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Colorado Summit Connections Academy
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 142 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 139 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 58% smaller than its 8th grade class (139).
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsWhat this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 12.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 17.7% |
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,245 | 68.5 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 930 | 69 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 62.1 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
About Colorado Summit Connections Academy
Colorado Summit Connections Academy is a combined-grade school in ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, reachable at (303) 794-2302. Enrolled students number 1,245 students, in kindergarten through 12. Enrollment is 138% higher than the average for combined schools in Colorado, which is about 523.
EDUCATION REENVISIONED BOCES runs 10 schools with a combined 5,198 students. Colorado Summit Connections Academy is one of them.
Roughly 52% of students at Colorado Summit Connections Academy are White. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Colorado Summit Connections Academy's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 68.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.2:1. On average, combined schools in Colorado have 14.3:1, compared with 18.2:1 here.
County data help place the school in context: in Arapahoe County, the median household income is $101,087, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Arapahoe County has 176 public schools and roughly 115,502 students.
Colorado Connections @ 27J is the public school closest to Colorado Summit Connections Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Colorado Summit Connections Academy in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). Federal records classify Colorado Summit Connections Academy as a virtual school.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Arapahoe County at a glance
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