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
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Enrollment: 2,123
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Attendance Rate: 95%
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Average Class Size: 25 students per classroom
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Graduation Rate: 95.7%
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Drop Out Rate: 0.3 %
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Graduates who go on to college: 93%
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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)