ALL Schools Closed Due to Weather today | No school for ALL students - both in-person & remote Thu, 02/25/2021 (All day) More Information

ALL Schools Closed Due to Weather today | No school for ALL students - both in-person & remote

School(s): All SchoolsDate: Thursday, February 25, 2021 (All day)

All schools in the Five Star District are closed today - Thursday, Feb. 25 - due to inclement weather.

Student and staff safety is our number one priority and schools will remain closed for the entire day. This applies to ALL students, whether learning in-person/hybrid or remotely. All scheduled activities in the school buildings for today are canceled and sporting events and practices are postponed.

Choice Schools

Updated on Wed, 02/24/2021 - 8:49am

          SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR A LINK TO THE CHOICE APPLICATION

CHOICE ROUND 1 IS CLOSED - RESULTS WILL BE EMAILED THE 3RD WEEK OF FEBRUARY

CHOICE ROUND 2 IS NOW OPEN FROM FEBRUARY 1ST - MARCH 31ST. RESULTS WILL BE EMAILED THE 3RD WEEK OF APRIL

SCHOOLS OPEN TO CHOICE FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR

If applying for Choice, you will not begin the enrollment process until Choice results are emailed the 3rd week of April.

You will be able to enroll at your Choice school via your approval email at that time. 

ROUND 2

This list includes schools that are open to Choice for new families and students.  If your family has a sibling at a school that is not on this list you can still apply for siblings to attend there.  If your family has a student that is attending a school that is not on the list and you have moved out of the boundary for that school, you can apply for your student to continue at the school.  Families may apply to return to their boundary school through the Choice process even if the boundary school is not on this list.

Per Superintendent Policy, in-district applications are considered before out-of-district applications.  All Choice applications received by the January 31st deadline will be considered at the same time.  There is NOT an appeal process to denied Choice applications.

NOTICE TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

The Choice program is open to students with disabilities. Students with mild/moderate disabilities may apply to any school open to Choice on this list.

Students with disabilities placed in a Significant Support Needs, Affective Needs or Autism Spectrum Disorder Program may apply to any program listed in the special education section below.  If no programs are listed below, the district does not have the available space or staff to accommodate students from outside a school’s attendance area or outside of the Adams 12 boundaries with existing resources.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Arapahoe Ridge

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade

Centennial

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade

Cherry Drive

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Coronado Hills

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Cotton Creek

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Coyote Ridge

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Eagleview

  • Kindergarten and 2nd through 5th grade 

Federal Heights

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Glacier Peak

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Hillcrest

  • Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th grade

Hunters Glen

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Leroy

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Malley Drive

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

McElwain

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Meridian

  • 1st through 5th grade 

Mountain View

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

North Mor

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

North Star

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade

Prairie Hills

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade

Riverdale

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Rocky Mountain

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Silver Creek

  • 1st and 3rd grade

Skyview

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Stellar

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade 

Stukey

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade

Tarver

  • Kindergarten through 4th grade

Thornton

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade

Thunder-Vista P-8

  • All grades are closed to Choice, only existing students, siblings of existing students or boundary students returning from other schools may apply.

Westview

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade

Woodglen

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade

MAGNET SCHOOLS

All grades are posted open at our magnet schools but it does not necessarily mean there is space available in all grades.  Applications received for grades that do not have space available will be kept on file for the 2021-22 wait list.

Wait lists are only kept for one school year. If a student was on the wait list for the 2020-21 school year, you must re-apply for the 2021-22 school year.

Hulstrom K-8

In-district applicants

  • Kindergarten through 8th grade (both Advanced Academic Program and Gifted and Talented students)
  • All Hulstrom kindergarten applicants will be screened for eligibility.  Hulstrom will contact all applicants after receipt of their Choice application by the Admissions Office.

Out-of-district applicants

  • Kindergarten through 8th grade (both Advanced Academic Program and Gifted and Talented students)
  • Out-of-district applicants must provide their own IQ testing for consideration.

