📍 6750 N. Dunkirk St., Aurora, Adams County, 80019
High Point Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aurora, Adams County. The school has 716 pupils enrolled. It is part of the State Charter School Institute school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. It operates as a public charter school.
High Point Academy enrolls 716 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 331 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 226 | 32% |
| White | 96 | 13% |
| Asian | 35 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
417 of the school's 716 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High Point Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
High Point Academy is one of 43 schools in State Charter School Institute, based in DENVER, Colorado. The district serves 19,960 students district-wide and employs 1,130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 716 students, High Point Academy is larger than the district average of about 464 students per school.