Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

50 Essex Street, Cambridge, MA Phone School Home

Academic Summary

Public Charter

School Type

1,137

Students

KG-12

Grades Offered

10 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

41%

Percent Proficient - Math

47%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

School Overview

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is a public Charter school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a school in Prospect Hill Academy Charter (district) district.

According to the Massachusetts state assessment result, 41% of students are proficient in Math learning and 47% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

It has 1,137 students through grade KG to 12. The students to teacher ratio is 10 to 1 where a total of 111 teachers are teaching for the school.

Student Population

A total of 1,137 students are attending Prospect Hill Academy Charter School. By gender, there are 583 and 554 female students at the school.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 20.5%	233	121	112
Asian 8.3%	94	52	42
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2%	2	0	2
Black 54.8%	623	310	313
White 13.3%	151	83	68
Two or More Races 3.0%	34	17	17
Total	1,137	583	554

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	46	26	20
Asian	12	7	5
Black	47	30	17
White	18	10	8
Two or More Races	1	0	1
Total	126	74	52

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	51	33	18
Asian	6	6	0
Black	132	88	44
White	27	20	7
Two or More Races	7	5	2
Total	223	152	71

Teachers & Staffs

Total 111 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for Prospect Hill Academy Charter School and the students to teacher ratio is 10 to 1. 87.4% of teachers are certified. 83.8% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	111	Students per teacher: 10 to 1
Teachers who are certified	97	87.4%
Teachers who are not certified	15	13.5%
Teachers in their first year of teaching	11	9.9%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	7	6.3%
School counselors	9	Students per counselor: 126 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	-	-
Security guards	-	-
Nurses	3	-
Psychologists	1	-
Social workers	-	-

Advanced Placement Programs

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School offers 9 advanced placement (AP) programs. Total 137 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 67 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School.

	Number of Students Enrolled	Percent Enrolled
Number of AP program offered	9 Programs
Number of Students Enrolled in AP programs	137	12%
Number of Students Enrolled in AP Math programs	48	4%
Number of Students Enrolled in AP Science programs	18	2%
Number of Students Enrolled in AP Other programs	119	10%
Number of Students SAT/ACT Participation	67	6%

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8
All students 57%	55-59%	40-44%	30-34%	45-49%	25-29%	55-59%	30-34%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students 50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	*
Hispanic students 50%	40-59%	21-39%	21-39%	40-59%	21-39%	<50%	<50%
Black students 55%	50-59%	40-49%	20-29%	40-49%	11-19%	50-59%	20-29%
White students 50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	60-79%	≥50%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 50%	<50%	<50%	≤20%	<50%	≤20%	<50%	≤20%
Economically disadvantaged students 45%	40-49%	30-39%	20-29%	30-39%	11-19%	50-59%	20-29%
Limited English proficient students 10%	≤10%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	*
Female students 65%	60-69%	30-39%	20-29%	50-59%	20-29%	60-69%	30-39%
Male students 45%	40-49%	40-49%	30-39%	30-39%	20-29%	50-59%	20-29%
Homeless enrolled students	Data Protected for privacy
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8
All students 57%	55-59%	55-59%	30-34%	55-59%	50-54%	45-49%	25-29%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students 50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	*
Hispanic students 50%	40-59%	40-59%	≤20%	60-79%	40-59%	<50%	<50%
Black students 55%	50-59%	50-59%	20-29%	40-49%	40-49%	40-49%	20-29%
White students 50%	<50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	≥50%	40-59%	<50%
Two or More Races	Data Protected for privacy
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 50%	<50%	<50%	≤20%	<50%	21-39%	<50%	≤20%
Economically disadvantaged students 45%	40-49%	50-59%	20-29%	50-59%	40-49%	40-49%	11-19%
Limited English proficient students 10%	≤10%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	*
Female students 65%	60-69%	50-59%	40-49%	70-79%	50-59%	60-69%	40-49%
Male students 45%	40-49%	50-59%	20-29%	40-49%	50-59%	30-39%	11-19%
Homeless enrolled students	Data Protected for privacy
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

Bullying

Total 7 harassment and bullying has been reported at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School. By gender, 3 male students and 4 students were reported. There are 5 gender-related, 1 race, color, or nation origin, and 1 disabilities basis bullying reported.

		Total	On the basis of
		Total	Gender-related	Race, color or national origin	Disability
Hispanic	Reported	1	1	0	0
Hispanic	Disciplined	1	1	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	Reported	0	0	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Asian	Reported	0	0	0	0
Asian	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Reported	0	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Black	Reported	6	4	1	1
Black	Disciplined	6	3	1	2
White	Reported	0	0	0	0
White	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	Reported	0	0	0	0
Two or More Races	Disciplined	0	0	0	0
Total	Reported	6	5	1	1
Total	Disciplined	7	4	1	2

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