Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Explained

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
Streetaddress:50 Essex Street
Zipcode:02139
Country:United States
Established:[1]
Status:Open
Superintendent:Angela F. Allen
Head Of School:Angela F. Allen
Staff:173[2]
Teaching Staff:98[3]
Grades:K-12
Enrollment:1139
Gradek:88
Grade1:89
Grade2:89
Grade3:82
Grade4:97
Grade5:96
Grade6:99
Grade7:96
Grade8:96
Grade9:93
Grade10:83
Grade11:73
Grade12:48[4]
Classes:407
Ratio:11.7:1
Hours In Day:7:45am - 4:45pm
Song:"Busy Bee" song
Sports:Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross-country, Soccer, Softball, Track, Volleyball[5]
Mascot:The Wizard
Team Name:PHA Wizards
National Ranking:499 (2013 U.S. News & World Report)[6]
Sat:511 verbal
518 math
1029 total (2017-2018)[7]
Budget:16000 per pupil (2013 estimate) [8]
Free Label2:MCAS % proficient and advanced
Free Text2:ELA: 100
Math: 94
Science: 76 (Grade 10 Spring 2012)[9]

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.

PHA serves 1,000 students, 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.

Campuses

Prospect Hill Academy is located on three campuses in Somerville, Massachusetts and Cambridge, Massachusetts:[10]

  1. The Early Childhood Campus, serving grades PreK-3, is located at 15 Webster Avenue, Somerville, in Union Square (Somerville).
  2. The Upper Elementary Campus, serving grades 4-6, is located at 17 Franklin Street, in East Somerville.
  3. The Middle School and High School Campus, serving grades 7-12, 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.[11] Sports offerings include soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, cheerleading, cross-country running, and track.

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[12] 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.[13]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospect Hill Academy: About Us . 2011-05-05 . Prospect Hill Academy . https://web.archive.org/web/20110421072256/http://www.prospecthillacademy.org/about-us/index.aspx . 2011-04-21 . dead .
  2. Web site: Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Staffing Data by Race, Ethnicity, Gender by Full-Time Equivalency . 2013-05-16 . Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
  3. Web site: Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Teacher Data. 2013-05-16 . Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
  4. Web site: Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Enrollment Data. 2013-05-16 . Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
  5. Web site: Athletics: Teams and Schedules . 2011-05-06 . Prospect Hill Academy Charter School . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107053830/http://www.prospecthillacademy.org/athletics/teamlist.aspx . 2009-01-07 . dead .
  6. Web site: Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Cambridge, MA Best High Schools U.S. News . U.S. News & World Report . 2013 . 2013-05-16.
  7. Web site: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - 2020-21 SAT Performance Report - All Students Statewide Report.
  8. Web site: Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Annual Report 2011-2012 . Prospect Hill Academy Charter School . 2012 . 2013-05-16 .
  9. Web site: 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 . 2012-09-27 . 2013-05-16.
  10. Web site: Campus Information . 2011-06-09 . Prospect Hill Academy Charter School . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606182829/http://www.prospecthillacademy.org/parentsptc/news-events/index.aspx . 2011-06-06 . dead .
  11. Web site: Athletics: History of the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization (MCSAO) . 2011-05-06 . Prospect Hill Academy Charter School . https://web.archive.org/web/20110405214214/http://www.prospecthillacademy.org/athletics/showcase/index.aspx . 2011-04-05 . dead .
  12. Web site: Upper School Campus: Enrichment Opportunities: After School Clubs . 2013-05-16 . Prospect Hill Academy Charter School . https://archive.today/20130704234346/http://www.prospecthillacademy.org/academic-program/upper-school-campus/enrichment-opportunities/clubs/index.aspx . 2013-07-04 . dead .
  13. Web site: Upper Elementary Campus: Clubs and Activities . 2011-05-06 . Prospect Hill Academy Charter School . https://web.archive.org/web/20110405235136/http://www.prospecthillacademy.org/academic-program/upper-elementary-campus/clubs-and-activities/index.aspx . 2011-04-05 . dead .

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