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Colorado Preparatory Academy High School

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Colorado Preparatory Academy High School ranks 172 nd of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 48% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Colorado Preparatory Academy High School is a public virtual high school located in Westminster, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 751 students. The school is part of the Education Reenvisioned BOCES district, which is ranked 60 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's performance has been mixed compared to other Colorado high schools. While it has shown some strengths in serving its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 32 out of 194 Colorado high schools in 2024-2025 with a 4-star rating, its overall statewide ranking has fluctuated between 138 out of 221 in 2021-2022 and 155 out of 349 in 2023-2024, with a 3-star rating in the most recent year. The school's academic performance has also been inconsistent across different subject areas and grade levels, with some areas of strength and others of weakness compared to the state and district averages.

One notable concern is the school's high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.5% to 27.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. This may be impacting the school's overall academic performance. Compared to nearby schools like Standley Lake High School and Jefferson Academy High School, which are part of the higher-performing Jefferson County School District, Colorado Preparatory Academy High School generally performs in the middle to lower range on various academic measures.

823

Students ?

27.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,727

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100
Westminster, CO 80031

(720) 381-2047

District: Education Reenvisioned BOCES

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Hispanic:

32.6%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Colorado average

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Colorado avg47%

172^nd of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Education Reenvisioned BOCES

60^th of 115Education Reenvisioned BOCES 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	12.2	845 of 917	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	831 of 929	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	786 of 914	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	667 of 938	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	23.6	310 of 418	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	355 of 424	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	331 of 400	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	320 of 436	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	172 of 328	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	155 of 349	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	218 of 349	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	138 of 221	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	159 of 411	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	155 of 388	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	24.8	180 of 256	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.3	133 of 255	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.2	144 of 292	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	124 of 247	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	118 of 257	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	177 of 254	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	159 of 257	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	99 of 199	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.6	155 of 198	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	95 of 205	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	32 of 194	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	43 of 211	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	105 of 200	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	83 of 203	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	149 of 246	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	124 of 256	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	166 of 252	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	159 of 253	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	162 of 209	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	116 of 229	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	181 of 234	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	176 of 228	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.5	98 of 225	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2024)50th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing62%~ state avg

Science35%+10 vs state

Mathematics20%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Colorado Preparatory Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	823	30	27.4		417 (50.7%)	55 (6.7%)	268 (32.6%)	10 (1.2%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.8%)	45.4	172^nd of 328 public high schools	47.6%		52	155^th of 349 public high schools	55.6%	17	79.0	17.0	75.0	21.0	62.0	20.0										34.9	$10,727
Pikes Peak Online School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8601 Turnpike Drive Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 370-7767	438	19	22.7		207 (47.3%)	34 (7.8%)	166 (37.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)								(n/a)	38.0																$10,423
Hidden Lake Secondary	Public	6-12	7300 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-2600	340	19	17.8	87.6%	36 (10.6%)	2 (0.6%)	289 (85.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	3.1	327^th of 328 public high schools	0.3%		4.3	343^rd of 349 public high schools	1.7%	16	20.0		27.0		6.0											5.2	$18,088
Pomona Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	8101 West Pomona Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0710	1,252	71	17.5	47.4%	620 (49.5%)	16 (1.3%)	520 (41.5%)	30 (2.4%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (3.9%)	27.1	244^th of 328 public high schools	25.6%		28.2	244^th of 349 public high schools	30.1%		50.0	19.0	56.0	20.0	54.0	19.0	37.2	27.5	23.8	30.0	21.1	15.5	17.0	18.2	29.6	21.3	$16,192
Westminster High School	Public	9-12	6933 Raleigh St	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 657-3980	2,010	85	23.5	82.0%	204 (10.1%)	32 (1.6%)	1,660 (82.6%)	66 (3.3%)	9 (0.4%)	11 (0.5%)	28 (1.4%)	11.8	298^th of 328 public high schools	9.1%		11	312^th of 349 public high schools	10.6%	14	34.0		38.0		40.0											13.6	$17,098
Summit Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	9955 Yarrow Street	Broomfield	80020	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 438-6985	66	2	30.5		50 (75.8%)	1 (1.5%)	6 (9.1%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Arvada High School	Public	9-12	7951 West 65th Avenue	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0162	754	39	19.0	71.0%	213 (28.2%)	27 (3.6%)	469 (62.2%)	8 (1.1%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.4%)	11.7	299^th of 328 public high schools	8.8%		13.2	305^th of 349 public high schools	12.6%	6	48.0	9.0	41.0	9.0	37.0	6.0										12.8	$16,804
Standley Lake High School	Public	9-12	9300 West 104th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3311	1,123	58	19.4	32.7%	665 (59.2%)	12 (1.1%)	307 (27.3%)	60 (5.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.4%)	55.5	136^th of 328 public high schools	58.5%		53.4	149^th of 349 public high schools	57.3%	13	68.0	31.0	77.0	39.0	66.0	29.0										32.8	$15,423
Global Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1930	400	17	23.9	75.8%	13 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	379 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6.6	316^th of 328 public high schools	3.7%		14.1	301^st of 349 public high schools	13.8%	15	33.0		33.0		33.0												$14,216
Northglenn High School	Public	9-12	601 West 100th Place	Northglenn	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4600	1,844	96	19.2	71.7%	321 (17.4%)	27 (1.5%)	1,383 (75.0%)	40 (2.2%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.1%)	23.1	256^th of 328 public high schools	22.0%		22.3	268^th of 349 public high schools	23.2%	12	48.0	20.0	54.0	26.0	37.0	21.0										15.6	$14,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Colorado Preparatory Academy High School

What district is Colorado Preparatory Academy High School in?

Education Reenvisioned BOCES

How many students attend Colorado Preparatory Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 823 students attended Colorado Preparatory Academy High School.

Is Colorado Preparatory Academy High School a good school?

Colorado Preparatory Academy High School ranks 172^nd of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Colorado Preparatory Academy High School?

Students at Colorado Preparatory Academy High School are 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Asian.

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