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A parent's decision on where to send a child to go to school is a difficult one. It is important not only to listen to the advise of friends and relatives, but also to research the schools personally.
It is good to understand test scores, relationships between teacher/s and faculty, curriculum, social climates and individual character and philosophies of a particular school. Then, perhaps a parent might make an informed decision about the best place to send a child to optimize learning and growth experiences.
This section is designed to help provide you with some information and links about education in Colorado. I do not attempt to make any recommendations or conclusions regarding your decision. Different programs work best for different people, and I cannot stress to you enough, the importance of making this decision for yourself. I feel that this decision should be based on your individual child's needs and character. The goal is to establish what environments will better allow your child to thrive both from an educational standpoint as well as experiential.
note- Most school districts and private schools will provide you with a packet of information about the school directly as well
ACHIEVEMENT TESTING IN COLORADO- Colorado students rank above the national average on the two tests designed to predict the preparedness of a student for college.
ACT SCORES composite as follows:
Colorado:
1997 - 21.5
'96 - 21.4
'95 - 21.4
'94 - 21.4
'93 - 21.3
Nation:
1997 - 21.0
'96 - 20,9
'95 - 20.8
'94 - 20.8
'93 - 20.7
SAT SCORES = Verbal/Math:
Colorado: 536/538
Nation: 505/508
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Denver Area Public Schools
Students attending Denver-area public schools for the first time must present the following upon registration:
Birth Certificate
Proof of residency
Current immunization records
Address of last school attended
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Elementary Schools 1. Academy International Elementary Colorado Springs
2. Accelerated Schools Denver
3. Appleton Elementary Grand Junction
4. Aspen Elementary Aspen
5. Bayfield Elementary Bayfield
6. Bear Creek Elementary Boulder
7. Belmar Elementary Lakewood
8. Bennett Elementary Fort Collins
9. Bergen Elementary Evergreen
10. Mary Blair Elementary Loveland
11. Bradford Elementary Littleton
12. Richard T. Castro Elementary Denver
13. Chipeta Elementary Colorado Springs
14. Coal Creek Elementary Louisville
15. The Colorado Springs School Colorado Springs
16. Columbine Elementary Woodland Park
17. Community Montessori School Boulder
18. Compass Montessori School Jefferson County
19. Cottonwood Plains Elementary Fort Collins
20. Crested Butte Community School Crested Butte
21. Deer Creek Elementary Bailey
22. Laurene Edmondson Elementary Loveland
23. Foothills Elementary Lakewood
24. Foothills Elementary Colorado Springs
25. Glenwood Springs Elementary Glenwood Springs
26. Governor's Ranch Elementary Littleton
27. GEMS Englewood
28. Havern Center Littleton
29. Kendrick Lakes Elementary Lakewood
30. Kenton Elementary Aurora
31. Kohl Elementary Broomfield
32. Lake George Charter School Lake George
33. Lasley Elementary Lakewood
34. Mackintosh Academy Littleton
35. Manitou Springs Elementary Manitou Springs
36. Mesa Elementary Boulder
37. Minnequa Elementary Pueblo
38. Monfort Elementary Greeley
39. Montview Elementary Aurora
40. Mountain View Elementary School Broomfield
41. Northside Elementary Montrose
42. Oak Grove Elementary Montrose
43. Orchard Avenue School Grand Junction
44. Parmalee Elementary Indian Hills
45. Prairie Hills Elementary Colorado Springs
46. Rooney Ranch Elementary Lakewood
47. Sabin Elementary Denver
48. Sage Elementary Boulder
49. Scott School Greeley
50. Secrest Elementary Arvada
51. Shaffer Elementary Littleton
52. Shawsheen Elementary Greeley
53. Shepardson Elementary Fort Collins
54. Silverton Public School Silverton
55. Sixth Avenue Elementary Aurora
56. Skyview Elementary Thornton
57. Soda Creek Elementary Steamboat Springs
58. Sopris Elementary Glenwood Springs
59. Summit Elementary Aurora
60. Summit View Elementary Highlands Ranch
61. Superior Elementary Superior
62. Tavelli Elementary Fort Collins
63. Turman Elementary Colorado Springs
64. Mark Twain Elementary Littleton
65. Ute Pass Elementary Chipeta Park
66. Vaughn Elementary Aurora
67. Westgate Elementary Lakewood
68. Witt Elementary Westminster
69. Woodmen-Roberts Elementary Colorado Springs
70. Zerger Elementary Westminster
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Secondary Schools 1. Accelerated Schools Denver
2. Air Academy High
