Widefield School District 3

{{Infobox school district

| name = Widefield School District 3

| logo = Widefield School District 3 logo.png

| address = 1820 Main Street

| city = Colorado Springs

| state = Colorado

| zipcode = 80911

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|38|46|4|N|104|44|24|W|format=dms|display=title,inline|type:edu_region:US-CO}}

| type = Public school district

| motto = Pride. Tradition. Innovation.

| grades = Pre-K–12

| established = {{Start date and age|1874|08|20|p=1}}

| superintendent = Kevin Duren

| schools = 17

| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|0806480|district_name=School District NO. 3 In The County Of El Paso And State Of|access_date=11 August 2019|ref_name=NCES}}

| students = 9,300 (2022-23)

| conference = CHSAA

| website = {{URL|https://www.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[http://french.wsd3.org French Elementary]
King Elementary[http://king.wsd3.org King Elementary]
North Elementary - repurposed as a preschool starting in the 2011-2012 school year[http://preschool.wsd3.org North Elementary Preschool]
Pinello Elementary[http://pinello.wsd3.org Pinello Elementary]
Sunrise Elementary[http://sunrise.wsd3.org Sunrise Elementary]
Talbott Elementary[http://talbott.wsd3.org Talbott Elementary]
Venetucci Elementary[http://venetucci.wsd3.org Venetucci Elementary]
Widefield Elementary[http://widefield.wsd3.org Widefield Elementary]
Webster Elementary[http://webster.wsd3.org Webster Elementary]

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.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/files/OAHP/NRSR/5EP7894.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: S.A. Wilson Elementary School / S.A. Wilson Center / 5EP.7894|publisher=National Park Service|author=Abigail Christman |date=October 2016 |accessdate=October 2, 2018}} Photos in the nomination, including 20 photos from 2015, are not included in the linked PDF.

=Junior high schools=

Janitell Junior High[http://janitell.wsd3.org Janitell Junior High]
Sproul Junior High[http://sproul.wsd3.org Sproul Junior High]
Watson Junior High[http://watson.wsd3.org Watson Junior High]
Grand Mountain K-8 [http://wsd3.org Grand Mountain K-8]

=High schools=

Discovery High School, Widefield[http://dhs.wsd3.org Discovery High School, Widefield]
Mesa Ridge High School[http://mrhs.wsd3.org Mesa Ridge High School]
Widefield High School[http://whs.wsd3.org Widefield High School]
[https://D3myway.WSD3.org D3 My Way K-12 Virtual School]