📍 1691 Forney Creek, Denver, Lincoln County, 28037
West Lake Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denver, Lincoln County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Lake Preparatory Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Lake Preparatory Academy enrolls 428 students across grades K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 288 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 428 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Lake Preparatory Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 97.
West Lake Preparatory Academy is one of 1 schools in West Lake Preparatory Academy, based in Denver, North Carolina. The district serves 402 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, West Lake Preparatory Academy is close to the district average of about 402 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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