Prep Academy
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 20% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Prep Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 44 | #379 of 409 | #52 of 53 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44 | 11.7 | 3.8:1 | 93% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 41 | 16 | 2.6:1 | 93% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 15.9 | 3.1:1 | 94% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 17 | 4.1:1 | 86% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 20.3 | 8.3:1 | 76% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 16 | 10.7:1 | 73% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 17 | 9.5:1 | 78% (126) |
Since 2017-18: students down 74% (169 to 44); teachers down 42% (20.3 to 11.7).
About Prep Academy
Prep Academy serves students in DENVER, Colorado, as a very small high school. It enrolls 44 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Colorado enroll about 627 students on average.
Prep Academy is run by Denver Public Schools, whose 198 schools enroll 90,471 students.
Black students are 52% of those enrolled at Prep Academy. The rest of enrollment is 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the Black share of Denver County's population at about 9%.
Prep Academy reported 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 3.8:1. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 13.2 more students per teacher than here. There are 41 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 93% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Denver County report 63%.
In Denver County, median household income comes to about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Denver County counts 206 public schools with about 91,233 students.
Prep Academy's closest public school neighbor is Columbine Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment fell 37% over 4 years, reaching 44 in 2024-25.
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