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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345000492
Academy Charter School
1551 PRAIRIE HAWK DRIVE, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 · (303) 660-4881 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
61 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 60.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy Charter School
Academy Charter School's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Charter School this school | 581 | 10.5% | 67.7% |
| Aspen Ridge Preparatory School ERIE | 581 | 10.8% | 44.9% |
| Pine Grove Elementary School PARKER | 480 | 10.4% | 57.8% |
| Wilder Elementary School LITTLETON | 592 | 9.5% | 66.0% |
| Sage Canyon Elementary CASTLE ROCK | 552 | 9.8% | 55.3% |
| Kyffin Elementary School GOLDEN | 503 | 10.5% | 77.1% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #73 of 931 | #17 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #122 of 940 ▼ 5 | #24 of 58 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #80 of 946 ▼ 15 | #21 of 58 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #132 of 1,056 | #14 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #557 of 896 | #35 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #669 of 896 | #49 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.5% | #943 of 983 | #41 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #205 of 664 | #16 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
581
-156 (-21%) vs 2020
+22% since 2000-01, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 581 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 38.3 | 15.2:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 37.5 | 15.5:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 737 | 36 | 20.5:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 36.8 | 20.8:1 | 8% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 36 | 20.2:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 33 | 21.2:1 | 8% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 2% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (767 to 581); teachers down 2% (36.8 to 36).
About Academy Charter School
A large elementary school in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, Academy Charter School is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1. It had 581 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students, which makes this school 53% larger than average.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 operates 89 schools. Combined enrollment is 61,550 students.
The student body at Academy Charter School is 76% White. It is also 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Academy Charter School are from different groups.
Academy Charter School lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 10% of the student body.
Academy Charter School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Academy Charter School's results are 7.3 points above predicted: 67.7% against 60.4%.
Douglas County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $149,594, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. There are 92 public schools in the county, enrolling about 63,841, Academy Charter School among them.
Douglas County High School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Academy Charter School ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000. Academy Charter School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 21%, from 737 to 581. The number of students per teacher dropped from 20.5 to 16.1 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Academy Charter School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in CASTLE ROCK
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,659 students
- Aspen View AcademyElementary · 1,018 students
- Mesa Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- World Compass AcademyElementary · 791 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
Other Academy Charter schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Academy Charter. Academy Charter School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLHEMPSTEAD, NY · 2,003 students
- Academy Charter SchoolPalmer, AK · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Douglas County High School0.9 mi · 1,659
- Aspen View Academy1.1 mi · 1,018
- Castle Rock Elementary School1.2 mi · 440
- Early Childhood Center1.4 mi · 110
- Renaissance Secondary School1.4 mi · 441
- Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School1.5 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Academy Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Academy Charter School?
Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Academy Charter School serve?
Academy Charter School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Academy Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Academy Charter School is approximately 16.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Academy Charter School?
At Academy Charter School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Academy Charter School?
Academy Charter School is overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.