Academy of Charter Schools

Public, Charter, Alternative PK, KG-12

 11800 Lowell Blvd
       Westminster, CO  80031-5097


(303) 289-8088

District: State Charter School Institute

SchoolDigger Rank:
356th of 935 Colorado Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,504 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  20.4 Help
Number of students:  1,890

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.6%
Hispanic:
31.0%
Asian:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.1% Help


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Compare Details Academy of Charter Schools ranks better than 61.9% of elementary schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.38. (See more...)
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Compare Details Academy of Charter Schools ranks better than 52.2% of middle schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.67. (See more...)
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Compare Details Academy of Charter Schools ranks better than 58.1% of high schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (55.6%), Hispanic (31%), Asian (7.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 26.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Academy of Charter Schools is 20.4. 6 alternative schools in the State Charter School Institute District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Academy of Charter Schools is $9,504. 4 alternative schools in the State Charter School Institute District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Academy of Charter Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Academy of Charter Schools 356th of 935 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Academy of Charter Schools in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Academy of Charter Schools 230th of 481 Colorado public middle schools. (See Academy of Charter Schools in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Academy of Charter Schools 147th of 351 Colorado public high schools. (See Academy of Charter Schools in the ranking list.)

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State Charter School Institute:

SchoolDigger ranks State Charter School Institute 43rd of 115 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Academy of Charter Schools

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 68.49 257th 929 72.3%
2018 78.95 176th 917 80.8%
2019 82.31 141st 965 85.4%
2021 66.62 247th 710 65.2%
2022 63.39 310th 921 66.3%
2023 58.38 356th 933 61.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.57 9th 308 97.1%
2019 86.06 17th 332 94.9%
2021 77.84 10th 75 86.7%
2022 77.39 23rd 203 88.7%
2023 55.55 100th 265 62.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.40 153rd 690 77.8%
2019 80.22 121st 758 84.0%
2021 58.02 177th 351 49.6%
2022 52.63 280th 595 52.9%
2023 46.98 320th 642 50.2%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Alternative Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Gifted and Talented students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.62 39th 84 53.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.64 161st 693 76.8%
2019 75.41 162nd 764 78.8%
2021 56.09 183rd 352 48.0%
2022 58.02 235th 594 60.4%
2023 52.72 294th 649 54.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.17 19th 172 89.0%
2019 80.82 29th 270 89.3%
2021 81.76 4th 30 86.7%
2022 71.49 26th 153 83.0%
2023 63.29 54th 197 72.6%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Alternative Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for elementary school White students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.11 104th 337 69.1%
2019 67.46 159th 596 73.3%
2021 45.87 188th 288 34.7%
2022 42.94 283rd 454 37.7%
2023 32.52 372nd 525 29.1%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Alternative Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 52.93 170th 424 59.9%
2018 49.39 186th 418 55.5%
2019 58.29 167th 458 63.5%
2021 61.73 121st 369 67.2%
2022 48.12 209th 448 53.3%
2023 45.67 230th 480 52.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.30 82nd 222 63.1%
2019 63.03 66th 240 72.5%
2021 84.01 7th 114 93.9%
2023 60.25 66th 241 72.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.33 177th 315 43.8%
2019 55.15 149th 352 57.7%
2021 65.84 66th 254 74.0%
2022 41.87 174th 326 46.6%
2023 38.13 201st 363 44.6%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Alternative Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Gifted and Talented students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.56 83rd 134 38.1%
2023 31.78 101st 125 19.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.47 146th 317 53.9%
2019 53.87 134th 343 60.9%
2021 44.29 125th 249 49.8%
2022 43.19 167th 328 49.1%
2023 42.92 180th 356 49.4%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.27 144th 220 34.5%
2021 69.98 20th 83 75.9%
2023 39.61 113th 198 42.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.73 130th 199 34.7%
2019 45.36 145th 283 48.8%
2021 42.31 112th 203 44.8%
2022 24.73 201st 265 24.2%
2023 26.75 211th 286 26.2%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Alternative Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.05 62nd 256 75.8%
2018 51.02 171st 388 55.9%
2019 60.18 141st 411 65.7%
2021 32.51 137th 210 34.8%
2022 40.45 124th 221 43.9%
2023 53.91 146th 349 58.2%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.29 86th 188 54.3%
2022 56.76 78th 203 61.6%
2023 55.97 79th 200 60.5%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.89 121st 239 49.4%
2022 56.57 106th 257 58.8%
2023 46.50 131st 254 48.4%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.31 128th 240 46.7%
2022 53.30 113th 253 55.3%
2023 55.80 106th 252 57.9%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.65 88th 181 51.4%
2022 45.06 93rd 205 54.6%
2023 39.67 111th 198 43.9%
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Rank History for high school White students at Academy of Charter Schools

