Enrollment
293
High
DISTRICT 860 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441006657
Early College Academy
5509 WEST 11TH STREET, GREELEY, CO 80634 · (970) 348-6295 · Weld County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
281.7:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 63.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
182 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 85 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
293
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
281.7:1
was 149.0:1
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 | 293 | 1 | 281.7:1 | 62% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 2.1 | 150.7:1 | 63% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 2.1 | 152.9:1 | 51% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 2 | 149.0:1 | 57% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 5.1 | 50.3:1 | 60% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 3 | 47.0:1 | 68% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Early College Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (257 to 293); teachers down 80% (5.1 to 1).
About Early College Academy
At 5509 WEST 11TH STREET in GREELEY, Colorado, Early College Academy operates as a low-enrollment high school. Total enrollment is 293 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Colorado enroll about 627 students on average.
Greeley-Evans School District 6 serves 22,917 students across 34 schools.
The student body at Early College Academy is 66% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 28% White and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Weld County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
Early College Academy has a student-to-teacher ratio of 281.7:1, with 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Colorado is 16.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 62% at Early College Academy. On average, public schools in Weld County report 47%.
On BeatsExpectations, Early College Academy is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
The county, Weld County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $97,097 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Early College Academy, Weld County has 116 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy is about 0.7 miles from Early College Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 29.9% is above the 27.0% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 298 to 293, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 281.7 students per teacher, compared with 149.0 in 2020-21.
Early College Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greeley-Evans School District 6
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other schools in GREELEY
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other Early College Academy schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Early College Academy. Early College Academy is the largest of the 4.
- Early College AcademyLafayette, LA · 257 students
- EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 212 students
- Early College AcademyColumbus, OH · 114 students
Nearby schools
- S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy0.7 mi · 932
- Union Colony Preparatory School0.9 mi · 333
- Centennial BOCES High School1.0 mi · 82
- University Schools1.0 mi · 1,784
- West Ridge Academy1.0 mi · 329
- Monfort Elementary School1.2 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Early College AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Early College Academy?
Early College Academy enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Early College Academy serve?
Early College Academy serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Early College Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Early College Academy is approximately 281.7:1 (1 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Early College Academy?
Student demographics at Early College Academy are roughly 28% White, 66% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Early College Academy in?
Early College Academy is part of Greeley-Evans School District 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.