Animas High School rates among state’s best schools
Animas High School was the only Durango school to be named among the top 8 percent of Colorado public schools this year.
The charter school, now in its third year, received the John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award, which recognizes schools for high achievement on statewide assessments.
Four other high schools on the Western Slope also received the award.
Animas Head of School Michael Ackerman credited the school’s emphasis on project-based learning that allows students to “apply their learning in relevant, real-world ways.”
Sunnyside Elementary was a recipient of the John Irwin award last year.
