Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is a medium-sized combined-grade school in Massachusetts, located in Cambridge. Enrollment is 890 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 12.

For district matters, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School falls under Prospect Hill Academy Charter.

Roughly 56% of students at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School are Black. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Middlesex County, the Black share is about 5%. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal staffing data show 84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School and a ratio of 10.6:1. That is close to the 10.1:1 average for combined schools in Massachusetts.

Census Bureau estimates for Middlesex County show that the median household income is $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 386 public schools in Middlesex County, enrolling about 215,896 students in all.

The nearest other public school, Cambridgeport, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size). It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

Enrollment is down 20% from 2020-21, when Prospect Hill Academy Charter School had 1,107 students, to 2024-25, when it had 890.

The Prospect Hill Academy Charter School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.