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Academy of Charter Schools

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
503rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 943 Colorado Alternative Schools
Better than 47% of Colorado alternative schools
Summary

Academy of Charter Schools is a large PK-12 charter school in Westminster, Colorado, serving 1,887 students under the State Charter School Institute. The school serves a moderately diverse population, with about 34% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and sits in a region that includes both elite charters and lower-performing online alternatives.

Academically, this is a mixed performer. English Language Arts is a clear strength, with 48.4% of students proficient on CMAS ELA — above the state's 44.7% — and upper-grade science is exceptional: 54.5% of 11th graders scored proficient on CMAS Science, more than double the state rate. Mathematics is the weak spot, with just 34.8% proficient on CMAS math, below the state average of 37.3%, and that gap persists across SAT and PSAT math results. Nearby Stargate Charter School and Peak to Peak Charter School post higher test scores, but both serve far fewer low-income students. By contrast, The Pinnacle Charter School, just a few miles away and under the same authorizer, trails ACS dramatically with only 16.4% ELA and 6.7% math proficiency.

Chronic absenteeism is the school's hidden risk factor: 35.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, compared to 28.4% statewide and just 6.6% at Peak to Peak. Despite this, the graduation rate is a solid 88.1%, above the state's 85.6%, and the dropout rate is only 0.6% — meaning students who stay enrolled are very likely to finish. For parents, ACS offers a stable, continuous PK-12 community with strong humanities and upper-grade science instruction, but math support and attendance consistency deserve close attention.

1,887
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,874
Per pupil spending ?
33.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 11800 Lowell Blvd
       Westminster, CO  80031-5097

