The Widefield School District 3 is a public

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serving parts of western

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, United States. It primarily serves Security-Widefield, but it also serves southeastern

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, 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 *King Elementary *North Elementary - repurposed as a preschool starting in the 2011-2012 school year *Pinello Elementary *Sunrise Elementary *Talbott Elementary *Venetucci Elementary *Widefield Elementary *Webster Elementary A former school, the S.A. Wilson Elementary School in Security-Widefield, built in 1959-61, was listed on the

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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. Photos in the nomination, including 20 photos from 2015, are not included in the linked PDF.

Junior high schools

*Janitell Junior High *Sproul Junior High *Watson Junior High *Grand Mountain K-8

High schools

* Discovery High School, Widefield * Mesa Ridge High School *

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Charter

* James Madison Charter AcademyJames Madison Charter Academy
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References

External links

* {{School districts in El Paso County, Colorado School districts in Colorado Education in El Paso County, Colorado School districts established in 1874 1874 establishments in Colorado Territory