STEM Launch

  • Kindergarten through 8th grade

The Studio School

  • Kindergarten through 5th grade

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Century

  • 6th through 8th grade

Northglenn Middle

  • 6th through 8th grade

Rocky Top

  • 7th and 8th grade

Shadow Ridge

  • 6th through 8th grade

Silver Hills

  • 6th through 8th grade

The International School at Thornton Middle

  • 6th through 8th grade

Thunder Vista P-8

  • All grades are closed to Choice, only existing students, siblings of existing students or boundary students returning from other schools may apply.

Westlake

  • 7th and 8th grade

HIGH SCHOOLS

Legacy

  • All grades are closed to Choice, only existing students, siblings of existing students or boundary students returning from other schools may apply.

Mountain Range

  • 9th grade

Thornton

  • 9th through 11th grade

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Students with mild/moderate disabilities may apply to any school open to Choice for the 2021-22 school year except Coyote Ridge, Meridian, and Tarver Elementary Schools.

Programs in Adams 12 supporting students with Significant Support Needs, Affective Needs or Autism Spectrum Disorder do not have the available space or staff to accommodate students from outside of the Adams 12 boundaries with existing resources.  Programs supporting students with mild, moderate needs do have the available space or staff to accommodate students from outside of the Adams 12 boundaries with existing resources.

School

Program

Status

Elementary Schools

Arapahoe Ridge

SSN

OPEN

Arapahoe Ridge

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Centennial

AN

OPEN

Centennial

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Cherry Drive

AN

CLOSED

Cherry Drive

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Coronado Hills

SSN

OPEN

Coronado Hills

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Cotton Creek

SSN

CLOSED

Cotton Creek

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Cotton Creek

SLS

CLOSED

Coyote Ridge

SSN

CLOSED

Coyote Ridge

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Eagleview

SLS

OPEN

Eagleview

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Federal Heights

SSN

OPEN

Federal Heights

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Glacier Peak

SSN

OPEN

Glacier Peak

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Hillcrest

SSN

OPEN

Hillcrest

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Leroy

AN

CLOSED

Leroy

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Malley Drive

SSN

CLOSED

Malley Drive

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

McElwain

SSN

OPEN

McElwain

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Meridian

SLS

CLOSED

Meridian

Mild, Moderate

CLOSED

North Star

SSN

CLOSED

North Star

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Riverdale

SSN

OPEN

Riverdale

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Rocky Mountain

SSN

OPEN

Rocky Mountain

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Rocky Mountain

AN

OPEN

Silver Creek

SSN

CLOSED

Silver Creek

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Skyview

SLS

CLOSED

Skyview

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Stellar

SSN

OPEN

Stellar

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Tarver

SSN

CLOSED

Tarver

Mild, Moderate

CLOSED

Westview

SLS

CLOSED

Westview

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Woodglen

SSN

CLOSED

Woodglen

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Middle Schools

Century

SSN

OPEN

Century

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

CLOSED

Century

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Northglenn Middle

SSN

CLOSED

Northglenn Middle

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

CLOSED

Northglenn Middle

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Rocky Top

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

OPEN

Rocky Top

SSN

OPEN

Rocky Top

Mild, Moderate

CLOSED

Shadow Ridge

SSN

OPEN

Shadow Ridge

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

OPEN

Shadow Ridge

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Silver Hills

SSN

CLOSED

Silver Hills

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

OPEN

Silver Hills

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Thornton Middle

SSN

CLOSED

Thornton Middle

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

CLOSED

Thornton Middle

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Westlake

SSN

OPEN

Westlake

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

CLOSED

Westlake

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

High Schools

Horizon

SSN

OPEN

Horizon

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

OPEN

Horizon

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Mountain Range

SSN

OPEN

Mountain Range

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

CLOSED

Mountain Range

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Northglenn High

SSN

CLOSED

Northglenn High

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

CLOSED

Northglenn High

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

Thornton High

SSN

OPEN

Thornton High

SES (AN, SLS, SES)

CLOSED

Thornton High

Mild, Moderate

OPEN

 

Please click here for the Choice application after reviewing what schools and grades are open to Choice.

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