Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Westminster, Colorado

Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School in Westminster, Colorado enrolled 681 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 20.6 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 11% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

718 students in 2022-23, 678 students in 2023-24, 681 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.1 to 33.0.

Students enrolled at Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 718, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 68102004006008002022-237182023-246782024-25681
Students enrolled at Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 718, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 68102004006008002022-237182023-246782024-25681
Students enrolled at Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 718, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 68102004006008002022-237182023-246782024-25681
Students enrolled at Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 718, 2023-24: 678, 2024-25: 68102004006008002022-237182023-246782024-25681
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371829.124.6
2023-2467834.619.6
2024-2568133.020.6

20.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Colorado middle schools

Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 20.6; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 20.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 20.6; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 20.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 20.6; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 20.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 20.6; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 20.6state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School enrolled 753 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent13.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.0% of students were White, 35.7% Hispanic, 9.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White43.0%
  2. Hispanic35.7%
  3. Black9.5%
  4. Two or more races9.0%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  7. 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 Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 11% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math11%15% (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.

Middle schools in Westminster

4 public middle schools in Westminster report 2024-25 enrollment; Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School68120.6not reported
Mandalay Middle School44316.834.3%
Wayne Carle Middle School43817.918.9%
Shaw Heights Middle School32117.873.8%

All public schools in Westminster →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School

  1. Shaw Heights Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 321 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Mandalay Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 443 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School with Shaw Heights Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Education Reenvisioned BOCES spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoColorado Preparatory Academy Middle School is the number 64 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#64 of 279
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher20.6 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.20.6:1
  7. 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 Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School

  1. How many students attend Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School?
    681 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 718 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Westminster, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School?
    20.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School a Title I school?
    Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 11% 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.
  5. What district is Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School in?
    Education Reenvisioned BOCES, NCES district ID 0800282. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080028206764 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
  • 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.

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