Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Summary:

Aurora West College Preparatory Academy is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Aurora, Colorado, with a student population of 1,033. The school is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28, which is ranked 107 out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a larger district, Aurora West College Preparatory Academy consistently ranks in the bottom third of Colorado high schools, with a statewide ranking between 319-333 out of 349-411 schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, including CMAS, SAT, and PSAT exams. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 4.5% of students were proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts, compared to 44.1% statewide and 24.2% in the Aurora Joint District No. 28. Similarly, only 0.6% of students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 34.2% statewide and 15.9% in the district.

The school's struggles extend beyond overall academic performance, with its Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-income student subgroups also performing poorly, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Colorado high schools. Additionally, Aurora West College Preparatory Academy has an exceptionally high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 90.9% to 93.64% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the rates at nearby schools like Gateway High School (75.58%) and Hinkley High School (83.52%). These challenges suggest that the school is serving a population with significant socioeconomic barriers, which may contribute to its overall academic struggles.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 10100 East 13th Ave
       Aurora, CO  80010-3302


(303) 366-2671

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

SchoolDigger Rank:
331st of 349 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,446 Help


Feeder schools for Aurora West College Preparatory Academy:

Elementary:    Crawford Elementary School
    Fulton Academy of Excellence
    Kenton Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.0 Help
Number of students:  1,033

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.6%
African American:
10.5%
Asian:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Aurora West College Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 100% of middle schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 2.58. (See more...)
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Compare Details Aurora West College Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 94.8% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks last among 6 ranked high schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.28. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Aurora West College Preparatory Academy freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Aurora West College Preparatory Academy has the largest high school student body size in the Aurora Joint District No. 28.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy is $17,446, which is the 3rd highest among 6 high schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Aurora West College Preparatory Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora West College Preparatory Academy 485th of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Aurora West College Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Aurora West College Preparatory Academy 331st of 349 Colorado public high schools. (See Aurora West College Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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Aurora Joint District No. 28:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora Joint District No. 28 107th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 2.56 330th 336 1.8%
2005 4.70 327th 340 3.8%
2006 3.87 335th 346 3.2%
2007 3.28 354th 360 1.7%
2008 5.26 348th 362 3.9%
2009 6.99 355th 377 5.8%
2010 6.80 389th 409 4.9%
2011 6.08 404th 422 4.3%
2012 4.37 412th 425 3.1%
2013 3.97 441st 454 2.9%
2014 3.81 453rd 461 1.7%
2015 8.12 434th 436 0.5%
2016 7.40 397th 400 0.8%
2017 6.30 421st 424 0.7%
2018 6.63 409th 418 2.2%
2019 5.20 457th 458 0.2%
2021 5.40 369th 369 0.0%
2022 3.81 448th 448 0.0%
2024 2.58 485th 485 0.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.95 312th 315 1.0%
2019 3.35 351st 352 0.3%
2022 3.22 325th 326 0.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.18 309th 317 2.5%
2019 6.37 341st 343 0.6%
2022 3.78 328th 328 0.0%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.10 162nd 165 1.8%
2019 7.85 220th 220 0.0%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all high school students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 66.87 121st 337 64.1%
2012 55.96 167th 334 50.0%
2013 38.47 232nd 349 33.5%
2014 33.94 260th 369 29.5%
2015 19.04 242nd 292 17.1%
2016 17.87 206th 255 19.2%
2017 30.90 160th 256 37.5%
2018 23.80 282nd 388 27.3%
2019 19.36 319th 411 22.4%
2023 5.71 333rd 349 4.6%
2024 6.28 331st 349 5.2%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.43 34th 44 22.7%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 7.57 197th 203 3.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 3.99 233rd 239 2.5%
2022 4.46 250th 257 2.7%
2023 4.07 249th 254 2.0%
2024 4.70 251st 257 2.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 4.82 233rd 240 2.9%
2022 4.88 246th 253 2.8%
2023 5.15 245th 252 2.8%
2024 4.00 251st 256 2.0%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 8.39 173rd 181 4.4%
2022 9.46 196th 205 4.4%
2023 9.97 188th 198 5.1%
2024 9.41 191st 199 4.0%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 222 179 30 31 8 n/a n/a 0 470
1989 242 197 37 46 7 n/a n/a 0 529
1990 223 176 34 37 11 n/a n/a 0 481
1991 242 166 31 56 11 n/a n/a 0 506
1992 288 187 28 65 11 n/a n/a 0 579
1993 269 218 30 96 14 n/a n/a 0 627
1994 300 227 22 106 17 n/a n/a 0 672
1995 258 230 20 187 22 n/a n/a 0 717
1996 258 230 20 187 22 n/a n/a 0 717
1997 225 226 27 275 18 n/a n/a 0 771
1998 189 222 25 333 7 n/a n/a 0 776
1999 194 198 17 411 17 n/a n/a 0 837
2000 146 198 19 488 10 n/a n/a 0 861
2001 128 182 16 578 10 n/a n/a 0 914
2002 94 175 13 679 11 n/a n/a 0 972
2003 94 175 13 679 11 n/a n/a 0 972
2004 81 143 8 715 8 n/a n/a 0 955
2005 66 110 4 709 8 n/a n/a 0 897
2006 46 96 5 735 8 n/a n/a 0 890
2007 40 104 9 678 4 n/a n/a 0 835
2008 40 103 10 677 9 n/a n/a 0 839
2009 43 86 14 652 8 n/a n/a 0 803
2010 50 88 29 578 9 n/a n/a 0 754
2011 46 78 44 625 10 1 14 0 818
2012 50 79 72 763 7 2 13 0 986
2013 55 100 85 805 8 2 19 0 1074
2014 67 115 113 916 6 2 22 0 1241
2015 66 115 150 933 6 1 19 0 1290
2016 67 116 157 956 8 0 22 0 1326
2017 63 127 164 884 6 0 13 0 1257
2018 54 128 153 833 7 1 15 0 1191
2019 63 115 120 808 4 2 24 0 1136
2020 45 118 106 834 5 4 25 0 1137
2021 43 127 95 835 5 4 23 0 1132
2022 42 123 79 825 7 7 23 0 1106
2023 34 108 67 791 4 7 22 0 1033

