All Denver homeowners should be as interested as parents are in the caliber of Denver’s schools. Parents may look for quality education but all owners of Denver Colorado real estate actually benefit from quality schools. Good schools help raise Denver property values.
In an effort to determine the quality of Denver’s schools—public, charter, and private, Denver’s 5280 Magazine staff pulled together a panel of experts for an article in the September 2008 issue. The panel determined that quality goes beyond test scores, class size, and graduation rates. They looked more to character—educational character. “In fact, true character can be found throughout the Denver area, in schools rich and poor, public and private, homogeneous and diverse,” 5280 reported.
Today, we will describe several of the private schools in with the best rankings in the Denver metro area. The schools were selected using a combination of empirical data, panel recommendations, and non-quantitative evidence. Data was placed alongside strong educational culture and mission, demonstrable leadership, and vision from the school’s teachers and administrators, active parental involvement in and out of the classroom, growth and stability, evidence of learning, personal attention for students, extra-curricular activities, community service and interaction, academic tradition, and student engagement with teachers, parents, and each other. 5280 also utilized information from other reports and rankings.
Escuela De Guadalupe, a private Catholic elementary school. It is a dual-language school with a diverse student body. Its award-winning program commits students to full literacy in English and Spanish across all academic areas. Graland Country Day School elementary and middle schools offer college pre-curriculum. It is an overall high-performing school that sends graduates to some of the most competitive colleges in the nation.
Herzi/RMHA At The Denver Campus is the largest Jewish day school in the Rocky Mountain region. It graduates 10 times the National Merit Scholars as an average school. Almost every student goes on to college. The lower school features differentiated instruction, grouping students in small groups according to ability, interest, and learning style.
Kent Denver School is a private middle and high school in Englewood. Kent offers freedom and independence with an emphasis on the arts and music and extensive volunteerism. Logan School for Creative Learning offers a curriculum for gifted children ages four through 14 with an emphasis on projects, critical thinking, creativity, peer interaction, and personal growth. Stanley British Primary School is a hands-on learning center that integrates lessons into daily experiences.
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