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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.
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School |
Program |
Status |
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Elementary Schools |
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|
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 |
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|
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 |
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