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Doral Academy of Colorado

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Doral Academy of Colorado is a small alternative public school in Westminster, CO, serving 168 students across grades K-12 and operating within the highly rated Jefferson County School District No. R-1.

Academically, Doral faces significant challenges but shows some encouraging recent signs. All-grades math proficiency jumped from 6.5% to 19.1% in the latest school year, a dramatic improvement — though still well below the district rate of 44.6% and state rate of 37.3%. The school also has a notable bright spot in 8th grade science, where 38.9% of students scored proficient, exceeding the state average of 36.4%. However, reading proficiency shows a concerning pattern: 4th graders approach the state average at 43.5%, but 7th grade ELA proficiency plunges to just 16.7%. This middle-school slump suggests a tough transition that may be impacting literacy growth. Compared with nearby high-performing charter schools like Stargate Charter School and Peak to Peak Charter School, Doral's academic numbers are much lower, though those schools serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students.

Attendance and school climate are important context. Doral's chronic absenteeism rate stands at 29.2%, down from 35.1% the year before but still higher than the district (26.6%) and state (28.4%) averages. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1, and 52.4% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. In the broader alternative school landscape, Doral sits in the middle: it outperforms Mapleton Online, Five Star Online Academy, and The Pinnacle Charter School on both reading and math, but trails Two Roads Charter School. Encouragingly, Doral's dropout rate of 1.8% matches the state average, and its small size means a single cohort can swing scores significantly from year to year, so it's best to look at multi-year trends. For parents, the school offers a tight-knit alternative setting with signs of progress, but attendance and middle-school literacy are areas worth watching closely.

168

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,171

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

10110 Church Ranch Way
Westminster, CO 80021-3453

(303) 250-3627

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

35.7%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2019 → 41st in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg49%

Colorado avg40%

Not ranked this year

Doral Academy of Colorado did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

24^th of 114Jefferson County School District No. R-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
2024	35.4	561 of 943	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	444 of 933	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	450 of 921	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	666 of 965	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	11.8	563 of 596	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	270 of 469	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	302 of 485	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	258 of 458	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

White (2019)6th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-16 vs state

Math19%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, August 23, 2025

I was a student there. I would not send your kids there! If we get a good teacher they leave the principal just says what parents want to hear. They want kids to be responsible for their own actions but the teachers don't have to. Shaming kids in front of others should not be happening but it does here. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The turn over of student, and teachers is dizzying! This cycle started when this school launched years ago and hasn't gotten any better. Covid is not an excuse that can be used. We've lost count how many 7th grade teachers we've gone through just this year. Tired of all the talk about how it's going to improve. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 12, 2019

Families are leaving left and right and rightfully so! They don't even have 200 students this year 19/20. No one is really getting down to the real issues, just whistle why they nod their heads and walk silently away. Rather than listen you will hear a question "What do you like about the school" "do you have anything positive"? it's all they want to hear. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

This school has been nothing but short of every effort they make. Most families who started have left along with staff. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, September 10, 2018

Doral of Colorado is trying it's best not to have reviews listed. They have taken down their social media reviews along with Great Schools review. Obviously this should be concerning... Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Promises with no delivery or accountability. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 13, 2018

There is so many reasons so many families are fleeing this school. Be aware of how the Principal addresses real issues. She blames her staff or says she wants change but no plan or action taken to do so. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Doral Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter	K-8	10110 Church Ranch Way	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 250-3627	168	11	15.1	52.4%	85 (50.6%)	6 (3.6%)	60 (35.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)								(n/a)		43.5			16.7		29.0		21.7			22.2		19.1			$13,171
Jefferson Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	9955 Yarrow Street	Broomfield	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 438-1011	737	46	15.8	17.6%	545 (73.9%)	12 (1.6%)	98 (13.3%)	30 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)	85.6	127^th of 946 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.2	161^st of 950 public elementary schools	83.1%	34	43.5	80.0	81.7	67.9			69.0	50.0	61.7	61.9	70.3			61.4	64.4		$12,205
Semper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7575 West 96th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6460	314	18	17.4	45.2%	155 (49.4%)	3 (1.0%)	109 (34.7%)	24 (7.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	28.6	641^st of 946 public elementary schools	32.2%		31.9	598^th of 950 public elementary schools	37.1%	43	24.3	55.6	20.0				33.3	24.3	41.7	20.0				28.7	17.1		$17,690
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 West 95th Place	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9790	310	17	18.1	41.9%	156 (50.3%)	9 (2.9%)	110 (35.5%)	13 (4.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	30.3	620^th of 946 public elementary schools	34.5%		27.5	639^th of 950 public elementary schools	32.7%	19	29.7	17.9	39.5				30.1	720.0	716.0	26.3				21.8	36.8		$18,002
Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8300 W 94th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 431-3694	518	32	16.0	17.2%	370 (71.4%)	3 (0.6%)	108 (20.8%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	83.2	149^th of 946 public elementary schools	84.2%		79.4	183^rd of 950 public elementary schools	80.7%	34	47.4	56.6	83.0	64.3	54.5	59.2	60.5	54.4	62.3	83.0	55.4	36.4	67.3	59.8	69.6	60.4	$9,074
Lukas Elementary School	Public	K-5	9650 West 97th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0368	402	27	15.0	31.3%	247 (61.4%)	4 (1.0%)	109 (27.1%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	59.1	364^th of 946 public elementary schools	61.5%		47.6	465^th of 950 public elementary schools	51.1%	101	38.9	47.1	66.7				51.1	45.5	38.6	44.1				42.4	49.2		$17,975
Little Elementary School	Public	K-5	8448 Otis Drive	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-0310	310	21	14.9	65.2%	144 (46.5%)	3 (1.0%)	130 (41.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	31.9	599^th of 946 public elementary schools	36.7%		16.1	792^nd of 950 public elementary schools	16.6%	193	36.8	42.2	41.3				40.3	39.5	15.6	17.4				23.3	30.4		$18,476
Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5851 West 115th Avenue	Westminster	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3105	511	32	16.1	29.9%	309 (60.5%)	1 (0.2%)	131 (25.6%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	70.8	258^th of 946 public elementary schools	72.7%		64.1	325^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.8%	67	58.4	52.9	58.5				56.6	65.9	42.0	45.7				51.4	51.2		$17,806
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School	Public, Virtual	K-5	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	933	31	29.6	—	337 (36.1%)	78 (8.4%)	404 (43.3%)	10 (1.1%)	10 (1.1%)	9 (1.0%)	85 (9.1%)								(n/a)	719.0	731.0	35.7				27.9	719.0	723.0	721.0				14.0	38.5		$10,463
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	3350 West 99th Avenue	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5600	318	22	14.4	90.9%	45 (14.2%)	5 (1.6%)	257 (80.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	9.5	893^rd of 946 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.7	874^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.0%	19	17.4	18.2	22.5				19.2	706.0	709.0	15.0				9.8	7.5		$21,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Doral Academy of Colorado

What district is Doral Academy of Colorado in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend Doral Academy of Colorado?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Doral Academy of Colorado.

What is the racial makeup of Doral Academy of Colorado?

Students at Doral Academy of Colorado are 51% White, 36% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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2025–26 attendance dataOct 6, 2026

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