Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Cambridge, Massachusetts enrolled 890 students in 2024-25 with 84.3 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the Massachusetts median of 12.6. 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, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

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

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%

999 students in 2022-23, 917 students in 2023-24, 890 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 106.4 to 84.3.

Students enrolled at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 917, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-239992023-249172024-25890
Students enrolled at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 917, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-239992023-249172024-25890
Students enrolled at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 917, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-239992023-249172024-25890
Students enrolled at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 917, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-239992023-249172024-25890
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23999106.49.4
2023-2491798.29.3
2024-2589084.310.6

10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind

Among the 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; 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, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 10.6; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 10.6; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 10.6; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 10.6; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 12.6U.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).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 65 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prospect Hill Academy Charter School enrolled 1,102 students and had 17.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 53 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)17.0, one per 65 of the 1,102 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions53
  • Chronically absent19.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.2% of students were Black, 22.8% Hispanic, 9.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black56.2%
  2. Hispanic22.8%
  3. White9.7%
  4. Asian5.7%
  5. Two or more races5.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2236%36%43.7%
Math, 2022-2320%22% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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 Prospect Hill Academy Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. 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 districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more89.2%
Students in the class656572,602

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.

What to look at next about Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

  1. McKinley SchoolsThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.1 miles away: 125 students, 3.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Horace Mann School for the Deaf Hard of HearingThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.1 miles away: 73 students (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Prospect Hill Academy Charter School with McKinley SchoolsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District) spends per student$27,945 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,945
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsProspect Hill Academy Charter School is the number 14 by size of 101 Massachusetts schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#14 of 101
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.6 for schools of this kind.10.6:1
  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 Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

  1. How many students attend Prospect Hill Academy Charter School?
    890 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 999 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Cambridge, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School?
    10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for schools of this kind is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Prospect Hill Academy Charter School a Title I school?
    Prospect Hill Academy Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School?
    95% or more of the 65 students in Prospect Hill Academy Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. 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 Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in?
    Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District), NCES district ID 2500046. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250004600819 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, 2021-22 and 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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