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Colorado Governor's Distinguished Improvement Awards

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The Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Awards are given to schools that demonstrate exceptional student growth. On the school performance framework that is used by the state to evaluate schools, these schools "exceed" expectations on the indicator related to longitudinal academic growth at all grade levels.

Previous Recipients

Click on the following dates to see award recipients from prior years. Note, awards for 2020 and 2021 were not determined due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2023 Recipients

Academy 20

  • Academy International Elementary School
  • Frontier Elementary School
  • Pioneer Elementary School
  • Rockrimmon Elementary School
  • The Classical Academy High School
  • Village Middle School
  • Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

  • Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School
  • Coyote Ridge Elementary School
  • Hulstrom K-8
  • Silver Creek Elementary

Alamosa RE-11J

  • Alamosa Elementary School K-2

Bennett 29J

  • Bennett Elementary School

Boulder Valley RE-2

  • Bear Creek Elementary School
  • Crest View Elementary School
  • Fairview High School
  • Heatherwood Elementary School
  • High Peaks Elementary School
  • Superior Middle Charter School

Brush RE-2(J)

  • Brush High School

Charter School Institute

  • Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary
  • Axis International Academy
  • Coperni 3

Cherry Creek 5

  • Altitude Elementary School
  • Willow Creek Elementary School

Colorado Springs 11

  • Howbert Elementary School
  • Madison Elementary School
  • Scott Elementary School

Delta County 50J

  • North Fork School of Integrated Studies

Denver Public Schools

  • Bradley International School
  • Bromwell Elementary School
  • Creativity Challenge Community
  • Denver Green School Northfield
  • McAuliffe International School
  • Morey Middle School
  • Palmer Elementary School
  • Polaris Elementary School
  • Sabin World School
  • Slaven's K-8 School
  • Steck Elementary School
  • Steele Elementary School
  • University Park Elementary School
  • Valdez Elementary School

Douglas County RE-1

  • American Academy
  • Coyote Creek Elementary School
  • Flagstone Elementary School
  • Heritage Elementary School
  • Lone Tree Elementary
  • Redstone Elementary School
  • Saddle Ranch Elementary School
  • Sage Canyon Elementary
  • Sand Creek Elementary School
  • Stone Mountain Elementary

Durango 9-R

  • Animas Valley Elementary School
  • Park Elementary School

Eads RE-1

  • Eads Middle School

Garfield 16

  • Grand Valley Center for Family Learning

Gunnison Watershed RE1J

  • Crested Butte Elementary School

Harrison 2

  • Aspire Online Academy
  • The Vanguard School (High)

Idalia RJ-3

  • Idalia Elementary School

Jefferson County R-1

  • Dennison Elementary School
  • Fairmount Elementary School
  • Governor's Ranch Elementary School
  • Marshdale Elementary School
  • Meiklejohn Elementary School
  • Mitchell Elementary School
  • Parmalee Elementary School
  • Ralston Elementary School
  • Sierra Elementary School
  • Stober Elementary School

Lewis-Palmer 38

  • Ray E. Kilmer Elementary School

Littleton 6

  • Wilder Elementary School

Mesa Valley 51

  • Broadway Elementary School
  • Mesa View Elementary School
  • Scenic Elementary School

Park County RE-2

  • Edith Teter Elementary School
  • South Park Middle School

Plateau RE-5

  • Plateau Valley Elementary School

Poudre R-1 

  • McGraw Elementary School
  • Traut Core Elementary School
  • Zach Elementary School

Salida R-32

  • Longfellow Elementary School

Sangre De Cristo Re-22J

  • Sangre de Cristo Elementary School

South Routt RE 3

  • Soroco Middle School

St. Vrain Valley RE 1J 

  • Altona Middle School
  • Black Rock Elementary
  • Erie Elementary School
  • Grand View Elementary School
  • Hygiene Elementary School
  • Lyons Elementary School
  • Mountain View Elementary School

Summit RE-1

  • Frisco Elementary School

Telluride R-1

  • Telluride Elementary School

Thompson R2-J

  • Truscott Elementary School

Weld Re-8 Schools

  • Kenneth Homyak PK-8

West End RE-2

  • Nucla Middle School


Contact Information:

Patty Gleason
Grants Program Administration
Gleason_P@cde.state.co.us
303.910.5721 (c)