Elizabeth is a rural community located within an easy drive of Denver and Colorado Springs. It is located 15 miles east of Castle Rock, about 45 minutes southeast of downtown Denver and 45 minutes northeast of downtown Colorado Springs. The cultural makeup of the student population includes families who live in and around the town and families who live outside of the community and commute to Denver or Colorado Springs for work. Elizabeth School District educates approximately 2300 students in fi…
ve schools: two elementary schools, one middle school, one comprehensive high school and one K-8 charter school.  District operated schools have strong, integrated programs in technology, music, visual and performing arts, Special Education, career preparation, and athletics, in addition to extensive opportunities for leadership development, community service, and extracurricular activities. Through the Homegrown Talent Initiative, Elizabeth High School offers students with concurrent enrollment opportunities, along with CNA and Automotive programs. Both elementary schools, Running Creek and Singing Hills Elementary have highly rated full-day and half-day preschool programs located in their schools, as well as before and after-school care. High-quality early childhood programs form an essential part of a comprehensive preschool through 5th grade educational program at Elizabeth Schools. Elizabeth Schools is distinguished by: Caring and dedicated faculty and a family-oriented culture Professional staff known for integrity, passion, and excellence Effective parent and teacher partnerships High expectations for all students Emphasis on character, respect, and caring for others Abundant extra-curricular offerings Strong performing arts programs Top-performing athletic teams Extensive student leadership opportunities starting at elementary school Thoughtful inclusion of technology into a traditional approach to learning Vision and Mission Statements Our Vision: Students are at the heart of everything we do. Our Mission: To provide students with excellent and diverse learning opportunities that inspire passion for learning, develop individual potential, and prepare them for a successful future. Graduate Competencies In alignment with the district vision and mission, Elizabeth School District, in collaboration with schools and the community, has developed a screenshot of the competencies that contribute to a prepared graduate. In Elizabeth, a prepared graduate is ... Leader - Possess a vision and the capability to work and coordinate with others in a variety of methods to create and fulfill a collective mission. Builds trust and demonstrates a service orientation. Effective Communicator - Possesses capacity for empathetic listening and clarity in speaking and writing. Shows curiosity in conversation with others and a concern for the interests of the group or community. Is able to mobilize a group to action, if needed. Empathetic and Collaborative - Possesses integrity, compassion, and a strong work ethic as a member of a team. Respects cultural/social differences of individuals in a group and accepts responsibility for one's own attitudes and behaviors. Independent Learner - Accepts responsibility for their own learning - acquires knowledge and skills through their own efforts, possesses curiosity/passion, self-motivation, self-reflection, goal orientation, tenacity, and the ability to see failure as an opportunity to learn. Adaptive and Resilient - Works effectively individually and in teams while being versatile and tenacious in overcoming adversity. Invests time and effort in important tasks, is self-aware, and is able to change and grow as the situation requires. Possesses confidence in one's abilities to persist and overcome obstacles as they arise. Academically Prepared - Possesses and is able to effectively use literacy, numeracy, analytical, problem-solving, and other skills. Entrepreneurial - Willing and able to undertake a project or activity requiring initiative and involving risk, for one's own purposes or to improve things for others. Able to use a deliberate process to creatively develop solutions to authentic problems. School UIPs are developed after a comprehensive review of student data including CMAS, SAT, and benchmark assessments. This data is reviewed with district and building leaders, teachers, and the School Accountability Committee. Priority Performance challenges were identified based on current data and trend analysis and a thorough root analysis was conducted. Each school identified their priority challenges and with input created plan for improvement. School plans were aligned with the district focus of improving primary literacy and math scores particularly at the K-8 foundational levels.
Accredited with Distinction - This is assigned to the highest performing districts. These districts are meeting or exceeding expectations on the majority of performance tasks.
Accredited - Districts with an overall rating of Accredited are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Accredited with Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Accredited with Priority Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Turnaround Plan - These districts are identified as among the lowest performing districts in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Insufficient State Data - These districts are assigned this accreditation rating when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a district received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.
School Ratings
Performance Plan - Schools with a Performance Plan are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.