Prospect Ridge Academy is a K-12 charter school in the Adams 12 School District in Broomfield, Colorado, United States. It was founded as a K-6 school, then added a grade each year. It has now become a full K-12 school, with the high school being built three years ahead of schedule due to popular demand. The inaugural class will graduate in May 2018.Elementary/Middle SchoolThe school was founded as a K-6 school, after being approved by the Adams 12 board in 2011, as well as by a unanimous decision from the Broomfield committee. The school purchased land in North Park, a neighborhood development in Broomfield, and began construction on the K-8 building, while the school operated in an office space in Thornton for six months. The school grew to fill the building in the 2013-2014 school year.The elementary/middle school building is approximately 45,000 sq/ft, complete with a school library and gymnasium. The total cost of building the facility was around $8 million.Middle School AthleticsProspect Ridge is one of the few remaining Adams 12 schools to offer middle school sports, as most others have eliminated sports due to budget cuts. It offers basketball, volleyball, soccer, cross-country, and golf.High schoolBy the 2013-2014 school year, the demand for the high school building was so high, that construction was begun in the 2014-2014 school year so that the inaugural K-8 class would also be the first to graduate. The building cost $14 million to build, and included a full gymnasium and most of the classrooms. There are plans to build a football and soccer field, four more classrooms, two teacher work-spaces, and possibly an auditorium (a small stage in the cafeteria is currently used for assemblies and the spring musical).