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.57 151st 225 32.9%
2022 49.27 112th 228 50.9%
2023 49.06 118th 234 49.6%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Academy of Charter Schools

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2015 1152 23 123 442 11 2 51 0 1804
2016 1114 20 140 468 9 3 65 0 1819
2017 1112 13 140 483 7 2 73 0 1830
2018 1129 12 137 524 4 1 80 0 1887
2019 1109 9 144 529 4 1 85 0 1881
2020 1100 15 143 531 1 1 95 0 1886
2021 1093 15 154 535 4 1 97 0 1899
2022 1080 16 138 564 4 1 91 0 1894
2023 1050 17 137 586 4 1 95 0 1890

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Academy of Charter Schools

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 1804 n/a n/a 20.9
2016 1819 94.0 19.3 17.9
2017 1830 92.2 19.8 21.6
2018 1887 89.6 21.0 21.4
2019 1881 90.7 20.7 19.8
2020 1886 87.8 21.4 21.7
2021 1899 93.5 20.2 24.7
2022 1894 94.2 20.1 25.2
2023 1890 92.4 20.4 26.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Academy of Charter Schools

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 1804 n/a n/a 20.9
2016 1819 94.0 19.3 17.9
2017 1830 92.2 19.8 21.6
2018 1887 89.6 21.0 21.4
2019 1881 90.7 20.7 19.8
2020 1886 87.8 21.4 21.7
2021 1899 93.5 20.2 24.7
2022 1894 94.2 20.1 25.2
2023 1890 92.4 20.4 26.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Academy of Charter Schools

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,217
2020 $9,776
2021 $8,133
2022 $9,504

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Academy of Charter Schools

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 141st of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 356th of 933 Elementary schools
 23.5%
Ranks 167th of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 230th of 480 Middle schools
 11.5%
Ranks 141st of 411 High schoolsRanks 146th of 349 High schools
 7.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Academy of Charter Schools)59.146.9
 12.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (State Charter School Institute)40.235.5
 4.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)41.339.9
 1.4%
3rd Grade Math (Academy of Charter Schools)59.947.3
 12.6%
   3rd Grade Math (State Charter School Institute)33.137.8
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado)4140.4
 0.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Academy of Charter Schools)68.363.2
 5.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (State Charter School Institute)43.242.1
 1.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4843.8
 4.2%
4th Grade Math (Academy of Charter Schools)5945.1
 13.9%
   4th Grade Math (State Charter School Institute)27.729.6
 1.9%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado)33.632.7
 0.9%
5th Grade Science (Academy of Charter Schools)48.934.3
 14.6%
   5th Grade Science (State Charter School Institute)33.429.9
 3.5%
   5th Grade Science (Colorado)35.933.9
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Academy of Charter Schools)60.756.3
 4.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (State Charter School Institute)50.645.5
 5.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.447.8
 0.6%
5th Grade Math (Academy of Charter Schools)62.440.7
 21.7%
   5th Grade Math (State Charter School Institute)32.829.5
 3.3%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado)35.736.5
 0.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Academy of Charter Schools)65.736.5
 29.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (State Charter School Institute)45.442.8
 2.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (Academy of Charter Schools)41.422.6
 18.8%
   6th Grade Math (State Charter School Institute)25.124.9
 0.2%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Academy of Charter Schools)57.945.3
 12.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (State Charter School Institute)47.741.7
 6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (Academy of Charter Schools)29.932
 2.1%
   7th Grade Math (State Charter School Institute)27.221.8
 5.4%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (Academy of Charter Schools)28.428.5
 0.1%
   8th Grade Science (State Charter School Institute)28.531
 2.5%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Academy of Charter Schools)42.748.4
 5.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (State Charter School Institute)4741.8
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (Academy of Charter Schools)33.629.3
 4.3%
   8th Grade Math (State Charter School Institute)34.427
 7.4%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Academy of Charter Schools)59.749.6
 10.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (State Charter School Institute)45.641.6
 4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Academy of Charter Schools)48.336.6
 11.7%
   All Grades Math (State Charter School Institute)29.928.5
 1.4%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18811890
 0.5%
African American917
 88.9%
American Indian44
Asian144137
 4.9%
Hispanic529586
 10.8%
Pacific Islander11
White11091050
 5.3%
Two or More Races8595
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19.8%26.1%
 6.3%


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Students at Academy of Charter Schools are 56% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,890 students attended Academy of Charter Schools.

Academy of Charter Schools ranks 356th of 935 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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