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Academic Overview

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 six Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Awards, eleven John Irwin Awards of Excellence, the Colorado Middle School to Watch Award, and Best in the Nation for the Verizon App Challenge. 

Academic Highlights

  • Next Gen Learning Challenge Canopy School National recognition for Innovation 
  • Eleven John Irwin Awards of Excellence
  • Six Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Awards 
  • Superintendent’s Award for Excellence in Education 
  • 2021 Colorado Trailblazer School to Watch
  • 2019 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
  • A virtual reality pilot school for St. Vrain Valley Schools
  • 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
  • Both band and orchestra programs were selected to play at the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) conference
  • Home to a cybersecurity program along with a CyberPatriots club
  • Over 25 percent of students take beginning, intermediate, or advanced Computer Science classes
  • High School Algebra and Geometry offered along with advanced classes in language arts, music, art, computer science, and robotics
  • Students take on leadership roles through the partnership programs River Watch and Critter Cam, which are student-led programs through Boulder County Parks and Open Space
  • Students are empowered to be leaders through grade-level philanthropic and cross-curricular endeavors 
  • Official Green Star School with student-led Green Team, Community Garden, and Zero Waste practices

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Mar 25, 2026

ParentSquare: Our New District Communication Tool

St. Vrain Valley Schools will begin using ParentSquare, a new district communication tool that allows families to receive notifications based on their preferences. St. Vrain’s communications team will pilot ParentSquare for the remainder of the school year with the plan to expand access to schools at the start of the new school year. We’re excited...<br><a title="ParentSquare: Our New District Communication Tool" href="https://www.svvsd.org/2026/03/11/parentsquare-our-new-district-communication-tool/" class="button read-more-link"><span class="sr-only">ParentSquare: Our New District Communication Tool </span>Read More</a>

Apr 2, 2026

St. Vrain Valley Celebrates First-ever Future Ready Festival

Over two thousand community members came together on Saturday, March 7, for St. Vrain Valley Schools’ first-ever Future Ready Festival at Silver Creek High School. Families and community members filled the campus throughout the afternoon, engaging with educators, asking questions, and exploring innovative programs and opportunities available across the district. The festival featured Advantage Zones...<br><a title="St. Vrain Valley Celebrates First-ever Future Ready Festival" href="https://www.svvsd.org/2026/03/08/st-vrain-valley-celebrates-first-ever-future-ready-festival/" class="button read-more-link"><span class="sr-only">St. Vrain Valley Celebrates First-ever Future Ready Festival </span>Read More</a>

Mar 9, 2026

St. Vrain Valley Schools to Host Advanced Placement Summer Institute, July 6-9

Registration – Click the links below to register: In-Person CoursesOnline CoursesAP Cybersecurity CoursesAP Business with Personal Finance (PBL) St. Vrain Valley Schools will host the College Board-certified Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) July 6-9 at Frederick High School. The program is open to all educators, including those outside of St. Vrain Valley Schools, and is...<br><a title="St. Vrain Valley Schools to Host Advanced Placement Summer Institute, July 6-9" href="https://www.svvsd.org/2026/02/11/st-vrain-valley-schools-to-host-advanced-placement-summer-institute-july-6-9/" class="button read-more-link"><span class="sr-only">St. Vrain Valley Schools to Host Advanced Placement Summer Institute, July 6-9 </span>Read More</a>

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