3 years with straight out of college, completely inexperienced teachers each year.

Posted: January 16, 2018

Pillars of Virtue are great for the kids but the principle of them doesn't work when the leadership doesn't implement the same virtues.

Posted: January 16, 2018

Principal has confrontations with parents and teachers often. Principal treats teachers badly and that's why the teachers don't stay.

Posted: January 16, 2018

If your child has any type of learning difference, this school is not the best. Advanced curriculum not all kids can keep up with. Understaffed special education department along with not enough TA's to help.

Posted: January 16, 2018

Bullying issues are not addressed a lot of the time. To few playground monitors etc. We had to get an x-ray last year from a bullying incident. Nothing was done. We only had one teacher who effectively dealt with bullying and she quit.

Posted: December 9, 2017

Our experience has not been good at West Ridge. Long story short, teachers should not be discussing their political views during class. They should not be teaching hate, or racism with comments about the color of our presidents skin (mocking him and calling him "orange"). I was shocked and disgusted to learn that my childs band teacher actually has a game he plays where he mocks our president with the students and discuss how "we like trump...just kidding". This is absolutely unacceptable and will result in a lawsuit if it does not stop immediately.

Posted: December 9, 2017

Posted: March 20, 2016

We have been attending West Ridge Academy for a long time (9 years), We attended when they offered pre-K (it is no longer an option today). WRA offers the best educational programs given by the most respected and educational teachers in the community. The 4th and 5th grade teachers (Schlagel and Potter) are so wonderful working with each student attending to their needs in helping them to gain confidence by giving the students the tools to succeed in learning so each student can be successful in life. The 6th grade teacher (Stuttler) teaches with compassion setting each student up for success. The 8th grade teacher helps the kids transition into high school and is amazing helping her students in math, She truly is one of a kind! WRA also offers Latin to educate our kids by learning the fundamentals of other languages. They also offer an amazing band program by Cory Swift.

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Greeley, CO 80634

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