Choosing The Colorado Springs School
The Colorado Springs School is an independent college-preparatory school for age three through grade twelve students.
A pioneer in developing effective approaches to engage students in the learning process and promote deeper understanding, the school equips its students with the knowledge, thinking and problem-solving skills, self-confidence, and love of learning that will prepare them for college and beyond.
The Colorado Springs School Education
- Strong Academics are delivered through an uncommonly thorough and genuine learning experience - in and out of the classroom.
- Character and Leadership skills are developed as we guide our students toward integrity, kindness and an ability to be responsible for self and others.
- Motivated Students love coming to school and develop a life-long love of learning in an atmosphere that promotes hands-on discovery.
- Authentic Relationships Unveil Each Student's Unique Gifts through small classes, deep faculty commitment, strong parent partnerships, and a range of diverse students.
- An Inspirational Environment, with historic surroundings, committed teachers, and a dynamic learning community, promote intellectual curiosity.
- A Global Perspective is encouraged as we challenge each student to use his or her strong self-knowledge and leadership skills to make a difference in our community and the world. Our diverse student population includes students from overseas.
High Test Scores
Test scores are just one of the many measures of success for students at The Colorado Springs School, whose scores on standardized tests are among the highest in the region. Because we are an independent school, we use the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) for our younger students.
- Our Children's and Middle School students consistently score in the high 90th percentile range on the ITBS.
- Our Upper School students' SAT, ACT and AP scores are consistently among the highest in the region.
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SAT:
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1890/1257 (V+M) | |
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ACT:
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26 | |
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AP 3+:
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85% | |
College and Beyond
College placement is overwhelmingly successful at The Colorado Springs School, where students are given unparalleled guidance and individual attention through the college search process.
- 100% of our graduates attend college.
- 73% of those graduates are accepted into their first choice college.
Colleges Acceptances
Colleges that have accepted our graduates in recent years include:
| Art Institute of Chicago | Lake Forest College |
| Bates | Lawrence University |
| Boston College | Miami University |
| Boston University | Middlebury College |
| Brandeis University | Northeastern University |
| California Polytechnic | Northwestern University |
| Carnegie-Mellon (Engineering) | Occidental College |
| Case Western Reserve | Pepperdine University |
| Chapman University (Film Studies) | Purdue University |
| Claremont McKenna College | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Colgate Universilty | Rice University |
| Colorado College | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Colorado State University | SMU |
| Columbia University | Stanford University |
| Cornell University | Tufts University |
| Emory University | Tulane University |
| Florida Institute of Technology (Engineering) | U.S. Military Academy/West Point |
| George Washington University | University of Colorado |
| Hamilton College | University of Denver |
| Hillsdale College | University of Notre Dame |
| Johns Hopkins University | USC |
| Kenyon College | Vassar College |
| Knox College | Wake Forest |
| Lafayette College | Wesleyan University |
The Independent School Choice
As an Independent School, The Colorado Springs School offers a premiere educational choice to those living in the greater Pikes Peak region. Now in its fifth decade, the school has provided countless graduates the foundation for successful lives in the greater Colorado Springs community and across the nation.