Destinations Career Academy of Colorado

Public school, grades 4 to 12 · Westminster, Colorado

Destinations Career Academy of Colorado in Westminster, Colorado enrolled 453 students in 2024-25 with 13.2 full-time teachers, 34.2 students per teacher against the Colorado median of 15.4. 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, 11-19% 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 95% or more (Colorado: 82.7%).

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

Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 48%

375 students in 2022-23, 565 students in 2023-24, 453 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.4 to 13.2.

Students enrolled at Destinations Career Academy of Colorado by school year2022-23: 375, 2023-24: 565, 2024-25: 45302004006002022-233752023-245652024-25453
Students enrolled at Destinations Career Academy of Colorado by school year2022-23: 375, 2023-24: 565, 2024-25: 45302004006002022-233752023-245652024-25453
Students enrolled at Destinations Career Academy of Colorado by school year2022-23: 375, 2023-24: 565, 2024-25: 45302004006002022-233752023-245652024-25453
Students enrolled at Destinations Career Academy of Colorado by school year2022-23: 375, 2023-24: 565, 2024-25: 45302004006002022-233752023-245652024-25453
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337525.414.8
2023-2456525.322.4
2024-2545313.234.2

34.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Colorado schools of this kind

Among the 118 Colorado schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; This school 34.2; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 34.2state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; This school 34.2; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 34.2state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; This school 34.2; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 34.2state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; This school 34.2; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 34.2state median 15.4U.S. 13.8

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).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 131 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Destinations Career Academy of Colorado enrolled 545 students and had 4.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.2, one per 131 of the 545 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent41.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.8% of students were White, 37.7% Hispanic, 4.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White50.8%
  2. Hispanic37.7%
  3. Black4.9%
  4. Two or more races4.4%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. American Indian0.7%

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 Destinations Career Academy of Colorado scored proficient or above: 11-19% 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
Math11‑19%15‑19% (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

95% or more of the 65 students in Destinations Career Academy of Colorado'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more82.7%
Students in the class658468,390

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.

Schools of this kind in Westminster

5 public schools of this kind in Westminster report 2024-25 enrollment; Destinations Career Academy of Colorado is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Academy of Charter Schools1,88718.828.0%
Destinations Career Academy of Colorado45334.2not reported
Sheridan Green Elementary School25015.126.8%
Witt Elementary School23915.623.8%
Early Learning Center at Gregory Hill13721.465.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Destinations Career Academy of Colorado

  1. Early Learning Center at Gregory HillThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.3 miles away: 137 students, 21.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Two Roads Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.2 miles away: 345 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Destinations Career Academy of Colorado with Early Learning Center at Gregory HillStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Julesburg School District spends per student$10,232 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,232
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoDestinations Career Academy of Colorado is the number 32 by size of 136 Colorado schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#32 of 136
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher34.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.4 for schools of this kind.34.2:1
  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 Destinations Career Academy of Colorado

  1. How many students attend Destinations Career Academy of Colorado?
    453 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 375 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Westminster, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Destinations Career Academy of Colorado?
    34.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for schools of this kind is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Destinations Career Academy of Colorado a Title I school?
    Destinations Career Academy of Colorado was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Destinations Career Academy of Colorado do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Destinations Career Academy of Colorado scored proficient or above: 11-19% 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 is the graduation rate at Destinations Career Academy of Colorado?
    95% or more of the 65 students in Destinations Career Academy of Colorado'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.
  6. What district is Destinations Career Academy of Colorado in?
    Julesburg School District, NCES district ID 0804860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080486006387 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.

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