3. Alexander Dawson School Lafayette
4. Arapahoe High Littleton
5. Arvada High Arvada
6. Aspen High Aspen
7. Aspen Middle School Aspen
8. Aspen Valley High Colorado Springs
9. Baker Middle School Denver
10. Battle Mountain High Avon
11. Berthoud High Berthoud
12. Boltz Junior High Fort Collins
13. Boulder High Boulder
14. Brighton High Brighton
15. Cache La Poudre Junior High Laporte
16. Centaurus High Lafayette
17. Centennial High Pueblo
18. Centennial Middle School Boulder Valley
19. Chatfield High Littleton
20. Colorado Academy Denver
21. Colorado Rocky Mountain School Carbondale
22. Colorado Timberline Academy Durango
23. Columbine Middle School Montrose
24. Community of Learners Durango
25. Conifer High Conifer
26. Conrad Ball Middle School Loveland
27. Creede High Creede
28. Cresthill Middle School Highlands Ranch
29. Delta High Delta
30. Eaglecrest High Aurora
31. East Middle School Grand Junction
32. Evergreen Middle School Evergreen
33. EXCEL School Durango
34. Fairview High Boulder
35. Harold Ferguson High Loveland
36. Fort Collins High Fort Collins
37. Franklin Middle School Greeley
38. Gateway High Aurora
39. Glenwood Springs High Glenwood Springs
40. Goddard Middle School Littleton
41. Golden High Golden
42. Grand Junction High Grand Junction
43. Grant Middle School Denver
44. Heath Junior High Greeley
45. Heritage High Littleton
46. Horizon Community Middle School Aurora
47. Horizon Senior High Brighton
48. Hotchkiss High Hotchkiss
49. John F. Kennedy High Denver
50. Kepner Middle School Denver
51. Lake George Charter School Lake George
52. Lakewood High Lakewood
53. Littleton High Littleton
54. Loveland Christian High Loveland
55. Loveland High School Loveland
56. Manitou Springs Middle School Manitou Springs
57. Meeker High Meeker
58. Merrill Middle School Denver
59. Moffat County High Craig
60. Monte Vista High Monte Vista
61. Mrachek Middle School Aurora
62. New Vista High Boulder
63. Newton Middle School Littleton
64. North High Denver
65. North Middle School Aurora
66. Palisade High Palisade
67. Lewis Palmer High Monument
68. Pine Creek High Colorado Springs
69. Poudre High Fort Collins
70. Preston Junior High Fort Collins
71. Pritchett K-12 School Pritchett
72. Pueblo South High Pueblo
73. Rampart High Colorado Springs
74. Rangeview High Aurora
75. Rifle High Rifle
76. Roaring Fork High Carbondale
77. Rocky Mountain High Fort Collins
78. St. Isidore High Broomfield
79. Sand Creek High Colorado Springs
80. Silverton Public School Silverton
81. Smiley Middle School Denver
82. Smoky Hill High Aurora
83. Summit Middle School Boulder
84. Valley High Gilcrest
85. Warren Technical Center
86. George Washington High Denver
87. Roy J. Wasson High Colorado Springs
88. West Middle School Grand Junction
89. Wheat Ridge High Wheat Ridge
90. Wheat Ridge Middle School Wheat Ridge
91. Wray High Wray
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School Districts 1. Academy School District #20 Colorado Springs
2. Adams County School District 14 Commerce City
3. Adams Twelve Five Star Schools Adams County
4. Aspen School District Aspen
5. Aurora Public Schools Aurora
6. Bayfield School District Bayfield
7. Boulder Valley School District Boulder
8. Cherry Creek Schools Englewood
9. Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 Colorado Springs
10. Colorado Springs School District 11 Colorado Springs
11. Cripple Creek/Victor School District Cripple Creek
12. Denver Public Schools Denver
13. Douglas County School District Castle Rock
14. East Grand School District Granby
15. Gunnison RE1J Gunnison
16. Harrison School District Two Colorado Springs
17. Jefferson County Public Schools Golden
18. Littleton Public Schools Littleton
19. Moffat County School District Craig
20. Plainview School Sheridan Lake
21. Poudre School District Fort Collins
22. Steamboat Springs School District Steamboat Springs
23. Summit School District Summit County
24. Thompson R2-J School District Loveland
25. Weld County School District RE-1 Gilcrest
26. Widefield School District #3 Colorado Springs
27. Wiggins School District RE-50J Wiggins
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Educational Organizations/Resources 1. Adventures in Supercomputing
2. Career Education Center Denver
3. Mesa State College Grand Junction
4. Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory
Aurora
5. Parent Information Center - Report Cards on Schools
6. The Denver Public Library
7. The National Educational Association (NEA)
8. The American School Directory (ASD)
9. Colorado Department of Education (CDE)
10. Monster.com - Schools
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