Colorado Rocky Mountain School vs. Crested Butte Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Colorado Rocky Mountain School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Colorado for:
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Crested Butte Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Colorado for:
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Advanced Degrees
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Overview
Colorado Rocky Mountain School is an exceptional institution with a life-changing program.
Colorado Rocky Mountain School cultivate a learning enviornment in which students discover their potential to excels as individuals, contribute to their communities, and participate thoughtfully in the world we share. Since CRMS's founding more than fifty years ago, we've believed that a school should enrich and engage the mind, body, and soul of its students.
Their individual potentials become illuminated in a community that truly embraces them and their contributions. Everything that a student does-in the classroom, in the active curriculum, within and beyond the CRMS community-is designed toward the development of a complex, nuanced person, because at CRMS we value each student's individual potentials, and embrace the comtributions they can make to our school.
A CRMS student graduates with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to succeed in college, and to lead a fulfilling life.
CRMS's distillation of academic, active, and community influences is unique among independent boarding schools.
Crested Butte Academy is a co-ed, college preparatory boarding and day school serving students in grades 8-12.
We occasionally provide a special program for seventh grade and/or post-graduate students.CBA is fully accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS).
Grades Offered
9-12
8-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Learning Difference Programs
No
n/a
Year Founded
1953
1992
Students Body
Total Students
163 students
61 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
13%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 8 Students
-
2
Grade 9 Students
36
11
Grade 10 Students
46
11
Grade 11 Students
38
17
Grade 12 Students
43
20
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
37 teachers
12 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
53%
90%
Average Class Size
12
6
Number of AP Classes
5
4
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:4
1:5
Average ACT score
24
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Classroom Dress Code
Casual
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Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Jan. 15 / rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$74,500
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Tuition Notes
Day student tuition is $46,500
Students attend as full year boarding; full year day; or winter tutorial. Tuition depends on enrollment in a particular program
% on Financial Aid
40%
50%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$32,956
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Admissions Director
Molly Dorais
Cristie Frey
Admissions Associate
Julie Wiley
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Sports
Total Sports Offered
13
11
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
22
5
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
AGENDA - Student Government, Bike Shop, Blacksmithing, Ceramics, Climbing Route Setting, Community Committee, Cooking, Drama Set Design, Gardening, Glassblowing, Literary Magazine, Music, Peer Tutoring, Recycling & Sustainability, River Watch, Silversmithing, Ski Tuning, Songwriting, Theatre, Trail Building, Trip Logistics, Yearbook
Creative Writing, Film, Health and Human Performance, Publishing, Studio Art