(303) 289-8088

District: State Charter School Institute

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.9%
Hispanic:
31.7%
Asian:
6.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2023 → 55th in 2026
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg36%
Colorado avg43%
Elementary school
503rd of 943
Colorado public elementary schools ?
Bottom 47%▼ down 26 pts since 2017
From top 28% (2017) to bottom 47% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
166th of 469
Colorado public middle schools ?
Top 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2017
From top 40% (2017) to top 35% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Colorado Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
153rd of 338
Colorado public high schools ?
Top 45%▼ down 21 pts since 2017
From top 24% (2017) to top 45% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 9Alternative Schools in the State Charter School Institute
49th of 115State Charter School Institute among Colorado districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202641.6503 of 94346.7%★★☆☆☆
202553.5420 of 95055.8%★★★☆☆
202460.2363 of 94361.5%★★★☆☆
202358.4356 of 93361.8%★★★☆☆
202263.4310 of 92166.3%★★★☆☆
202166.6247 of 71065.2%★★★☆☆
201982.3141 of 96585.4%★★★★☆
201879.0176 of 91780.8%★★★★☆
201768.5257 of 92972.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202632.1450 of 69235.0%★★☆☆☆
202548.0333 of 69452.0%★★★☆☆
202452.7305 of 68455.4%★★★☆☆
202347.0320 of 64250.2%★★★☆☆
202252.6280 of 59552.9%★★★☆☆
202158.0177 of 35149.6%★★☆☆☆
201980.2121 of 75884.0%★★★★☆
201873.4153 of 69077.8%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202453.156 of 9138.5%★★☆☆☆
201861.639 of 8453.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202650.8103 of 24958.6%★★★☆☆
202568.650 of 24779.8%★★★★☆
202471.951 of 24278.9%★★★★☆
202363.354 of 19772.6%★★★★☆
202271.526 of 15383.0%★★★★☆
202181.84 of 3086.7%★★★★☆
201980.829 of 27089.3%★★★★☆
201881.219 of 17289.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202636.2219 of 31931.3%★★☆☆☆
202553.0145 of 33757.0%★★★☆☆
202455.6146 of 36560.0%★★★☆☆
202355.5100 of 26562.3%★★★☆☆
202277.423 of 20388.7%★★★★☆
202177.810 of 7586.7%★★★★☆
201986.117 of 33294.9%★★★★★
201892.69 of 30897.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202636.9415 of 69440.2%★★☆☆☆
202542.4381 of 70045.6%★★☆☆☆
202450.1324 of 68352.6%★★★☆☆
202352.7294 of 64954.7%★★★☆☆
202258.0235 of 59460.4%★★★☆☆
202156.1183 of 35248.0%★★☆☆☆
201975.4162 of 76478.8%★★★★☆
201872.6161 of 69376.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202618.6478 of 54612.5%★☆☆☆☆
202524.1450 of 55118.3%★☆☆☆☆
202433.8383 of 53928.9%★☆☆☆☆
202332.5372 of 52529.1%★☆☆☆☆
202242.9283 of 45437.7%★★☆☆☆
202145.9188 of 28834.7%★★☆☆☆
201967.5159 of 59673.3%★★★★☆
201866.1104 of 33769.1%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202658.8166 of 46964.6%★★★☆☆
202563.1146 of 46968.9%★★★☆☆
202455.7181 of 48562.7%★★★☆☆
202345.7230 of 48052.1%★★★☆☆
202248.1209 of 44853.3%★★★☆☆
202161.7121 of 36967.2%★★★☆☆
201958.3167 of 45863.5%★★★☆☆
201849.4186 of 41855.5%★★★☆☆
201752.9170 of 42459.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202662.3124 of 36566.0%★★★☆☆
202559.9128 of 34763.1%★★★☆☆
202440.0187 of 35046.6%★★☆☆☆
202338.1201 of 36344.6%★★☆☆☆
202241.9174 of 32646.6%★★☆☆☆
202165.866 of 25474.0%★★★★☆
201955.2149 of 35257.7%★★★☆☆
201841.3177 of 31543.8%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202331.8101 of 12519.2%★☆☆☆☆
201949.683 of 13438.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202663.956 of 20772.9%★★★★☆
202569.738 of 21882.6%★★★★☆
202460.061 of 19969.3%★★★☆☆
202339.6113 of 19842.9%★★☆☆☆
202170.020 of 8375.9%★★★★☆
201933.3144 of 22034.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202665.157 of 23075.2%★★★★☆
202574.037 of 24184.6%★★★★☆
202455.283 of 24466.0%★★★☆☆
202360.366 of 24172.6%★★★★☆
202184.07 of 11493.9%★★★★★
201963.066 of 24072.5%★★★★☆
201852.382 of 22263.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202641.4184 of 36950.1%★★★☆☆
202554.8136 of 35261.4%★★★☆☆
202459.4117 of 35767.2%★★★☆☆
202342.9180 of 35649.4%★★★☆☆
202243.2167 of 32849.1%★★☆☆☆
202144.3125 of 24949.8%★★★☆☆
201953.9134 of 34360.9%★★★☆☆
201847.5146 of 31753.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202632.6183 of 27533.5%★★☆☆☆
202537.9168 of 27538.9%★★☆☆☆
202435.1176 of 27335.5%★★☆☆☆
202326.8211 of 28626.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.7201 of 26524.2%★☆☆☆☆
202142.3112 of 20344.8%★★☆☆☆
201945.4145 of 28348.8%★★☆☆☆
201831.7130 of 19934.7%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202650.1153 of 33854.7%★★★☆☆
202557.1132 of 32859.8%★★★☆☆
202450.0167 of 34952.1%★★★☆☆
202353.9146 of 34958.2%★★★☆☆
202240.5124 of 22143.9%★★☆☆☆
202132.5137 of 21034.8%★★☆☆☆
201960.2141 of 41165.7%★★★☆☆
201851.0171 of 38855.9%★★★☆☆
201760.062 of 25675.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202636.0152 of 24538.0%★★☆☆☆
202539.7141 of 24742.9%★★☆☆☆
202446.1133 of 25748.2%★★☆☆☆
202346.5131 of 25448.4%★★☆☆☆
202256.6106 of 25758.8%★★★☆☆
202147.9121 of 23949.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202635.2124 of 19737.1%★★☆☆☆
202542.295 of 18749.2%★★★☆☆
202438.8112 of 19943.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.7111 of 19843.9%★★☆☆☆
202245.193 of 20554.6%★★★☆☆
202143.688 of 18151.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202632.3146 of 20829.8%★★☆☆☆
202560.771 of 19463.4%★★★☆☆
202453.389 of 21157.8%★★★☆☆
202356.079 of 20060.5%★★★☆☆
202256.878 of 20361.6%★★★☆☆
202150.386 of 18854.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202653.8107 of 24356.0%★★★☆☆
202563.692 of 24662.6%★★★☆☆
202447.8123 of 25652.0%★★★☆☆
202355.8106 of 25257.9%★★★☆☆
202253.3113 of 25355.3%★★★☆☆
202146.3128 of 24046.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202644.6117 of 22147.1%★★☆☆☆
202546.5112 of 20946.4%★★☆☆☆
202439.5135 of 22941.0%★★☆☆☆
202349.1118 of 23449.6%★★★☆☆
202249.3112 of 22850.9%★★★☆☆
202133.6151 of 22532.9%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2026)40th percentile-6 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2024)38th percentile-23 vs school
Female (2026)35th percentile-12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-15 vs school
White (2026)12th percentile-34 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)66th percentile~ school
Male (2026)50th percentile-14 vs school
White (2026)33rd percentile-31 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)19th percentile-33 vs school
High school
Male (2026)56th percentile~ school
White (2026)47th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2026)38th percentile-17 vs school
Hispanic (2026)37th percentile-18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?
Reading and Writing64%+4 vs state
English Language Arts48%+4 vs state
Science37%+4 vs state
Math35%~ state avg
Mathematics27%-5 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,887 students attended Academy of Charter Schools.

Students at Academy of Charter Schools are 55% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Academy of Charter Schools ranks 503rd of 943 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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