Located in Greeley, Colorado, University Schools is fifty miles north of the metropolitan Denver area and twenty miles east of the Rocky Mountains. It is an agricultural community with light industry and a major Colorado university. The city has a population of 85,000 in a county of 209,000 people.

University Schools is a charter school in Greeley School District 6. University Schools and District 6 work together to meet the challenges of education. The benefits are many. Greeley-Evans families gain another alternative in education. University Schools teachers and District 6 teachers share in an array of professional development settings. District 6 and University Schools teachers have new avenues to exchange innovations developed in the classroom.

The tradition of developing better ways to teach our children is at the heart of University Schools. University Schools has been a leader in education for more than a century. Innovative, experimental, pioneering, model, research, and creative are words that have been associated with University Schools for the past 115 years. The pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school promotes a student-centered learning program. University Schools' students develop personal and academic plans, portfolios, and community service projects. With their advisors' assistance they seek internships and other special activities in the community. Students learn amidst a supportive community of peers, faculty and parents.

Deaf and hard of hearing students are enrolled in the University Schools as part of a unique partnership with District 6. Currently the special needs of these students are being met by District 6 teachers and University Schools faculty working together at the University Schools.

The charter school framework allows University Schools to continue to be an economically stable and academically thriving learning center that develops curricula and teaching methodologies guided by standards and benchmarks imposed by the No Child Left Behind Act and state mandates. University Schools is fully accredited by the North Central Association, the Colorado Department of Education, and holds membership in the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Association of College Admission.

Features Small class size Advisor/advisee program Multi-age groupings Interdisciplinary education Extracurricular and co-curricular activities Extensive parental involvement Deaf and hard-of-hearing program Safe, supportive environment Involvement in the community

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Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP)

In most cases, University Schools exceeded the State averages by grade level and by content.  An ongoing goal will be to continually raise the level of individual student achievement, which will in turn raise the total school scores.  Please feel free to contact teachers or administrators for explanations about the CSAP performance.

2007 University Schools CSAP Results

Comparison numbers for previous years are not included in these charts. For detailed CSAP results and comparisons, visit the Colorado Department of Education web site.

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School Report Card

The school improvement measures and overall academic performance ratings for 2006-2007 are shown below. For additional information, go to the safety link.

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The federal No Child Left Behind Act requires states to track whether schools are making "Adequate Yearly Progress" (AYP) toward the goal of ensuring that all students know and are able to do grade-level work in reading and mathematics.

Adequate Yearly Progress is met when all sub-groups including 30 or more students by ethnicity, economic status, disabilities and limited English proficiency meet 100% of academic targets on CSAP and CSAPA set by federal law.

Elementary School Results

University Elementary School met 21 of 22 targets.
AYP was met in reading
AYP was not met in math

Middle School Results

University Middle School met 20 of 20 targets.
AYP was met in reading
AYP was met in math

High School Results

University High School met 12 of 12 targets.
AYP was met in reading
AYP was met in math

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Accreditation Report

Accreditation is the state's most all-encompassing accountability system, measuring eleven different indicators including academic areas both tested and not tested by CSAP, school safely, and budget compliance. The state accredits districts, and districts, in turn, accredit individual schools. For the 2006-2007 school year, Greeley/Evans School District 6 was on academic watch.

University Schools Accreditation status is designated by the District and is based on multiple academic and safety measures including CSAP, Achievement Level Tests, the number of students on Individual Literacy Plans, Academic Grades of 'C' or better, etc. During the 2003-2004 school year, the last year for which there was an evaluation, University High School was rated Exemplary by the visitation team. Exemplary schools include those scoring 90-100% on the Accreditation Checklist.

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