Platte River Charter Academy

Charter

Regular School · HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO

Platte River Charter Academy is a charter regular school school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, serving grades PK–08 with 475 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

475

Teachers (FTE)

33.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	321	68%
Asian	61	13%
Two or more races	48	10%
Hispanic/Latino	36	8%
Black or African American	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	475	228M / 247F

English Language Learners: 9 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50-54%	32.2%	159
Reading Proficiency	70-74%	55.2%	165
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	43

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.84 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

57 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

142

29.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	475	100%

Contact & Location

4085 LARK SPARROW ST.

HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126

Phone: (303)221-1070

District

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,061

District enrollment: 62,341

Other Schools in District

Academy Charter School Elementary
Acres Green Elementary School Elementary
American Academy Elementary
Arrowwood Elementary School Elementary
Aspen View Academy Elementary
Bear Canyon Elementary School Elementary
Ben Franklin Academy Elementary
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School Elementary

View all 87 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80126) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080345001584

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD