📍 2727 Columbine Street, Denver, Denver County, 80205
Prep Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Denver, Denver County. The school has 50 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.1:1.
Prep Academy enrolls 50 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 8% |
| White | 2 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 50 students (94%) 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.
Prep Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Prep Academy is one of 203 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, based in DENVER, Colorado. The district serves 90,471 students district-wide and employs 5,947 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 50 students, Prep Academy is smaller than the district average of about 446 students per school.
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