Aurora West College Preparatory Academy
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Aurora, Colorado
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy in Aurora, Colorado enrolled 927 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 20.2 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 2% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
1,033 students in 2022-23, 942 students in 2023-24, 927 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 46.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,033 | 49.0 | 21.1 |
| 2023-24 | 942 | 44.0 | 21.4 |
| 2024-25 | 927 | 46.0 | 20.2 |
20.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Colorado high schools
Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 414 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Aurora West College Preparatory Academy enrolled 1,106 students and had 2.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 200 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.7, one per 414 of the 1,106 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions200
- Chronically absent58.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.9% of students were Hispanic, 13.4% Black, 6.4% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic73.9%
- Black13.4%
- Asian6.4%
- White2.8%
- Two or more races1.6%
- American Indian1.1%
- Pacific Islander0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 2% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 2% | 14% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 109 students in Aurora West College Preparatory Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 74% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 109 | 2,446 | 68,390 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Aurora
14 public high schools in Aurora report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Trail High School | 3,089 | 20.2 | 18.6% |
| Grandview High School | 2,684 | 19.8 | 27.2% |
| Smoky Hill High School | 2,297 | 20.0 | 43.4% |
| Overland High School | 2,228 | 17.9 | 58.7% |
| Rangeview High School | 2,078 | 20.3 | 61.8% |
| Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory | 2,045 | 21.2 | 54.0% |
| Gateway High School | 1,748 | 21.0 | 75.1% |
| Hinkley High School | 1,527 | 21.8 | 79.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Aurora West College Preparatory Academy
- New Legacy Charter SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 96 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Aurora Science & Tech High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 434 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Aurora West College Preparatory Academy with New Legacy Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Aurora Public Schools spends per student$18,111 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,111
- The largest public schools in ColoradoAurora West College Preparatory Academy is the number 122 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#122 of 436
- Colorado schools by students per teacher20.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.20.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Aurora West College Preparatory Academy
How many students attend Aurora West College Preparatory Academy?
927 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,033 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Aurora, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy?
20.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Aurora West College Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 2% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy?
90-94% of the 109 students in Aurora West College Preparatory Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Aurora West College Preparatory Academy in?
Aurora Public Schools, NCES district ID 0802340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080234000082 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.