West Lake Preparatory Academy
Public school, kindergarten to grade 9 · Denver, North Carolina
West Lake Preparatory Academy in Denver, North Carolina enrolled 402 students in 2024-25 with 7.4 full-time teachers, 54.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-63% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 50-63% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 74%
428 students in 2022-23, 359 students in 2023-24, 402 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.9 to 7.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 428 | 28.9 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 15.5 | 23.2 |
| 2024-25 | 402 | 7.4 | 54.3 |
54.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 North Carolina schools of this kind
Among the 120 North Carolina schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; 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.
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).
One counselor per 419 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Lake Preparatory Academy enrolled 419 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 419 of the 419 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent23.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.0% of students were White, 22.4% Hispanic, 18.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White51.0%
- Hispanic22.4%
- Black18.7%
- Two or more races7.2%
- Asian0.7%
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, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at West Lake Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 50-63% in reading and 50-63% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 50‑63% | 50‑63% | 48% |
| Math | 50‑63% | 50‑63% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Schools of this kind in Denver
2 public schools of this kind in Denver report 2024-25 enrollment; West Lake Preparatory Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Charter School | 2,316 | 16.5 | not reported |
| West Lake Preparatory Academy | 402 | 54.3 | 49.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Lake Preparatory Academy
- Lincoln Charter SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.0 miles away: 2,316 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Community School of DavidsonThe next nearest public school of this kind, 9.1 miles away: 1,631 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).9.1 mi
- Compare West Lake Preparatory Academy with Lincoln Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West Lake Preparatory Academy spends per student$12,343 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,343
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaWest Lake Preparatory Academy is the number 77 by size of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#77 of 129
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher54.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.54.3:1
- 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 West Lake Preparatory Academy
How many students attend West Lake Preparatory Academy?
402 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 428 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Denver, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Lake Preparatory Academy?
54.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for schools of this kind is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Lake Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
West Lake Preparatory Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Lake Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at West Lake Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 50-63% in reading and 50-63% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is West Lake Preparatory Academy in?
West Lake Preparatory Academy, NCES district ID 3700453. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370045303508 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: 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.