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Why Highline Academy? 

  • Both Highline Academy campuses are GREEN-performing schools on the Colorado Department of Education School Performance Framework.
     

  • Highline’s REACH Values: Responsibility, Empowerment, Aspiration, Citizenship, and Honesty guide students in building strong character, taking ownership of their learning, and contributing positively to their community every day.
     

  • Our community is diverse and welcoming, with families speaking more than 26 languages and students representing over 50 countries.
     

  • Students engage in a rigorous, content-rich liberal arts curriculum that supports both academic excellence and whole-child development.
     

  • Spanish instruction is offered at every grade level and becomes a core class in middle school.
     

  • Highline implements the Core Knowledge curriculum, a proven program with a sequential and integrated approach to learning.
     

  • Small class sizes and flexible small-group instruction in math and literacy allow students to receive instruction tailored to their learning needs.
     

  • Students benefit from an individualized, personal approach to education from highly qualified and dedicated faculty.
     

  • Our Southeast Campus is a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School and 2019 Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award winner.
     

  • Before and after school care is available, as well as after school clubs and competitive sports in middle school.
     

  • Our Northeast Campus is one of the highest-performing DPS charter elementary schools for student growth on the state ACCESS test.
     

  • Our Southeast Campus is consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Denver Public Schools.