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Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

Charter

Regular School · Cambridge, MA

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is a charter regular school school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–12 with 890 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.

Level
Other
Grades
PK – 12
Enrollment
890
Teachers (FTE)
84.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
10.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 500 56%
Hispanic/Latino 203 23%
White 86 10%
Asian 51 6%
Two or more races 46 5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 890 444M / 446F

English Language Learners: 160 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 19.0% -17.7pp 36.7% 597
Reading Proficiency 39.0% -10.2pp 49.2% 594
Science Proficiency 15-19% 107
4-Year Graduation Rate 90-94%

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)
+0.17 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (12)
163 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
60
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
36
4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
196
22% 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.) 890 100%

Contact & Location

50 Essex Street

Cambridge, MA 02139

Phone: (617)284-7800

http://www.phacs.org/

District

Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,728

District enrollment: 999

NCES ID

250004600819

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