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There are many different ways to evaluate Colorado Springs schools, but one measurement is the graduation rate. The percentages are based on a federal formula that takes the number of students receiving a regular diploma divided by the number of students who started 9th grade + students transferred in – students transferred out. Graduation rates are one indicator of whether the local Colorado Springs public school system is doing what it is intended to do: enroll, engage, and educate youth.
The complete reports are on the Colorado Department of Education web site, and you can download the data into an Excel Spreadsheet. For someone who loves statistics (which is me), it’s full of amazing information including the graduation rates by gender and by race; and you can even pull data by each High School in the districts. As an example, in District 11, Mitchell High School has a Read the rest of this entry »
District 11 continues to be the biggest
School Districts Colorado Springs school districts vary from big to little
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With school now officially back in season, I thought it’d be a good time to provide you with the some general information about the local Colorado Springs school districts. Also, While driving, don’t forget to watch out for all our little citizens as they make their way back to their local school after their summer vacations.
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It’s against the law
Fair-housing laws prevent agents from talking about neighborhood demographics
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Luckily, the Web picks up where agents leave off
A real estate agent can be a wealth of information about a house. So a homebuyer who asks what crime is like in a 
specific Colorado Springs neighborhood might be surprised when the agent defers the question, directing a client to the Web or local police instead. I work with many buyers looking to relocate to the city, and I often explain to them what I can and what I cannot say.
It comes as a shock to many buyers when they learn that a Colorado Springs realtor absolutely cannot address some requests because it is against the law. For example, if a married Jewish couple asks a realtor to find them a home close to a synagogue, the agent can’t accommodate that request. If a buyer is moving to the city, and wants to know the safest part of the city and the best neighborhoods to live in, an agent cannot answer. Also, Read the rest of this entry »
Relocating, it’s all about the schools
Are you relocating to the Colorado Springs area, or perhaps the Air Force Academy or Fort Carson or Peterson Field ? Are you relocating with USAA? Trying to decide where to live ?
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To find out how Colorado Springs area schools rank, national and local web sites offer an assortment of school and neighborhood data. The national sites typically pull school and demographic data to generate their school profiles, consequently information on private schools is harder to come by.
But before we start with national sites, let’s first start with links to the school districts in the area:
- District 2 (Harrison)
- District 3 (Widefield)
- District 8 (Fountain)
- District 11
- District 12 (Cheyenne)
- District 14 (Manitou Springs)
- District 20 (Academy)
- District 23 (Peyton)
- District 38 (Lewis Palmer)
- District 49 (Falcon)
OK, now it’s time for the national web sites……………..
- Wealth of information for families with school-age children (test scores, ethnic information, student/teacher ratios and other metrics).
- Schools are ranked by a number of criteria, Read the rest of this entry »
4 Steps to Find the Perfect Neighborhood in Colorado Springs
Relocating ? Follow these 4 steps
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1. Check out the school district
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Especially important if you have children, but it also can affect resale value.
- Visit schools in the neighborhoods you’re considering.
- Colorado Web sites include the Colorado Department of Education and School Accountability
- National web sites you can use in your research: School Digger, Great Schools, National Center for Education Statistics,
School Matters, School Data Direct.
2. Find out if the neighborhood is safe
- Ask the police department for neighborhood crime statistics. Read the rest of this entry »
Relocating to Colorado Springs, it’s all about the schools
Are you relocating to Colorado Springs?
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One of the most important elements to look at these days when buying a home is school districts according to a study by Trulia.com. Some studies have also found that despite the overall downturn in residential real estate, homes in highly rated school districts have kept their value better. And in many cities, home buyers are willing
to pay a premium for areas that schools considered better than average.
Most people agree that home buyers are attracted to neighborhoods with good schools, but not everyone agrees on what makes a good school. Some families want schools with high teacher-student ratios, others look for schools with good sports programs, others look at the testing information, and others may look for smaller schools with less students. And some home buyers may focus on the high school graduation rate, or whether they have an honors program, or a program for disabled children, or the Read the rest of this entry »
