Prospect Academy

Public middle school, grades 4 to 8 · Arvada, Colorado

Prospect Academy in Arvada, Colorado enrolled 94 students in 2024-25 with 7.6 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less 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 rose 54% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

61 students in 2022-23, 79 students in 2023-24, 94 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.2 to 7.6.

Students enrolled at Prospect Academy by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 79, 2024-25: 9402550751002022-23612023-24792024-2594
Students enrolled at Prospect Academy by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 79, 2024-25: 9402550751002022-23612023-24792024-2594
Students enrolled at Prospect Academy by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 79, 2024-25: 9402550751002022-23612023-24792024-2594
Students enrolled at Prospect Academy by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 79, 2024-25: 9402550751002022-23612023-24792024-2594
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23617.28.5
2023-24796.512.2
2024-25947.612.4

12.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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; Prospect Academy 12.4; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherProspect Academy 12.4state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Prospect Academy 12.4; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherProspect Academy 12.4state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Prospect Academy 12.4; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherProspect Academy 12.4state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Prospect Academy 12.4; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherProspect Academy 12.4state 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 Prospect Academy reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent39.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.4% of students were White, 25.8% Hispanic, 4.3% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White62.4%
  2. Hispanic25.8%
  3. American Indian4.3%
  4. Black3.2%
  5. Two or more races3.2%
  6. Asian1.1%

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 Prospect Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less 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
Math10% or less28% (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 Arvada

5 public middle schools in Arvada report 2024-25 enrollment; Prospect Academy is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Drake Junior High School1,00219.716.9%
Oberon Middle School70419.523.2%
North Arvada Middle School46417.461.0%
Moore Middle School36816.438.0%
Prospect Academy9412.421.3%

All public schools in Arvada →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Prospect Academy

  1. Everitt Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 456 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Drake Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 1,002 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Prospect Academy with Everitt Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much State Charter School Institute spends per student$12,197 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,197
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoProspect Academy is the number 253 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#253 of 279
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.12.4:1
  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 Prospect Academy

  1. How many students attend Prospect Academy?
    94 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 61 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Arvada, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Prospect Academy?
    12.4 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 Prospect Academy a Title I school?
    Prospect Academy has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Prospect Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Prospect Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less 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 Prospect Academy in?
    State Charter School Institute, NCES district ID 0800020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080002006853 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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