In 2001, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act to support standardized-based education. This Act requires each individual state to develop assessments for each grade level, in basic skills in math, reading, language arts, and in advanced grades, science. In Colorado it is called the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP). Each school must comply with the Act by also having a written plan of action for their students to achieve state assessment levels, and then for continued improvements year after year. The TCAP scores are recorded with the state, and that is how it is determined which schools rank the highest. By the scores of these state assessments, the public can better determine which schools have the best curriculum structures, and quality of instruction for their children.
Top Ranking Colorado High Schools for 2012
#5 Classic Academy in Colorado Springs’ district 20 has a Gold medal based on their TCAP test scores. Their student reading proficiency came in at 98%. The 9-12th grade school has a total enrollment of 602 students with a student/teacher ratio of 12:1.
#4 Serving Kindergarten through Twelfth grades, Ridgeview Classical was awarded the Gold medal in 2012. The K-12 school has a total enrollment of 787 students making the student/teacher ratio 16:1, and an impressive student reading proficiency of 98%.
#3 Third on the list is D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School in Jefferson County. It is 1 of 30 schools in the R-1 district and also has a Gold medal. The total enrollment at the school is 1,035 students having a student/teacher ratio of 21:1. The student reading proficiency of 97%.
#2 Peak to Peak Charter School in the Boulder Valley School District is ranked second in Colorado. Also awarded the Gold medal, Peak to Peak Charter School has a total enrollment of 1,425 students and 76 full time teachers. The student/teacher ratio is 19:1. Peak to Peak has a reading proficiency of 94%.
#1 The Aspen High School ranks number one on our list having been awarded the Gold medal. This high school has a total enrollment of 530 students. With 41 full time teachers, the student/teacher ratio is 13:1.
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