Woodland Park High School Profile 2021-2022
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
Jennifer Johnston jjohnston@wpsdk12.org
Marilyn Bemis mbemis@wpsdk12.org
The Community
The Woodland Park School District fall of 2020 enrollment was 2,060 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 2020 enrollment of 677 students included 181 seniors. The 2020-2021 faculty included 50 certified staff (43 classroom teachers) with a student/teacher ratio of 16/1 and student/ counselor ratio of 169/1. 2020-2021 student attendance rate was 92.35%.
The Program
Classroom Grading Scale
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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 2020-2021
Computer Science Applications, Computer Science Principles, U.S. Government and Politics, U.S. History, English Lit & Eng. Lang, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics 1, 2 & C, 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 2021, a total of 138 AP exams were given in 11 subjects. 49 received a score of 3 or better.
Honors Courses Offered
English 1, American Literature, Algebra 2, Integrated Math 2, Pre-Calculus
Standardized Test Results 2020-21
SAT State Test – 2020-2021 - 114 students tested
35% met both benchmarks; 62% met ERW (English Reading & Writing); 36% met Math
Class of 2021
Grade distribution for 181 full-time Seniors:
Post-Secondary – Graduating Class of 2021
73% of the graduating seniors plan to enter college, with 42% attending a four-year institution and 23% attending a two-year college. Vocational/technical schools attracted 7% while 4% reported plans to enter the military. 23% of seniors planned to enter immediately into the workforce.
Scholarships were awarded to 52 graduates with a dollar value in excess of $4,045,008. The class of 2021 matriculation included acceptances at the following colleges:
List of college acceptances for the Class of 2021 WPHS Graduates
