Altona Middle School
Altona Middle School is a place where each individual student will create their own opportunities through Core, Enrichment, and Extracurricular achievement!
Silver Creek Feeder Strong
We are the Rattlers
Recognized as a 2021 Colorado Trailblazer Schools to Watch.
Nationally Recognized
11 John Irwin School of Excellence Awards (Most recent 2018), and six Governor’s Distinguished School Awards from the State of Colorado.
Achievements
Finalist for the Colorado Succeeds Prize for Transformational Impact in 2020.
Innovative
Altona won the Best in Nation Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
Principal
Jeremy LaCrosse
Principal
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Recent Updates
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Superintendent’s Update: Congratulations Class of 2026
Graduation is my favorite time of year, and this spring, as I have the privilege of celebrating my first graduation season as Superintendent of St. Vrain Valley Schools, I am overwhelmed with pride for the approximately 2,400 graduates who will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.
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Rookie Rattler Parent Night
If you were not able to join us for our Rookie Rattler Parent Night on May 6, here is the presentation and the handout and Save the Date information.
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St. Vrain Valley Schools Earns National Recognition as a Best Community for Music Education for Sixth Consecutive Year
St. Vrain Valley Schools has been recognized by the NAMM Foundation as one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education, marking the district’s sixth consecutive year receiving this prestigious honor. This national designation celebrates school districts that demonstrate exceptional commitment to ensuring all students have access to high-quality music education as part of a […]
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District News
Check out the latest featured news from St. Vrain Valley Schools.
Teaching: A Career Worth Choosing
By the end of her first year teaching, Mary Kusbel expected to feel exhausted. Instead, she felt energized. “It’s really easy when you’re on social media to see people focusing on the challenges facing public education or saying teacher burnout is at an all-time high,” Kusbel said. “That made me nervous going into my first […]
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What Does it Mean to be Future-Ready?
What is the role of public education in a time of rapid change? The World Economic Forum predicts that 65% of children entering kindergarten today will work in job categories that do not yet exist.¹ How can public education prepare students so that by the time they have completed their K-12 journey, they are ready […]
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The Public School Advantage
From my earliest memories, I knew I wanted to be an educator. Thirty-eight years later, that calling still guides me, and my conviction that public schools are among the most important institutions in America has only deepened. They are the heartbeat of every community they serve, and are the gathering places, resource hubs, and centers […]
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- Postal address
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4600 Clover Basin Drive
Longmont, CO 80503
- Phone number
- 720-494-3980
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