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Awards & Recognition

Caprock Academy High School Awarded Among 2024 Best High Schools in Colorado by U.S. News & World Report

 

Grand Junction, CO – May 10, 2024 – Caprock Academy is proud to announce its recognition as one of the 2024 Best High Schools in Colorado, according to the prestigious rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. This marks the fifth year Caprock Academy High School has earned this honor, with previous acknowledgments received in 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2023.

 

Click here to read the complete article dated 5/10/24.

Click here to read the Press Release dated 5/9/24.

 

Caprock Academy Senior, Mercedes Garcia, Selected as 2024 Daniels Scholar 3/27/24

Caprock Academy proudly announces Mercedes Garcia as one of the esteemed recipients of the 2024 Daniels Scholarship Program. Mercedes is among 209 high school seniors from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming selected for this prestigious honor, with 144 scholars hailing from Colorado. Notably, Mercedes is among the 3 scholars from Mesa County to receive this esteemed honor.

 

Click here to read the complete article dated 3/26/24.

Click here to read the Press Release dated 3/27/24.

 

 

2023 Caprock Academy among top 25 percent of all public schools in Colorado for academics School earns a “Performance with Distinction” rating for the second year in a row
Caprock Academy is one of only eleven CSI schools to earn a “Performance with Distinction” rating based on 2021-22 performance. CSI—which authorizes Caprock Academy assigns a rating and accredits its schools each fall based on its school performance framework, which considers a school’s academic, financial, and organizational data from the previous school year.
 
Click here to read CSI's press release dated 12/11/23.
 

Athlete of the Week: Caprock Academy Ice Hokey Goalie 12/13/23

The Caprock Academy Eagles Hockey Team made history, winning the first ever High School Hockey game in the Grand Valley, taking down the Fort Collins Lambkins, 1-0.  A big part of the historic win and shutting out the Lambkins was the efforts of their Goalkeeper, Marcus Meeks.

 

Click here to read the complete article dated 12/13/2023.

 

Athletes of the Week: Caprock Academy Girl's Cross Country 12/6/23

The Caprock Academy Eagles Girls Cross Country just wrapped up their season that saw them go across the country competing on the national level.

 

Click here to read the complete article dated 12/6/2023.

 

Caprock Academy awarded Silver AP School Honor Roll Award 11/9/23

Caprock Academy has earned a place on the AP School Honor Roll for the 2022-2023 school year!  The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools that have done outstanding work to welcome more students into AP courses and support them on the path to college success.

 

Click here to read the Press Release dated 11/9/2023.

Click here to read more about the College Board AP School Honor Roll Award program and qualifying criteria.

Click here to view the 2023 AP School Honor Roll Recognition.

 

Caprock recognized as Mesa County's top school in Niche annual rankings 9/27/23

Caprock Academy has been recognized as a 2024 Best School by Niche, ranking as the No. 1 public elementary school and No. 1 best public high school in Mesa County in the process.

 

Click here to read the full announcement from the Daily Sentinel.

Click here for a list of Caprock Academy's Niche Rankings.

 

 

Caprock Academy boys soccer and stud Polson breaking new ground 9/12/23

It’s the midway point of the boys’ soccer season, and Caprock Academy, the small school from Grand Junction, is already narrowing in on a program record for wins in a season.  The state’s runaway leader in points, Zayne Polson, is a big reason why.

 

Click here to read the full announcement from Colorado Preps.

 
 
Caprock Academy to Bring High School Ice Hockey to the Grand Valley 6/13/2023
High school hockey players all over the Grand Valley, no matter which school they attend, will soon have a program to aspire to. On June 13, the Caprock Academy Board of Directors unanimously approved the addition of Ice Hockey to the roster of interscholastic sport offerings in Grand Junction.
 
Click here to listen to Dan Salazar's interview with The Team 1340 AM.
Click here to read the article from The Daily Sentinel.
 
Read the full announcement from Caprock Academy below.
 
 
Three Caprock students qualify for National History Day nationals, with teacher recognized 5/11/23

A trio of Caprock Academy students will get the chance to show off their knowledge of history in a national competition this summer — and their teacher will be recognized at the event.

 

Click here to read the full announcement from the Daily Sentinel.

 

 

Students prep for State History Day Competition 4/24/23
Caprock Academy alone is sending more than 20 kids to compete in the state competition in Denver on April 29th.
 
Click here for the article from KREX.
 
 
2022 Caprock Academy among top 25 percent of all public schools in Colorado for academics School earns a “Performance with Distinction” rating
Caprock Academy is one of only eleven CSI schools to earn a “Performance with Distinction” rating based on 2021-22 performance. CSI—which authorizes Caprock Academy assigns a rating and accredits its schools each fall based on its school performance framework, which considers a school’s academic, financial, and organizational data from the previous school year.

Click here to read the full Performance with Distinction announcement.

 
Caprock Academy earns GreatSchools’ 2022 College Success Award 
Caprock Academy is among 1,742 high schools from 25 states that have demonstrated a successful track record of graduating students who enroll in two- or four-year college, are ready for college-level coursework, and persist on to their second year.  
 
Click here to read the full GreatSchools' College Success announcement.