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.
Academics
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.
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),Forbes, Brian (2006-09-30). "Wheat Ridge still savors state title team, 40 years later". Denver Post. 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
Don Alley, NFL playerDon Alley Annaleigh Ashford, Broadway actressBornstein, Lisa (2006-04-15). "'Wicked' role good news for rising Denver actress. Rocky Mountain News . Jeff Fosnes, Vanderbilt University basketball player (1972–1976), Golden State Warriors draft pick (1976), two-time NCAA Academic All-American, and Sunkist High School All-AmericanBluestein, Larry (2006-1-10). "Colorado: Still Churning Out the Talent". MSLCombines.com. Pat Frink, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals)basketball-reference.com profile. Tim Gill, co-founder of Quark, Inc.; LGBT rights activist,Kim, Myung Oak and Burt Hubbard (2006-10-23). "For Gill, it's not about the money". Rocky Mountain News. Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Ray Johnson, football player Annie Kunz, Olympic athlete (track and field) Terry Kunz, NFL player Shayla LaVeaux, adult film actress Dave Logan, NFL player; football coach, radio and television hostPleuss, Dennis (2005-11-23). "History at A-West runs deep for Logan". Mile High News. Nathan Marquardt, professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing in the UFC Homer Pearson, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado Dean Reed, actor, director, singer, and songwriterHarsanyi, David (2006-07-17). "Red, maybe, but Reed was no Elvis". Denver Post. Freddie Steinmark, starting safety on Texas' 1969 national championship team; author of I Play to Win, published after he lost his battle to cancer in 1971"Freddie Joe Steinmark". The Handbook of Texas Online. Don Styron, hurdler, still current world record holder in the now defunct 200 meter low hurdle race, set in 1960
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