Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

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Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
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Location
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
50 Essex Street

Cambridge
,
Massachusetts
02139

United States
Information
School type Public, Charter school
Established1996 (1996) [1]
StatusOpen
SuperintendentAngela F. Allen
Head of schoolAngela F. Allen
Staff173 [2]
Teaching staff98 [3]
GradesK-12
Enrollment1139
 •  Kindergarten 88
 •  Grade 1 89
 •  Grade 2 89
 •  Grade 3 82
 •  Grade 4 97
 •  Grade 5 96
 •  Grade 6 99
 •  Grade 7 96
 •  Grade 8 96
 •  Grade 9 93
 •  Grade 10 83
 •  Grade 11 73
 •  Grade 12 48 [4]
Classes407
Student to teacher ratio11.7:1 [3]
Hours in school day7:45am - 4:45pm
Song"Busy Bee" song
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross-country, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball [5]
MascotThe Wizard
Team namePHA Wizards
Accreditation NEASC
National ranking499 (2013 U.S. News & World Report) [6]
Budget16000 per pupil (2013 estimate) [7]
MCAS  % proficient and advancedELA: 100
Math: 94
Science: 76 (Grade 10 Spring 2012) [8]
Website www.phacs.org

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School (PHA) is college preparatory charter public school serving grades PreK - 12 in Somerville, Massachusetts and Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school was founded in 1996. [1]

Contents

PHA serves 1,000 students, [1] 89% are people of color, nearly two-thirds are low-income, and approximately half come from homes where English is not the primary language spoken. [4]

Campuses

Prospect Hill Academy is located on three campuses in Somerville, Massachusetts and Cambridge, Massachusetts: [9]

  1. The Early Childhood Campus, serving grades PreK-2, is located at 15 Webster Avenue, Somerville, in Union Square (Somerville).
  2. The Upper Elementary Campus, serving grades 3-5, is located at 17 Franklin Street, in East Somerville.
  3. The Middle School and High School Campus, serving grades 6-12, is located at 50-54 Essex Street, Cambridge, near Central Square (Cambridge). Grades 7-8 (Middle School) is at 50 Essex and 9-12 (High School & Collegiate Institute) is at 54 Essex.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Prospect Hill Academy is a member of the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization. [10] Sports offerings include soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, cheerleading, cross-country running, and track. [5]

Clubs and publications

High School clubs have included the Art Club, Chess Club, EPICS, Gay Straight Alliance, Junior State of America, Knitting, Sign Language, Video Production, and the Yearbook as well as athletic clubs such as Dance club, Boys Fitness, and Girls Fitness. In the Fall of 2012 clubs included: Fundamentals of Art, Dance Club, 9th Grade Choir, HAIRitage, Hip Hop 101, Self Defense, Pumped Up Kicks, and Drum Line [11] Upper Elementary clubs include: the drama club, the Improv Olympics club, the newspaper club, the dance club, the ski and snowboard club, the flag football club, and the basketball club. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Prospect Hill Academy: About Us". Prospect Hill Academy. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Staffing Data by Race, Ethnicity, Gender by Full-Time Equivalency". Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Teacher Data". Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Enrollment Data". Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Athletics: Teams and Schedules". Prospect Hill Academy Charter School. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Cambridge, MA Best High Schools U.S. News". U.S. News & World Report. 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Annual Report 2011-2012" (PDF). Prospect Hill Academy Charter School. 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Prospect Hill Academy: MCAS Tests of Spring 2012 Percent of Students at Each Performance Level for Prospect Hill Academy". Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. September 27, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Campus Information". Prospect Hill Academy Charter School. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Athletics: History of the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization (MCSAO)". Prospect Hill Academy Charter School. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Upper School Campus: Enrichment Opportunities: After School Clubs". Prospect Hill Academy Charter School. Retrieved May 16, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ "Upper Elementary Campus: Clubs and Activities". Prospect Hill Academy Charter School. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.

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