Centaurus High School is an Engineering School, and an International Baccalaureate Focus School that provides an environment rich in academia. The first students to earn the IB Diploma from Centaurus will graduate in May 2008. The preparatory course work will begin with ninth and tenth graders this fall. CHS also offers a wide range of Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Our AP and Honors programs, Fine Arts and Practical Arts programs, Pre- Engineering programs, and exceptional extra-curricular programs ensure that each of our students are prepared for a competitive future.

Our school’s enrollment is just over 1,000 students, ensuring a learning community that is large enough to offer an array of courses and programs, yet small enough to provide individual academic guidance and assistance. We begin our community building in 9th grade with our unique Freshman Seminar and LINKS mentoring program.

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), International Baccalaureate, and Pre-Engineering provide students the most rigorous courses in preparation for highly academic majors at the University level. Both AVID and Pre-Engineering classes are enhanced by partnerships with local universities and community mentors. The Engineering Partnership with the University of Colorado provides students the opportunity for guaranteed admission to the CU School of Engineering. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program provides students with the academic preparation to compete nationally and internationally.

In addition to honoring a tradition of outstanding academics and superior athletics and co-curricular programs, Centaurus High School continues to prepare young people to be gainful and giving in their community, locally and globally. Our vision is that upon graduation every student will be confident of his or her abilities to compete and thrive in a pluralistic world, be well informed about and prepared for post-high school choices, and committed to empowering each student to:

• Become a productive, compassionate, independent and responsible citizen
• Develop the fundamental mindset essential to self-directed lifelong learning
• Make appropriate educational and career plans
• Learn and apply strategies for logical problem solving and decision making
• Develop self discipline and a sense of personal responsibility for his or her learning, decisions and actions
• Demonstrate consideration and respect for others
• Use technology effectively
• Be a self-advocate
  

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

Category	Percentage
Female	47 %
Male	53 %
African-American	3 %
American Indian	1 %
Asian	4 %
Caucasian	67 %
Hispanic	26 %
Free Lunch	24 %
Reduced Lunch	6 %
English Language Learners	13 %
Special Education	15 %

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

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• 9th Grade Mathematics
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