Atlas Preparatory School

Atlas Prep is based on a college-preparatory education where students take more reading, math, and writing every day, a first-rate faculty of teachers that deliver rigorous, well-planned, and engaging instruction every day, a longer school day and year that ensures students have personalized attention every day, and tutoring and help with homework during homework center every day.

Mission

Atlas Preparatory School provides students in grades 5-8 with the academic preparation, character development, and ongoing support necessary to attend and graduate from a four-year college.

School Facts

Atlas Preparatory School
Led by GSS Fellow Zachary McComsey

Opening Date: August 2009
Grades served: 5-8
# Of Students: 350
Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch: 75%

Location: Colorado Springs
Address: 1602 South Murray Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80916
Phone: 719.358.7196
Website: http://www.atlasprep.org/
Enrollment Information

Achievement Facts

From the Colorado Department of Education’s 3 Year SPF Report

Plan Assignment: Performance
       Academic Achievement: Meets (62.5%)
       Reading: Meets (72.6%)
       Mathematics: Approaching (67.7%)
       Writing: Approaching (41.9%)
       Science: Meets (48.4%)
Academic Growth: Exceeds (91.7%)
       Reading: Exceeds (49%)
       Mathematics: Exceeds (50%)
       Writing: Meets (49%)
Academic Growth Gaps: Meets (82.1%)
       Free/Reduced Lunch Eligible: Meets (58% Median Growth)
       Minority Students: Exceeds (65% Median Growth)