Arvada West High School Profile 2016-2017 THE COMMUNITY Arvada is a suburban residential community of 105,000 people. The students generally come from low average to high-income families where parents are predominantly employed in small businesses and other professions. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT The Jefferson County School District covers 780 square miles. It borders on the west of the city of Denver. There are 91 elementary schools, 25 middle schools and 20 senior high schools serving approximately 85,000 students. THE SCHOOL Arvada West is a comprehensive, public high school with an enrollment of 1750 students in grades nine through twelve. Our school motto is “Excellence is our Expectation.” We provide professional instruction and support so that all students can learn and excel. Curricular offerings reflect a broad range of courses from modified to honors or advanced placement. 10% of the student population receives special education services. ADVANCED PLACEMENT AP English Lit. & Comp. AP English Lang. & Comp. AP Calculus AB/BC AP Statistics AP Macro Economics AP European History AP American History AP World History

AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 AP U.S. Govt. & Politics AP Spanish Language AP Psychology

GRADE REPORTS

GRADING SCALE

Semester system

A = 90-100 B = 80- 89 C = 70- 79 D = 60- 69 F = Below 60% NM = No mark P = Pass

CEEB CODE 060057

HONORS Hon English 9 Hon English 10 Hon American Govt. Hon Geography Hon Spanish 2 Hon Spanish 3 Hon Spanish 4 Hon Earth Science Hon Biology Hon Chemistry Hon Geometry Hon Alg2 Hon Pre-Calc./Trig

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS English 4.0 credits Social Studies 3.5 Mathematics 3.0 Science 3.0 PE/Health .5 Prac/Fine Art .5 Electives 8.5 TOTAL 23.0

GRADE VALUES Arvada West High School operates on a 4.0 grading scale. Students will be given weighted credit for classes with an AP designation. This will allow students to earn a cumulative GPA of greater than 4.0. AP courses are awarded credit on a 5.0 scale.

STANDARDIZED TESTING ACT N= 407 MEAN Composite 21.3 (The ACT composite includes the results from the state mandated ACT test, taken by all eleventh graders, both college-bound and non-college bound.) SAT N= 17 Critical Reading 564 MATH 564 Writing 535 NATIONAL MERIT Class of 2007 - 3 Commended students Class of 2008 - 2 Semi finalists, 4 Commended students Class of 2009 - 2 Commended students Class of 2010 - 2 Commended students Class of 2011 - 1 Finalist Class of 2012 - 1 Semi finalist Class of 2013 - 2 Commend students Class of 2015 – 3 Commended students, 1 Finalist Class of 2016 – 3 Commended students, 1 Finalist

POST HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Class of 2016=373 graduates 55% - 4 year college 20% - 2 year college 6% - vocational/apprenticeship

4% military 15% other

Of the students attending college, 19% selected out-of-state schools. Schools selected by Arvada West graduates over the past two years include: Arizona State Brigham Young University Carleton College Cornell Creighton Doane Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Grand Canyon University Harvard University Hasting College Kansas State University Montana State University New York University Northwestern Syracuse University Texas A&M

ADMINISTRATORS Robert Bishop, Principal Deborah Pearce, Scheduling Geree Santarelli, Assessment Rob Bishop, Principal Casey Coons, Dean Mike Mulvaney, Athletics Shawn Collins, Activities

United States Air Force Academy United States Military Academy WestPoint University of Arizona University of Buffalo University of Chicago University of Connecticut University of Evansville University of Michigan University of Montana University of New Mexico University of Portland University of San Diego University of Southern California University of Washington University of Wyoming

COUNSELORS Stacia Taves Lisa Ragon Erin Pearson Alyssa Stanton Christyn Keyler Annamae Boots

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Arvada West High School 11595 Allendale Dr. Arvada, CO 80004 (303) 982-1303 FAX (303) 982-1304

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