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 470 36.1 13.0 n/a
1989 529 29.6 17.8 52
1990 481 33.4 14.4 58.4
1991 506 33.2 15.2 53
1992 579 36.6 15.8 n/a
1993 627 37.0 16.9 63.5
1994 672 38.8 17.3 57
1995 717 38.9 18.4 60.5
1996 717 38.9 18.4 60.5
1997 771 41.7 18.5 62.1
1998 776 46.6 16.7 70.1
1999 837 45.4 18.4 58.5
2000 861 49.0 17.6 71
2001 914 48.0 19.0 70.1
2002 972 57.0 17.1 78.3
2003 972 57.0 17.1 78.3
2004 955 55.7 17.1 75.9
2005 897 55.9 16.0 81.6
2006 890 50.7 17.6 80
2007 835 53.5 15.6 87.4
2008 839 49.9 16.8 93.3
2009 803 49.3 16.3 95.8
2010 754 47.2 15.9 94.4
2011 818 48.1 16.9 94.7
2012 986 50.3 19.5 94.5
2013 1074 59.3 18.0 94.3
2014 1241 60.8 20.4 90.1
2015 1290 60.0 21.5 85.8
2016 1326 64.0 20.7 77.7
2017 1257 68.9 18.2 86.2
2018 1191 61.0 19.5 89
2019 1136 59.6 19.0 94.5
2020 1137 60.5 18.7 94.5
2021 1132 54.1 20.8 93.6
2022 1106 52.3 21.1 92.7
2023 1033 49.0 21.0 90.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 470 36.1 13.0 n/a
1989 529 29.6 17.8 52
1990 481 33.4 14.4 58.4
1991 506 33.2 15.2 53
1992 579 36.6 15.8 n/a
1993 627 37.0 16.9 63.5
1994 672 38.8 17.3 57
1995 717 38.9 18.4 60.5
1996 717 38.9 18.4 60.5
1997 771 41.7 18.5 62.1
1998 776 46.6 16.7 70.1
1999 837 45.4 18.4 58.5
2000 861 49.0 17.6 71
2001 914 48.0 19.0 70.1
2002 972 57.0 17.1 78.3
2003 972 57.0 17.1 78.3
2004 955 55.7 17.1 75.9
2005 897 55.9 16.0 81.6
2006 890 50.7 17.6 80
2007 835 53.5 15.6 87.4
2008 839 49.9 16.8 93.3
2009 803 49.3 16.3 95.8
2010 754 47.2 15.9 94.4
2011 818 48.1 16.9 94.7
2012 986 50.3 19.5 94.5
2013 1074 59.3 18.0 94.3
2014 1241 60.8 20.4 90.1
2015 1290 60.0 21.5 85.8
2016 1326 64.0 20.7 77.7
2017 1257 68.9 18.2 86.2
2018 1191 61.0 19.5 89
2019 1136 59.6 19.0 94.5
2020 1137 60.5 18.7 94.5
2021 1132 54.1 20.8 93.6
2022 1106 52.3 21.1 92.7
2023 1033 49.0 21.0 90.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,725
2020 $13,392
2021 $14,556
2022 $16,040
2023 $17,446

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 457th of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 448th of 448 Middle schools
 0.2%
Ranks 319th of 411 High schoolsRanks 333rd of 349 High schools
 17.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora West College Preparatory Academy)910.1
 1.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)25.324.2
 1.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643
 0.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora West College Preparatory Academy)158.9
 6.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)25.225
 0.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora West College Preparatory Academy)13.45.7
 7.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)3028.9
 1.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.943.9
 3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Aurora West College Preparatory Academy)12.66.2
 6.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)26.423.3
 3.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Aurora West College Preparatory Academy)5.51.1
 4.4%
   All Grades Math (Aurora Joint District No. 28)18.215.2
 3%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11361033
 9.1%
African American115108
 6.1%
American Indian44
Asian12067
 44.2%
Hispanic808791
 2.1%
Pacific Islander27
 250%
White6334
 46%
Two or More Races2422
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.5%90.9%
 3.6%


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Students at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy are 77% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Aurora West College Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Colorado high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,033 students attended Aurora West College Preparatory Academy.

Aurora West College Preparatory Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crawford Elementary School
Elementary : Fulton Academy of Excellence
Elementary : Kenton Elementary School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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