Career Readiness Academy (3870)
2883 SOUTH CIRCLE DRIVE
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906
Alternative Education Campus (AEC).
95
Total Students Served
Grade 5 - Grade 12
School District:
Harrison 2 (0980)
View School List
School Profile
About Career Readiness Academy (3870)
A MESSAGE FROM:
Career Readiness Academy
2025-2026
The Career Readiness Academy (CRA) strives to provide a differentiated instructional plan that focuses on individualized self-paced instruction, online learning platforms, credit recovery, post-secondary, and college readiness. This school year, we have added a Competency-Based pathway for our seniors with less than 10 credits, and 5th and 6th-year seniors who have not achieved 12 or more credits. This will allow students an opportunity to earn a competency-based diploma as well as prepare thems…
elves for Workforce Readiness opportunities. Students can achieve this diploma by proving proficiency in the 6 Domains with a level 4 grade. Students will successfully complete a Capstone project and the required hours of Work-Based learning. Students can receive career-focused education in chosen career fields such as heavy machinery, automobiles, construction, culinary arts, medical technology, cyber security, welding, criminal justice, and more. This year, we have added STEAM and hands-on labs in the content areas of Biology. We have also added enrichment opportunities such as photography, yearbook, and creative writing during Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) before school that focus on exploratory and hands-on experience. We have also added Discovery Day activities focusing on career education, workforce readiness, and career certification. This year, we have added an Instructional Coach and Dropout Prevention Specialist, emphasizing student engagement and instructional practices improvement. Knowing that our students have historically scored low in Math, Science, and English on standardized assessments, we have implemented Lexia and Exact Path, both evidence-based intervention tools, to elevate test-taking skills for our students. After receiving low scores on the PSAT, SAT, and CMAS in the content areas of Math and Science, we have added one additional science teacher to concentrate on STEM and Biology Lab work, which focuses on direct instruction, with inquiry-based learning and high rigor. Lastly, Career Readiness Academy continues to provide Night School opportunities for students who work to help their families financially. In this cohort, we have included seniors with less than 10 credits, non-graduating seniors, and 6th-year seniors who come to us credit-deficient. This opportunity allows students who may not otherwise have a chance to earn a high school diploma. This school year, we have also added a Middle School to Career Readiness Academy to include 50 students in grades 5,6, and 8 who have been unsuccessful in a traditional setting. With the addition of a Mental Health Specialist, Behavioral Specialist, and Interventionist, we feel that we can now facilitate all student needs both academically and social-emotionally. The addition of an Assistant Principal will help strengthen building-level instructional leadership. Selection and Demographics: Students are accepted into our school on an individual basis. Many students enter our program credit-challenged because of poor attendance, poor academic performance, and lack of success in the traditional classroom. All potential students must take the DRP Reading Assessment for placement and evaluation of their reading abilities. They must participate in an interview process that includes the principal, school counselor, dropout prevention specialist, and parents. Night School students are, in most cases, 18 years of age or older and do not require parental involvement. Career Readiness Academy accepts students not only from district high schools but also from surrounding districts and regional district attendance areas. Career Readiness Academy has a very diverse population that includes multiple ethnic groups. We have implemented Equity walks with an emphasis on making sure that all students are treated equally during the learning process. Our Mentorship program serves as a support system that is geared toward the AT-Risk student. Our MTSS Tier System has been a valuable tool that helps prevent potential dropout candidates from falling through the cracks where others could not. All students accepted must meet the "At Risk" criteria for Alternative Education Campuses, with the typical Career Readiness student being someone who is over-aged and under-credited with a history of truancy. Our 2024-25 population is 76, which includes Night School students(32 as well as day(43), (47)Hispanic, (13) Black, (7) White, (1)Pacific Islander,(2) Asian, and (5)Other. In 2024, our gender enrollment has changed. The female population has decreased ( 32 ) while our male population has increased( 43 ). Because of a large graduation class in 2024, our numbers have decreased but grown with an increase in the Night School population, especially with the enrollment in the Competency-Based (CB) program. With the addition of middle school students, our projected enrollment will be well over 150 students.
Final 2025 Performance Rating
Average SAT & PSAT Scores
SAT Grade 11:
748PSAT Grade 10:
- -PSAT Grade 9:
- -School Year: 2024-2025
More SAT & PSAT Info
Note:
N/A means these data are not available.
-- means the group size is too small, so these data are not displayed to protect student or educator privacy.
Explore More:
SchoolView Legend
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
STATE
N/A
Data not available.
--
Group size too small. Data are not displayed to protect student or educator privacy.
Click these icons on any chart to show or hide data
