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Enrollment
933
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDUCATION REENVISIONED BOCES·NCES 080028206752
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School
8601 TURNPIKE DR. SUITE 100, WESTMINSTER, CO 80031 · (720) 381-2047 · Adams County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL933 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
29.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 169 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 170 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 161 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 157 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (157).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
31.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 16.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
933
-1,347 (-59%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
29.6:1
was 44.7:1
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 | 933 | 31.5 | 29.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 903 | 34 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,010 | 33.1 | 30.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 2,280 | 51 | 44.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School.
About Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School
In WESTMINSTER, Colorado, Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School is a large elementary school. It had 933 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 146% higher.
In EDUCATION REENVISIONED BOCES, 10 schools enroll a combined 5,198 students.
About 43% of students at Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Black. Among Adams County residents, the Hispanic share is about 43%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
There are 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School, giving a ratio of 29.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1.
In Adams County, home to about 530,225 people, the median household earns about $94,571 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Adams County number 171, with about 87,938 students.
Measured in a straight line, Destinations Career Academy of Colorado is less than a tenth of a mile from Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School. The five-mile area around Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School is listed as a virtual school by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School had 2,280 students in 2020-21 and 933 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The ratio of students to teachers went from 44.7:1 to 29.6:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDUCATION REENVISIONED BOCES
- Colorado Summit Connections AcademyCombined · 1,245 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Williamsburg Academy of ColoradoHigh · 622 students
- Pikes Peak Online SchoolHigh · 438 students
- Pueblo Classical AcademyCombined · 173 students
Other schools in WESTMINSTER
- Westminster High SchoolHigh · 2,010 students
- Academy of Charter SchoolsCombined · 1,887 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Standley Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
Nearby schools
- Destinations Career Academy of Colorado0.0 mi · 453
- Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 681
- Colorado Preparatory Academy High School0.0 mi · 823
- Pikes Peak Online School0.0 mi · 438
- Shaw Heights Middle School0.8 mi · 321
- John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy0.9 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School?
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School enrolls approximately 933 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School serve?
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School is approximately 29.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School?
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 43% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School public or private?
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDUCATION REENVISIONED BOCES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.