Doral Academy of Colorado

Doral Academy of Colorado is a rural-scale all-grades campus in WESTMINSTER, Colorado, operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The school works with 168 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 523 students each, so Doral Academy of Colorado sits 68% below that benchmark.

Doral Academy of Colorado is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that caters to 74,935 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Doral Academy of Colorado records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 36% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Jefferson County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Doral Academy of Colorado sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 28.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $110,656, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Doral Academy of Colorado is one.

The closest other public school is Mandalay Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Doral Academy of Colorado at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. Doral Academy of Colorado is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Doral Academy of Colorado's enrollment has shrank 27% since 2018, when it stood at 231 (now 168). The White share of enrollment shrank from 62% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Doral Academy of Colorado community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.