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 Arapahoe High School


2201 East Dry Creek Road
Centennial, CO  80122
303-347-6000
http://arapahoe.littletonpublicschools.net 
Principal:  Mr. Ron Booth
School Hours:  7:21 a.m. to 2:16 p.m. 


 About Our School

  • Enrollment:  2,123
  • Attendance Rate:  95%
  • Average Class Size:  25 students per classroom
  • Graduation Rate:  95.7%
  • Drop Out Rate:  0.3 %
  • Graduates who go on to college:  93%
  • Advanced Placement:  385 students took 791 exams, and 77% scored a passing grade

Sources of Pride

  • Successfully sustained an authentic, positive working relationship with the Arapaho Native Americans
  • Twenty-one students recognized in the 2008 National Merit Scholars program
  • Graduating seniors were offered more than $9.7 million in scholarships in 2007
  • Maintained commitment to a safe and orderly school climate while upholding high academic and behavioral standards
  • Only high school in the U.S. to have three 2007 graduates receive Congressional appointments to U.S. Air Force Academy
  • Students continue to serve the community through charitable contributions

School Improvement Goals 2007 Update

  • Eighty percent of ninth and tenth grade students will score at or above grade level in math by 2009 as measured by CSAP
  • Ninety percent of male students will achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher by 2009
  • 100 percent of Arapahoe High School teachers will become more effective collaborators with focus on student achievement as measured by the development of essential learnings, common assessments, a pyramid of interventions, and through the use of identified research based best practices

Graduation Requirements

  • Language Arts:  35 semester credits
  • Social Studies:  30 semester credits
  • Mathematics:  4 semesters (2 years)
  • Science:  4 semesters (2 years)
  • Fine Arts:  6 semester credits
  • Practical Arts:  6 semester credits
  • Physical Education:  12 semester credits
  • Electives:  In addition to the required credits, each student must select sufficient additional classes to complete a minimum of 188 semester credits.

College Entrance Exams

2007 ACT (American College Test)
English:  21.6 (national is 20.7)
Math:  23.0 (national is 20.0)
Reading:  22.5 (national is 21.5)
Science:  19.8 (national is 21.0)
Composite: 22.4 (national is 21.2)

2007 SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Critical Reading:  563 (national is 502)
Math:  580 (national is 515)
Writing:  549 (national is 494)
Total:  1692 (national is 1511)