Widefield School District 3

Widefield School District 3
Address
1820 Main Street
Colorado Springs
, Colorado, 80911
United States
Coordinates38°46′4″N 104°44′24″W / 38.76778°N 104.74000°W / 38.76778; -104.74000
District information
TypePublic school district
MottoPride. Tradition. Innovation.
GradesPre-K–12
EstablishedAugust 20, 1874 (150 years ago) (1874-08-20)
SuperintendentKevin Duren
Schools17[1]
NCES District ID0806480[1]
Students and staff
Students9,300 (2022-23)[1]
Athletic conferenceCHSAA
Other information
Websitewww.wsd3.org

The Widefield School District 3 is a public school district serving parts of western El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It primarily serves Security-Widefield, but it also serves southeastern Colorado Springs, which is where the district office is located.

List of schools

Preschools

  • Widefield Preschool - Formerly North Elementary School in 2011-2012 school year

Elementary schools

  • French Elementary[2]
  • King Elementary[3]
  • North Elementary - repurposed as a preschool starting in the 2011-2012 school year[4]
  • Pinello Elementary[5]
  • Sunrise Elementary[6]
  • Talbott Elementary[7]
  • Venetucci Elementary[8]
  • Widefield Elementary[9]
  • Webster Elementary[10]

A former school, the S.A. Wilson Elementary School in Security-Widefield, built in 1959-61, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. It was one of six elementary schools in Widefield School District built during 1954 to 1961, during which the district grew from 125 students to more than 3,500 students. The building later became the S.A. Wilson Center, hosting several school district resources.[11]

Junior high schools

  • Janitell Junior High[12]
  • Sproul Junior High[13]
  • Watson Junior High[14]
  • Grand Mountain K-8 [15]

High schools

Charter

  • James Madison Charter Academy[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for School District NO. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. ^ French Elementary
  3. ^ King Elementary
  4. ^ North Elementary Preschool
  5. ^ Pinello Elementary
  6. ^ Sunrise Elementary
  7. ^ Talbott Elementary
  8. ^ Venetucci Elementary
  9. ^ Widefield Elementary
  10. ^ Webster Elementary
  11. ^ Abigail Christman (October 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: S.A. Wilson Elementary School / S.A. Wilson Center / 5EP.7894" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2018. Photos in the nomination, including 20 photos from 2015, are not included in the linked PDF.
  12. ^ Janitell Junior High
  13. ^ Sproul Junior High
  14. ^ Watson Junior High
  15. ^ Grand Mountain K-8
  16. ^ Discovery High School, Widefield
  17. ^ Mesa Ridge High School
  18. ^ Widefield High School
  19. ^ James Madison Charter Academy