Grade Trends

Prep Academy

Grades 6–12 Public Alternative District: School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C

2727 Columbine Street, Denver, CO 80205 Map

Math (met standard)
13%
state — · 2025-26
English (met standard)
17%
state — · 2025-26
Low income
93%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
37%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
44
2024-25
Students per teacher
3.8
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
All grades 13% state — · 2025-26 17% state — · 2025-26 —
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 13% 17% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
44%
state 82% · 2021-22

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Students with disabilities: 37% of students (15) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 5% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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French American School of Denver
Grades K–6 Charter · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
0.4 mi
54%
+14 vs state
57%
+12 vs state
79%
+43 vs state
19% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 56% in 2025-26 20% 230 White 71%
Manual High School
Grades 9–12 · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
0.5 mi
10%
−28 vs state
34%
−30 vs state
8%
−17 vs state · 2023-24
3% Average of math, English and science: 31% in 2022-23 → 34% in 2025-26 78% 348 Hispanic 53%
Manual Middle School
Grades 6–8 · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
0.5 mi
15%
−20 vs state
30%
−13 vs state
23%
−12 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 13% in 2022-23 → 23% in 2025-26 71% 257 Hispanic 39%
DSST: Cole Middle School
Grades 6–8 Charter · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
0.7 mi
9%
−25 vs state
16%
−27 vs state
18%
−18 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 14% in 2025-26 86% 282 Hispanic 70%
DSST: Cole High School
Grades 9–12 Charter · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
0.7 mi
32%
−6 vs state
49%
−14 vs state
18%
−7 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 30% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26 82% 287 Hispanic 80%
Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
Grades 9–12 · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
0.8 mi
40%
−1 vs state
71%
+5 vs state
— 36% Average of math, English and science: 35% in 2022-23 → 71% in 2025-26 69% 89 Black 70%
Whittier ECE-8 School
Grades PK–8 · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
0.8 mi
10%
−26 vs state
21%
−23 vs state
— 9% Average of math, English and science: 7% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2025-26 88% 242 Black 50%
Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman
Grades 6–12 Alternative · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
1.0 mi —
20%
−44 vs state · 2022-23
— Not enough years of data 87% 150 Hispanic 57%
East High School
Grades 9–12 · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
1.0 mi
54%
+17 vs state
79%
+16 vs state
33%
+8 vs state · 2023-24
Average of math, English and science: 66% in 2022-23 → 67% in 2025-26 32% 2,476 White 52%
Bruce Randolph School
Grades 6–12 · School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
1.1 mi
5%
−29 vs state
13%
−31 vs state
8%
−28 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 5% in 2022-23 → 8% in 2025-26 89% 663 Hispanic 88%