Founded in 1875 as part of the University of Colorado, Boulder High is one of Colorado's oldest and finest high schools, maintaining strong traditions in academic, athletics, fine arts, and activities.

Boulder High is enriched by its diverse population and beautiful urban setting. Students access CU's libraries, the World Affairs Conference, and cultural community activities regularly.

Boulder High provides honors courses in all academic areas and has one of the most comprehensive and successful Advanced Placement (AP) programs in the state, offering 24 different AP courses. For the 2003-04 year, Boulder High School adds an Advanced Placement course in environmental science. The District's largest English as a Second Language program is an integral part of Boulder High, serving students from 30 countries speaking 26 languages.

Athletic programs regularly compete for and win championships. (The girls' volleyball team finished 3rd in the state in 2002.) Visual and performing arts have an excellent reputation. The pottery, photography, and video- production studios and the science labs are state-of-the- art. BHS offers five foreign languages: Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Latin. An Italian language after- school enrichment program is also available.

Student support programs, such as the Opportunity Zone (aka "O-Zone"), Connections, Tutor Activity Period (TAP), ESL Study Skills, and Hispanic Study Skills, all help to give students extra support in academics and/or catchup on course credit.

Mission: Boulder High School will provide an academic and creative environment in which every person is valued as an individual, challenged as a learner, and inspired to contribute to society.

Vision : 1) our students pursue academic, athletic, and creative excellence, 2) our students students are successful because they are valued as individuals who are capable of meeting the high expectations that they set for themselves, 3) our teachers excel in their knowledge of the disciplines they teach -- they use technology and keep up with the new trends that apply to their respective fields, 5) our teachers will work toward standardizing their assessments of student work, both within their classrooms and on a school-wide basis, 6) our administrators support academic, athletic, and creative excellence, 7) our teachers and administrators work together to maintain a building that inspires students to develop to their highest potential, and 8) our teachers and administrators will scrutinize facility needs to insure that new developments are economical and have long-term utility.

The data below is based on the October Count numbers collected for the Colorado Department of Education during October 2006.

Category	Percentage
Female	49 %
Male	51 %
African-American	2 %
American Indian	1 %
Asian	6 %
Caucasian	76 %
Hispanic	16 %
Free Lunch	14 %
Reduced Lunch	2 %
English Language Learners	12 %
Special Education	9 %

* Matching figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding of fractions.

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• 9th Grade Mathematics
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• 10th Grade Mathematics
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