Woodland Park High School

Woodland Park High School Profile 2022-2023
School Code: 061-475

151 Panther Way
P.O. Box 6820
Woodland Park, CO 80866
Phone: 719 686-2067

Principal: Kevin Burr kburr@wpsdk12.org
Asst. Principal: Cindy Gannon cgannon@wpsdk12.org
Asst. Principal: Karen Hamlow khamlow@wpsdk12.org
Counselors at 719-686-2074:
Jeremy Grier jgrier@wpsk12.org
Marilyn Bemis mbemis@wpsdk12.org

The Community

The Woodland Park School District fall of 2021 enrollment was 1,833 students in grades K-12. The town of Woodland Park (approx. pop. 8000) is a small mountain community in Teller County. The school district encompasses 293 square miles. The majority of students live in the rural area of the district or the small surrounding communities. Many residents are employed in the Colorado Springs area, approximately 20 miles east of Woodland Park.

The School

Woodland Park High School is a four-year public high school that is accredited by the Colorado Department of Education. The high school offers a strong college preparatory curriculum and participates in an area vocational program and several concurrent enrollment classes through Pikes Peak Community College and University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. Vocational classes along with community service programs and internships are also offered on our own campus. The fall 2021 enrollment of 601 students included 131 seniors. The 2021-2022 faculty included 53 certified staff (43 classroom teachers) with a student/teacher ratio of 14/1 and student/ counselor ratio of 200/1. 2021-2022 student attendance rate was 89.20%.

The Program

• WPHS school year is divided into 2 semesters (Aug. – Dec. and Jan. – May) with 2 quarters in each semester. Students may earn up to 3.5 credits per semester or 7 credits per year.
• WPHS offers an academic program that includes 17 Advanced Placement courses and 5 Honors courses.
• Concurrent Enrollment through Pikes Peak State College to earn high school and college credit: English Comp 121, Literature 115 and Math 121.
• Dual Enrollment program to earn high school and college credit: Honors Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB, French III & IV, Pro-Start Culinary, College Bound Art, Graphic Design and Project Lead the Way.

GPA Calculation- Grades are computed on a 4.0 scale. All classes awarding a letter grade are calculated in the weighted and un-weighted GPA.

Rank- Rank is calculated at the end of each semester. Both a weighted and un-weighted grade point average and rank are reported on the final transcript.

NY = the student has “not yet” met minimum proficiency (Standards) to earn credit in the course.

Standards-Based Grading (SBG) measures student proficiency relative to specific learning standards. A grade is based solely on a student’s demonstration of course content knowledge and mastery of specific course aligned skills.

Latin Honors System Beginning with the 2017-18 freshman class, students scheduled to graduate in 2021 and thereafter, the traditional valedictorian and salutatorian honors will be replaced by the Latin honors system, which grants students Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Cum Laude titles based on their grade point average.

AP Authorized Courses Offered at WPHS in 2021-2022

Computer Science Applications, Computer Science Principles, U.S. Government and Politics, U.S. History, English Lit & Comp., Eng. Lang & Comp., Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics 1, 2 & Physics C Mechanics, Physics C Electricity & Magnetism, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Psychology, Statistics, Human Geography

Student access to AP courses determined by satisfactory completion of coursework, prerequisites, and student requests.

Advanced Placement Results

In May 2022, a total of 129 AP exams were given in 11 subjects. 76 exams received a score of 3 or better.

Honors Courses Offered

English 9, English 10, Integrated Math 2, Integrated math 3, Pre-Calculus

Standardized Test Results 2021-22

SAT State Test – 2021-2022 - 119 students tested

• School mean score: 1001
• EBRW mean score 517
• Math mean score 484

31% met both benchmarks; 64% met ERW (English Reading & Writing); 34% met Math

Class of 2022

Grade distribution for 131 full-time Seniors:

• 10 students earned a 4.0+
• 17 students earned a 3.50 - 3.99
• 20 students earned a 3.00 - 3.49
• 23 students earned a 2.50 – 2.99
• 27 students earned a 2.00 – 2.49
• 34 students earned less than a 2.0

Post-Secondary – Graduating Class of 2022

60.75% of the graduating seniors plan to enter college, with 32.71% attending a four-year institution and 28.04% attending a two-year college. Vocational/technical schools attracted 2.8% while 14.02% reported plans to enter the military. 22.43% of seniors planned to enter immediately into the workforce.

Scholarships were awarded to 28 graduates with a dollar value in excess of $3,372,160. The class of 2022 matriculation included acceptances at the following colleges:

List of college acceptances for the Class of 2022 WPHS Graduates

Appalachian State University

Beloit College

California Lutheran University

California Polytech State University

Carroll College

Cedarville University

Central College

Centre College

Colorado Christian University

Colorado College

Colorado Mesa University

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins

Colorado State Univ., Pueblo

Doane University

Drake University

Friends University

Fort Lewis College

Gordon College

Grand Canyon University

Grove City College

Hamline University

Huntingdon College

Hutchinson Community College

Linfield University

Metropolitan State University

Montana State University

Moravian University

Morningside University

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Neosho County Community College

Neumont College of Computer Science

Nova Southeastern University

Pacific University

Pikes Peak State College

Radford University

Regis University

San Diego Mesa College

Seattle University

South Dakota School of Mines & Tech

The University of New Mexico

University of Colorado Boulder

Univ. of Colorado Colorado Springs

University of Colorado, Denver

University of Denver

University of New England

University of New Haven

University of North Carolina Greensboro

University of Northern Colorado

University of Oregon

University of Wyoming

Walter Scott Jr. School of Engineering at Colorado State University

Wartburg College

Western Colorado University

Wheaton College (MA)