Academy of Charter Schools

As a high-enrollment all-grades campus in WESTMINSTER, Colorado, Academy of Charter Schools serves 1,887 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by State Charter School Institute. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 523 students each, so Academy of Charter Schools sits 261% above that benchmark.

Academy of Charter Schools is one of 49 schools operated by State Charter School Institute, a district that caters to 21,411 students overall.

On demographics, Academy of Charter Schools logs that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Academy of Charter Schools has 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Adams County's rate of about 62%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Academy of Charter Schools performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.2%, the actual is 42.9%, a residual of -3.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Adams County reports that median household income runs about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Adams County runs 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), of which Academy of Charter Schools is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Academy of Charter Schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Academy of Charter Schools at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. Academy of Charter Schools operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,887 students in 2018 compared to 1,887 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 60% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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