Achievements & Awards

Achievements

  • St. Vrain students performed better than the state average in 93% of CSAP exams
  • 14 District schools showed “high growth” in CSAP exams in one or all of the subject areas – reading, writing and math
  • Over 50% of secondary students currently take one or more advanced level course(s)
  • 78% of St. Vrain schools are accredited with Distinction or Performance
  • District ACT scores are above the state in every content area
  • Median Growth Percentiles for students in St. Vrain are above the state median in all content areas – reading, writing, and math

Awards

2011 Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award
Eight St. Vrain schools have been honored with the Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award which goes to the top 5 percent of schools in the state showing the highest growth in CSAP over the past three years:

  • Altona Middle School
  • Black Rock Elementary School
  • Erie Elementary School
  • Erie Middle School
  • Lyons Elementary School
  • Lyons Middle/Senior High School
  • Mead Middle School
  • Niwot Elementary School
  • Twin Peaks Charter Academy

John Irwin Award
The Colorado Department of Education honors the top 8 percent of elementary, middle and high schools for academic achievement with the John Irwin Award:

  • Altona Middle School: 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006
  • Blue Mountain Elementary School: 2011
  • Flagstaff Academy: 2011
  • Lyons Middle/Senior High School: 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006
  • Mead Middle School: 2011
  • Niwot Elementary: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2003
  • Niwot High School: 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
  • Twin Peaks Charter Academy: 2011

Colorado Trailblazer ‘Schools to Watch’
National program which identifies high-performing middle schools that are academically excellent, responsive to the developmental challenges of young adolescents, and socially equitable holding high expectations for all students.

  • Altona Middle School: 2010, 2011
  • Mead Middle: 2007, 2010

SpringBoard National Demonstration School
Serves as a model for SpringBoard curriculum for the 2011-2013 school years. Longs Peak receives $10,000 in professional development credit as one of only 14 model sites across the nation.

  • Longs Peak Middle School

Top 10 Growth Schools
Denver Post identified top schools in the state with the highest growth scores on the CSAP for 2010-2011. Out of over 1700 schools in Colorado, Mead Middle had the second highest growth.

  • Mead Middle School

US News & World Report – America’s Best High Schools
Out of nearly 22,000 high schools, these two St. Vrian schools ranked in the top 3% of public high schools in the nation.

  • Lyons Senior High School
  • Niwot High School

 

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