Academic Overview

Academic Overview

Niwot High School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme for juniors and seniors. Students also have access to a variety of Advanced Placement, world languages, computer science, and performing and visual arts courses to complement core offerings. U.S. News & World Report and the Washington Post have consistently ranked NHS as one of the top high schools in Colorado.

Highlights Include:

  • Niwot High School students are academically engaged with 40 percent of all students enrolled in International Baccalaureate (IB) programming and 71 percent of upperclassmen enrolled in at least one IB or AP course
  • Niwot High students are very involved with over 90 percent participating in at least one co-curricular or extra-curricular activity
  • The Denver Business Journal ranked NHS as a top-10 high school in the Denver Metro area
  • Computer science pathways courses include Intro to Programming, Intro to App Development, and AP Computer Science
  • Students score higher than average on college entrance exams: ACT (27.4) and SAT (1135)
  • For the second consecutive year, Mile High Magazine ranked NHS #1 in 4A athletics for the entire state of Colorado
  • Student honors include: Boettcher Scholars, National Merit Scholars, appointments to the U.S. military academies, and acceptance into every Ivy League school
  • 19 out of 20 sports have participated in postseason state tournaments since 2013
  • District, state, and nationally recognized performing arts programs with students invited to perform at Carnegie Hall, Disneyland, Disney World, and on Broadway
  • World languages in French and Spanish

Recent News

Take a look at some of our recent news.

October 19, 2021

The AP Exam Registration Window is Open until November 8

The AP® Program is continuously introducing new resources and processes designed to help students earn college credit and placement. This year, we’re most excited about their Daily Videos and enhanced progress monitoring tools available in AP Classroom. Here are other important items you and your student need to know for AP 21-22: Students will register […]

October 8, 2021

Student Responsible Use of Social Media

Thank you for your continued partnership and support as we advance the well-being of our students and the safety of our school communities. Toward this end, we have some important information to share with our families to best support our students’ responsible use of social media.  When used appropriately, social media can be a helpful […]

October 5, 2021

Open House Dates 2021

St. Vrain Valley Schools are hosting open houses to answer questions and share information about the many program offerings available across the district as families begin planning their transition to middle and high school next year. Below are upcoming open house dates across the district. For questions regarding open houses, programming, or to schedule a […]

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