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Academy Charter School

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Academy Charter School ranks 155 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Academy Charter School is an elementary and middle school located in Castle Rock, Colorado, serving grades PK-8 with 582 students. It is part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 9th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academy Charter School consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of Colorado elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) exams are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, Academy Charter School had 70.3% of students proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts, compared to 63.4% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In CMAS Math, the school had 61.9% proficiency, compared to 55.5% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade CMAS Science, with 85.7% proficiency, compared to 53.9% for the district and 36.4% for the state.

Despite its strong academic performance, Academy Charter School has faced higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, ranging from 13.5% to 27.7%, which is a concern and may impact student learning and achievement. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 4.64% to 10.82% over the past few years, compared to higher rates at nearby public schools like Sage Canyon Elementary, Soaring Hawk Elementary, and South Ridge Elementary.

581

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,732

Per pupil spending ?

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1551 Prairie Hawk Drive
Castle Rock, CO 80109-7900

(303) 660-4881

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (68% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg59%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

155^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

18^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 58Elementary Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1

9^th of 115Douglas County School District No. Re 1 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
2025	81.6	155 of 950	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	132 of 943	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	194 of 933	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	165 of 921	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	241 of 710	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	155 of 965	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	110 of 917	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	212 of 929	77.2%	★★★★☆
2016	62.8	302 of 914	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.2	286 of 938	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	89.4	64 of 962	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	87.2	85 of 954	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	86.7	97 of 935	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	129 of 935	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	113 of 925	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	188 of 872	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	68.9	263 of 849	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.5	316 of 852	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	77.4	157 of 829	81.1%	★★★★☆
2005	82.9	104 of 823	87.4%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	151 of 808	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	154 of 694	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	134 of 684	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	188 of 642	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	157 of 595	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	194 of 351	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.2	153 of 758	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	86 of 690	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	132 of 700	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	135 of 683	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	179 of 649	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	124 of 594	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	162 of 352	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	141 of 764	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	138 of 693	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	167 of 551	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	190 of 539	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	256 of 525	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	188 of 454	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	174 of 288	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	165 of 596	72.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	18 of 469	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	13 of 485	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	28 of 480	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	35 of 448	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	41 of 369	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	39 of 458	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	37 of 418	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	58.7	142 of 424	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	163 of 400	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	145 of 436	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	87.8	41 of 461	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	37 of 454	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.2	44 of 425	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	52 of 422	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	87.2	34 of 409	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	80.8	59 of 377	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	60.3	136 of 362	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.2	104 of 360	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	79 of 346	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	72.3	94 of 340	72.4%	★★★★☆
2004	70.9	94 of 336	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	14 of 347	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	7 of 350	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	31 of 363	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	31 of 326	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	33 of 254	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	58 of 352	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	32 of 315	89.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	31 of 352	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	27 of 357	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	28 of 356	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	51 of 328	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	43 of 249	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	30 of 343	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	32 of 317	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	17 of 275	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	11 of 273	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	30 of 286	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	39 of 265	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	38 of 203	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	76 of 283	73.1%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+38 vs state

English Language Arts70%+26 vs state

Math62%+26 vs state

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1551 Prairie Hawk Drive	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 660-4881	581	36	16.1	10.5%	440 (75.7%)	5 (0.9%)	71 (12.2%)	24 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	81.6	155^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.7%		83.8	132^nd of 943 public elementary schools	86.0%	23	75.0	53.3	55.0	73.8	87.5	77.8	70.3	71.9	48.3	50.8	55.0	73.2	71.4	61.9	66.1	85.7	$9,732
Aspen View Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2131 Low Meadow Blvd	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 733-3436	1,018	56	18.0	10.2%	830 (81.5%)	11 (1.1%)	114 (11.2%)	10 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.7%)	61.2	348^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.4%		72.9	233^rd of 943 public elementary schools	75.3%	115	43.6	50.5	32.7	66.3	69.4	62.6	53.5	51.5	45.7	46.9	46.7	50.6	44.4	47.6	41.2	36.4	$12,830
Castle Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1103 Canyon Drive	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5000	440	31	14.1	32.0%	268 (60.9%)	10 (2.3%)	114 (25.9%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.8%)	47.7	464^th of 950 public elementary schools	51.2%		69.8	265^th of 943 public elementary schools	71.9%	199	47.5	45.0	36.5	61.1			46.4	45.0	35.0	25.9	44.4			37.1	24.1		$18,434
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School	Public, Magnet	K-6	3960 Trailboss Lane	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 387-8000	361	22	16.6	6.1%	297 (82.3%)	5 (1.4%)	29 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	68.4	284^th of 950 public elementary schools	70.1%		68.5	282^nd of 943 public elementary schools	70.1%	2	50.0	40.7	64.6	83.3			58.2	40.0	31.5	52.1	61.9			45.4	66.7		$16,712
Clear Sky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1470 Clear Sky Way	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5900	627	39	16.2	24.1%	436 (69.5%)	9 (1.4%)	135 (21.5%)	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	72.8	249^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.8%		65.2	310^th of 943 public elementary schools	67.1%	61	42.0	48.4	75.3	61.8			56.2	43.2	47.4	71.4	46.1			51.7	66.7		$16,003
South Ridge Elementary An IB World School	Public	K-5	1100 South Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 387-5075	371	28	13.1	53.1%	210 (56.6%)	10 (2.7%)	134 (36.1%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	32.5	593^rd of 950 public elementary schools	37.6%		40.7	519^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.0%	74	36.4	37.0	45.1				39.3	32.3	23.5	23.1				26.8	26.9		$19,362
Soaring Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4665 Tanglevine Drive	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5825	431	30	14.3	18.1%	328 (76.1%)	2 (0.5%)	70 (16.2%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	74.2	233^rd of 950 public elementary schools	75.5%		79.3	172^nd of 943 public elementary schools	81.8%	61	53.6	50.0	62.5	75.0			60.2	58.6	32.0	58.3	52.9			50.7	54.3		$18,507
World Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2490 South Perry Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 814-5200	791	48	16.4	15.5%	503 (63.6%)	10 (1.3%)	182 (23.0%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	71	264^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.2%		69.4	271^st of 943 public elementary schools	71.3%	7	52.6	53.5	50.8	78.0	64.8	60.0	58.8	65.4	47.9	41.9	58.8	62.5	65.7	56.4	38.3	62.9	$13,538
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3700 Butterfield Crossing	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5425	508	28	18.1	25.6%	375 (73.8%)	5 (1.0%)	80 (15.7%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	63.6	329^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.4%		66.4	301^st of 943 public elementary schools	68.1%	28	50.0	39.7	66.2	71.7			56.9	38.7	34.4	53.6	29.5			39.5	58.8		$17,151
Sage Canyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2420 Autumn Sage Street	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 433-0110	552	33	16.5	9.8%	411 (74.5%)	9 (1.6%)	65 (11.8%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.1%)	72.6	250^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.7%		77.1	195^th of 943 public elementary schools	79.3%	55	58.8	53.2	52.4				55.1	63.9	61.0	43.9				56.6	46.4		$16,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Academy Charter School?

Students at Academy Charter School are 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Academy Charter School.

Is Academy Charter School a good school?

Academy Charter School ranks 155^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Academy Charter School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

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