About Us

Mission Statement

The mission of Platte River Academy is to provide a content-rich academically rigorous education with
a well-defined, sequential curriculum in a safe, orderly and caring environment.

School of Choice

As a public school of choice, PRA offers students and their families a smaller school environment and a curriculum alternative. The academic program follows the Core Knowledge Foundation’s content based curriculum as outlined in the Scope and Sequence and in the book series by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., What Your First Grader Needs to Know, et al.

Academic Expectations

PRA has high academic expectations and emphasizes the mastery of basic skills, such as language arts and mathematics. Teachers strive to integrate curriculum and instruction across disciplines and to develop students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills. Homework assignments are given on a regular basis to reinforce classroom learning. Character values - integrity, respect, responsibility and compassion - are strongly encouraged. We also recognize students who embody these values in our quarterly awards programs.

Dedicated Teachers and Staff

We have a talented and dedicated staff to meet the needs of every student that passes through our hallways. The success of the school is due to everyone who works here, from instructional aides who go above and beyond their required duties, to our facilities manager who takes great pride in keeping our school safe and looking great, to teachers who spend countless hours nurturing, teaching and inspiring our students, to our conscientious office staff and administration.

Involved Parents

Our parents volunteer more than 19,000 hours on average per school year. Accomplishments include many “unseen” duties that are vital to the success of PRA. Parents help keep our kids safe by working carpool no matter the weather. Parents are key in assisting with serving hot lunch, selling milk and cleaning the gym after lunch. In the PRA PTO, parents can volunteer their time organizing annual events and planning teacher appreciation efforts.

Hard-Working Students

Students are the reason we are here. Every school day they show up ready to learn and to demonstrate the core values of respect, responsibility, integrity, and compassion. These values are as important today as they were in the founding of this school. PRA students have unselfishly raised money and collected items for many causes.

Our students have gone on to academic success at the high school level with parents often commenting on how well PRA has prepared their child for high school.