Summary:
West Lake Preparatory Academy is the sole public charter school serving grades K-8 in the Denver, North Carolina area. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranging from 484th out of 1,502 North Carolina elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,054th out of 1,505 in 2023-2024. Its performance on state standardized tests has also been mixed, with some grade levels performing above the state average and others below.
West Lake Preparatory Academy has an enrollment of 359 students and a student-teacher ratio of 23.1 to 1. Nearly half of its students (47.08%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly, from 3 out of 5 stars in 2022-2023 to 2 out of 5 stars in the following two years.
Standardized test proficiency rates at West Lake Preparatory Academy range from 43.6% to 70.6% in math, 37.8% to 88.2% in reading, and 59.5% to 88.2% in science, compared to state averages of 57.2% to 64.1% in math, 46.7% to 58.1% in reading, and 62% to 60.1% in science. As a public charter school, West Lake Preparatory Academy may have more flexibility in its curriculum and teaching methods, which could contribute to the variability in its performance.
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