Colorado John Irwin Schools of Excellence Awards
The John Irwin awards are given to schools that demonstrate excellent academic achievement. On the school performance framework that is used by the state to evaluate schools, these schools “exceed” expectations on the academic achievement indicator and “meet or exceed” expectations on the indicator related to academic growth gaps. (For more information on the School Performance Framework, please see SchoolView.org.)
Click on the following dates to see award recipients from 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, 2010, 2011.
The 2012 award recipients are:
| DISTRICT | SCHOOL |
| ACADEMY 20 | ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| ACADEMY 20 | CHINOOK TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| ACADEMY 20 | MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| ACADEMY 20 | PINE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL |
| ACADEMY 20 | TCA COLLEGE PATHWAYS |
| ACADEMY 20 | THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY CHARTER |
| ACADEMY 20 | THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL |
| ACADEMY 20 | THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| ACADEMY 20 | WOODMEN-ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS | HULSTROM OPTIONS K-8 SCHOOL |
| ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS | MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS | STARGATE CHARTER SCHOOL |
| ADAMS-ARAPAHOE 28J | AURORA QUEST K-8 |
| ARICKAREE R-2 | ARICKAREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| ASPEN 1 | ASPEN COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL |
| ASPEN 1 | ASPEN HIGH SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | BOULDER COMMUNITY SCHOOL/INTEGRATED STUDIES |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | ELDORADO K-8 SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | FLATIRONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | FOOTHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | HEATHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | HIGH PEAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | HORIZONS K-8 SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | JAMESTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | NEVIN PLATT MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | PEAK TO PEAK CHARTER SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | SOUTHERN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | SUMMIT MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL |
| BOULDER VALLEY RE 2 | SUPERIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE | THE VANGUARD SCHOOL (HIGH) |
| CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE | THE VANGUARD SCHOOL (MIDDLE) |
| CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE | THOMAS MACLAREN STATE CHARTER SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | BELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | CAMPUS MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | CHALLENGE SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | CHERRY CREEK CHARTER ACADEMY |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | CHERRY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | COTTONWOOD CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | COYOTE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | DRY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | HOMESTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| CHERRY CREEK 5 | WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 12 | BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 12 | CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN CHARTER ACADEMY |
| CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 12 | CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 12 | CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL |
| CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 12 | GOLD CAMP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 12 | PINON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| CLEAR CREEK RE-1 | KING-MURPHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| COLORADO SPRINGS 11 | CHIPETA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| COLORADO SPRINGS 11 | SCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| COLORADO SPRINGS 11 | STEELE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DELTA COUNTY 50(J) | NORTH FORK MONTESSORI SCHOOL |
| DENVER COUNTY 1 | BROMWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DENVER COUNTY 1 | CORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DENVER COUNTY 1 | DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS |
| DENVER COUNTY 1 | DSST: STAPLETON |
| DENVER COUNTY 1 | POLARIS AT EBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DENVER COUNTY 1 | SLAVENS K-8 SCHOOL |
| DENVER COUNTY 1 | STECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | AMERICAN ACADEMY |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | BEAR CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | BUFFALO RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | CORE KNOWLEDGE CHARTER SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | D C S MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | HIGHLANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | NORTH STAR ACADEMY |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | NORTHRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | PLATTE RIVER CHARTER ACADEMY |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | ROCKY HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | SADDLE RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | STONE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | SUMMIT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | TIMBER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY RE 1 | WILDCAT MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| DURANGO 9-R | SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| EAGLE COUNTY RE 50 | BRUSH CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| EAGLE COUNTY RE 50 | EAGLE COUNTY CHARTER ACADEMY |
| EDISON 54 JT | EDISON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| ENGLEWOOD 1 | ENGLEWOOD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY |
| GUNNISON WATERSHED RE1J | CRESTED BUTTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL |
| HARRISON 2 | JAMES IRWIN CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| HINSDALE COUNTY RE 1 | LAKE CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | BERGEN VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | BRADFORD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | BRADFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | DENNISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | D'EVELYN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | DEVINNY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | ELK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | EVERGREEN HIGH SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | JEFFERSON CHARTER ACADEMY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | KYFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | MANNING OPTIONS SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | MARSHDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | MEIKLEJOHN ELEMENTARY |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | NORMANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | PARMALEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | RALSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | RALSTON VALLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | RED ROCKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN ACADEMY OF EVERGREEN |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | SHAFFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | UTE MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | WEST WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY R-1 | WILMOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| KIT CARSON R-1 | KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| LEWIS-PALMER 38 | LEWIS-PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| LEWIS-PALMER 38 | LEWIS-PALMER HIGH SCHOOL |
| LEWIS-PALMER 38 | MONUMENT CHARTER ACADEMY |
| LEWIS-PALMER 38 | PRAIRIE WINDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| LEWIS-PALMER 38 | RAY E KILMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| LITTLETON 6 | ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL |
| LITTLETON 6 | HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL |
| LITTLETON 6 | LITTLETON ACADEMY |
| LITTLETON 6 | LOIS LENSKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| LITTLETON 6 | SANDBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| LITTLETON 6 | WILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| MESA COUNTY VALLEY 51 | NEW EMERSON SCHOOL AT COLUMBUS |
| PAWNEE RE-12 | PAWNEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| PLATTE CANYON 1 | FITZSIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | BETHKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | FOSSIL RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | KINARD CORE KNOWLEDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | LIBERTY COMMON CHARTER SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | LIVERMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | MCGRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | PRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | RIDGEVIEW CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOLS |
| POUDRE R-1 | TRAUT CORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | WERNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| POUDRE R-1 | ZACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| PUEBLO CITY 60 | FOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL MAGNET SCHOOL |
| PUEBLO COUNTY 70 | THE CONNECT CHARTER SCHOOL |
| RIDGWAY R-2 | RIDGWAY HIGH SCHOOL |
| ST VRAIN VALLEY RE 1J | ALTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| ST VRAIN VALLEY RE 1J | BLUE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY |
| ST VRAIN VALLEY RE 1J | FLAGSTAFF CHARTER ACADEMY |
| ST VRAIN VALLEY RE 1J | LYONS MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| ST VRAIN VALLEY RE 1J | NIWOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| ST VRAIN VALLEY RE 1J | NIWOT HIGH SCHOOL |
| STEAMBOAT SPRINGS RE-2 | STEAMBOAT SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| SUMMIT RE-1 | SUMMIT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| SUMMIT RE-1 | UPPER BLUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| TELLURIDE R-1 | TELLURIDE HIGH SCHOOL |
| THOMPSON R2-J | BERTHOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| THOMPSON R2-J | COYOTE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| WALSH RE-1 | WALSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
Contact Information:
Lynn Bamberry
Director, Competitive Grants & Awards
303-866-6813