Altona Middle School provides an innovative and rigorous standards-based education for students while developing characteristics in each student to become future leaders. Based on the school structure, students are allowed to excel at their own pace and explore a variety of interests in the comprehensive elective program. Altona has received numerous honors as a high achieving school, including multiple Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Awards, John Irwin Awards of Excellence, the Colorado Middle School to Watch Award, and ranked as one of the top public middle schools in Colorado according to the U.S. News & Report.
Academic Highlights
- 14 John Irwin Awards of Excellence
- 8 Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Awards
- Superintendent’s Award for Excellence in Education
- 2025 Colorado Trailblazer School to Watch
- Finalist for the Colorado Succeed Prize for Transformative Middle School Program
- Home to Altona’s very own IDEALab – a makerspace filled with advanced technology tools, focused on developing authentic, relevant, and complex learning across all content areas
- Over 70 percent of students are enrolled in one or more music programs consisting of choir, band, and orchestra; many students are accepted into district and state honor programs
- Band, Choir and Orchestra programs were selected to play at the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) conference
- State and World Banner winners for Robotics
- High School Algebra and Geometry offered along with advanced classes in language arts, music, art, computer science, and robotics
- Students are empowered to be leaders through grade-level philanthropic and cross-curricular endeavors