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 Recognition
 

Ridgeview Ranked #15 High School in Nation!

US News and World Report ranked Ridgeview Classical Schools' High School as 15th in the country, 4th US charter school, and 4th open-enrollment high school in the nation. The magazine analyzed 21,069 public high schools in 48 states using data from the 2006-2007 school year. More Information.

Links:
US News - Top Charter Schools
US News - Top Open-Enrollment Schools
US News - Best High Schools: Gold Medal List
Coloradoan Article - December 6, 2008
 


U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave Visits Ridgeview
Musgrave presents funds to charter schools (link) (Coloradoan, 8/23/07)


National Charter School of the Year
The Center for Education Reform (CER) named Ridgeview as one of the 53 National Charter Schools of the Year!
Group recognizes Ridgeview, Liberty (link) (Coloradoan, 5/17/07)
2007 National Charter School of the Year (link) (CER, 5/16/07)


The Ridgeview Difference
Channel 7 News, following a news story on National Charter Schools' Week, featured Ridgeview during its "10:15 Difference" segment on April 5. See Video (link)


Ridgeview is #1 Again!
December 2006
Ridgeview Classical High School is ranked number one in the state for the second year in a row! Congratulations to students, teachers, and parents!

Charter schools make waves, news (link) (Coloradoan, 12/23/06)
Charter Schools on State A List (link) (Rocky Mountain News, 12/16/06)
Ridgeview goes back-to-back as state's top school (link) (Coloradoan, 12/5/06)
Press Release (link) (12/14/06)


Special Visitors at Ridgeview
10/26/06
On Thursday, October 26th, Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez and Senator Wayne Allard visited Ridgeview for about an hour. They toured the school, asked a number of very specific questions, and were very impressed with Ridgeview. The following paragraph is the press release.

Greeley, CO - Gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez made campaign stops at a charter school and a nursing home in Northern Colorado on Thursday as part of a campaign swing with U.S. Senator Wayne Allard. The first stop was at Ridgeview Classical Schools in Fort Collins, a charter school with a strong record of student achievement. "Ridgeview is a great example of families getting involved to create the highest standards for students," said Beauprez. "I believe we must focus on the intellectual development of our children -- and Ridgeview is leading the way in doing just that."


Ridgeview junior Cami Dubler presents Congressman Beauprez and Senator
Allard copies of The Federalist in Dr. Moore's political philosophy class.


iVoices Interview (Independence Institute)
5/12/06
Ridgeview Classical Schools Formula for Success? Join Amy Oliver and Dr. Terrence Moore Principal at Ridgeview Classical Schools for a discussion on Ridgeview being named one of the John Irwin Schools of Excellence.

(Source: www.ivoices.org (link) . Click on Education, then find the topic heading "Ridgeview Classical Schools.")


2006 Third Grade Reading CSAP
2006 Third grade CSAP (Colorado Student Assessment Program) reading scores have been published.

 
Number
Taking Test
Advanced
%
Proficient
%
Partially
Proficient %
Unsatisfactory
%
Ridgeview Classical Schools
60
13
80
7
0
Poudre School District
1,633
7
73
15
5
Colorado state-wide
54,591
6
65
18
11

For more information, see PSD detailed results and the Colorado Department of Education's CSAP Results (link) .


Ridgeview has just been named a winner of the 2005 John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award!
Based on academic performance, schools receiving the John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award perform in the top eight percent of all public schools in Colorado! Congratulations!


2005 School Accountability Reports
Ridgeview was ranked the #1 high school in the state by the Colorado Board of Education's 2005 School Accountability Report (SAR) rankings. Ridgeview has been in the top three ever since it was founded.

Detailed SAR Reports

PSD Schools Continue to Rank High on School Accountability Reports


2004 School Accountability Reports
Ridgeview was ranked the 3rd highest high school in the state by the Colorado Board of Education's 2004 School Accountability Report (SAR) rankings. Ridgeview has been in the top three ever since it was founded.

Detailed Reports

PSD schools rate high on 4th Colorado School Accountability Reports


Top 100
Ridgeview Classical Schools was named one of the Center for Education Reform's 'Best Bets'. This distinction was given to approximately 100 of the nation's 2,996 charter schools, which serve 741,949 children in 37 states and the District of Columbia. These schools are identified as having made exceptional progress over time. The other Colorado charters given this distinction are: Cherry Creek Academy, Cesar Chavez Academy, Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy, Peak to Peak Charter School, Pueblo School for the Arts and Sciences, and Summit Middle School.


2004 Third Grade CSAP
2004 Third grade CSAP (Colorado Student Assessment Program) scores have been published. More than 50,000 students took the CSAP reading comprehension tests last February while 74 percent received proficient and advanced scores. 'Educators and parents are working together, along with us in the state government, to produce progress for Colorados children,' said Governor Bill Owens.

 
Number
Taking Test
Advanced
%
Proficient
%
Partially
Proficient %
Unsatisfactory
%
Not Scored
%
Ridgeview Classical Schools
60
20
78
2
0
0
Poudre School District
1,714
13
73
11
2
1
Colorado state-wide
53,306
8
65
17
8
1

2004 CSAP (Colorado Student Assessment Program) scores have been published. For details, please see the report (link) on Poudre School District's web site.

 


US News and World Report ranked Ridgeview Classical Schools' High School as the 2nd open enrollment high school in the nation. The magazine analyzed 21,069 public high schools in 48 states.
 
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