Junior Academy vs. The Colorado Springs School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Acceptance Rate
Student Body
Extracurriculars
School History
Overview
Since 1951, Junior Academy Children's Centers have been committed to caring for children and families in the Pikes Peak region.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Straeb began Junior Academy Children's Centers, the oldest established private preschools in Colorado Springs.
Currently, the schools are owned and operated by their children, Charles Straeb Jr., Robert Straeb, and Carol Holden.
Childhood is a time of delight, curiosity, and exploration of the world around us.
Junior Academy believes in providing a high quality, safe, fun and enriching environment for children.
Our programs emphasize individual attention, reflecting the needs, interests, developmental level and personality of each child.
At Junior Academy Children's Centers, our warm, loving, professional staff guides each child to achieve his/her greatest potential - intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally.
We provide direction, age-appropriate activities and materials, and exposure to a wide variety of fun, stimulating experiences.
Through superior academics and mentoring, The Colorado Springs School prepares students to think independently and to meet the needs of a dynamic world with leadership, ingenuity, problem-solving skills, and personal integrity.
Learning is grounded in experience. By delivering challenging academic material through traditional and experiential settings, The Colorado Springs School offers our students hands-on and practical opportunities to learn more thoroughly, to retain information longer, and to apply it in new settings.
This deliberate approach to teaching also offers students opportunities to learn more about themselves, others, and the world.
Building on strong, supportive relationships afforded by small class sizes and a safe environment, we advance each student's social-emotional and academic growth.
We teach to a higher standard than the common core.
Grades Offered
NS-PK
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
n/a
Mild Learning Differences
Year Founded
1951
1962
Students Body
Total Students
70 students
336 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
55%
13%
Students by Grade
n/a
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
25
-
Pre-K Students
45
27
Kindergarten Students
-
23
Grade 1 Students
-
22
Grade 2 Students
-
21
Grade 3 Students
-
22
Grade 4 Students
-
28
Grade 5 Students
-
24
Grade 6 Students
-
26
Grade 7 Students
-
23
Grade 8 Students
-
38
Grade 9 Students
-
19
Grade 10 Students
-
16
Grade 11 Students
-
27
Grade 12 Students
-
20
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
n/a
49 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
70%
Number of AP Classes
n/a
13
Teacher : Student Ratio
n/a
1:7
Average SAT score
n/a
1226
Average ACT score
n/a
27
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 15 / Feb. 15 / rolling
Tuition Notes
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Tuition ranges from $16,000 (PreK), $20,200 (Lower School), $24,000 (Middle School) to $26,000 (Upper School)
% on Financial Aid
n/a
40%
Average Financial Aid Grant
n/a
$6,300
Acceptance Rate
n/a
75%
Admissions Director
n/a
Alex Winnicker
Admissions Associate
n/a
Brooke Kelly-Rawls
Sports
Total Sports Offered
n/a
6
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
22
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
Art, Art Club, Band, Book Club, Ceramics, Disc Golf, Forum (Student Body Association), Garage Band, Glass, Judicial Council, Kodiaks Investing, MatchWits, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, Outdoor Adventure Club, Pep Band, Poetry Club, Robotics Team, Theater, Upstagers, Vocal Ensemble, World Cultures