About Lyons Middle/Senior Highschool

Do you want your student to have a sense of belonging and confidence in a small, rigorous academic environment? Consider joining our "educational family."

Student Comments

"I would recommend Lyons to someone who enjoys knowing both his or her peers and teachers on a more personal level. But most importantly, to someone who wants to be a name instead of a number."

"The small school atmosphere is what originally drew me to Lyons. Students receive close attention and extra help because of small class sizes. The separation between different groups and personalities is virtually gone. Here, students quickly learn everyone's name and easily make new friends."

"Teachers in this building express care and concern about us both as human beings and as students. Our teachers are always asking us how we're doing, outside of class and inside of class. If I am upset, a teacher will notice me and pull me aside and ask me what's wrong. I noticed all the teachers know all the students and care about them."

Rates of Student Participation at Lyons:

At Lyons, students are encouraged to participate in a variety of the extra-curricular activities offered. Presently, 86% of our high school students participate in band, choir, drama or athletics.
Research has found involved students are:
 Less likely to drop out
More likely to attend regularly
Less likely to engage in risky behavior
More likely to view teachers positively
 More likely to have a higher grade point average
Drawing on the findings of numerous studies, there are a number of reasons for the efficacy of small schools:
Most importantly, students are less likely to be overlooked or isolated in small schools, where "everyone's participation is needed for teams and student government to have adequate numbers of students"
Results of a 1987 survey of individuals at the executive vice-president level or above in 75 Fortune 500 companies indicated that 95% of those corporate executives participated in co-curricular activities during high school.
The American College Testing Service (ACT) compared the value of four factors in predicting success after high school. "Success" was defined as self-satisfaction and participation in a variety of community activities two years after college. The one yardstick that could be used to predict later success in life was achievement in school activities.
Academics at Lyons: Small class sizes improve learning
The Colorado Department of Education has ranked our middle school High (in the top 16% of all middle schools in Colorado) and our high school Excellent (in the top 10% of all high schools in Colorado) for three consecutive years. Only one other high school in the St. Vrain Valley School District achieved the Excellent ranking in 2005. We have achieved this excellence by:

Focusing on core instruction (math, reading, writing, science, social studies)
Offering honors math and language arts classes at the middle school
Increasing the number of Advanced Placement courses at the high school
Building an exceptional Fine Arts program - 72% of all our middle school students are in band or choir
Maintaining strong athletic programs
Creating a technology-rich environment
Providing strong academic & individual counseling services
Recruiting: Open enrollment comprises 38% of our student body
2010-2011
Attendance rate 95%
Graduation rate 100% 
Dropout rate  0%
PERCENT OF STUDENTS SCORING PROFICIENT OR ADVANCED ON THE 2006 COLORADO STUDENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (CSAP):

Grade/Test	Lyons	St. Vrain District	State
Grade 6 Reading	89%	74%	72%
Grade 6 Writing	72%	58%	57%
Grade 6 Math	83%	61%	61%
Grade 7 Reading	79%	70%	68%
Grade 7 Writing	70%	61%	58%
Grade 7 Math	68%	54%	49%
Grade 8 Reading	76%	72%	68%
Grade 8 Writing	62%	61%	55%
Grade 8 Math	70%	58%	51%
Grade 8 Science	68%	53%	48%
Grade 9 Reading	91%	75%	68%
Grade 9 Writing	77%	54%	49%
Grade 9 Math	67%	47%	39%
Grade 10 Reading	91%	71%	66%
Grade 10 Writing	68%	53%	47%
Grade 10 Math	64%	37%	30%
Grade 10 Science	79%	53%	47%
Grade 11 ACT**	22.9	20.3	19.4

 

ACTIVITIES	CURRICULUM	CURRICULUM
Middle School Activities Chess Tournament Geography Bee Math Counts MESA Odyssey of the Mind Spanish Club Spelling Bee Student Council Middle School Athletics Basketball (Boys and Girls) Cross-country Track Volleyball Wrestling High School Activities Band Cheerleading Choir GAP (Generational Active People) Jazz Band Literary Magazine National Honor Society Student Government Show Choir Technology Club Yearbook High School Athletics Fall Cross Country Football Girls’ Softball Girls’ Volleyball Winter Boys’ Basketball Girls’ Basketball Wrestling Spring Baseball Track & Field	English English 9, 10, Honors English 9, 10, 11 Best Sellers College English Creative Writing Mass Media Mythology Science Fiction A.P. English Literature A.P. English Lang Comp Mathematics Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Trigonometry Pre-Calculus A.P. Calculus Science Earth Systems Biology Honors Chemistry Honors Physics Honors Environmental Science A.P. Biology Social Studies World Geography/History U.S. History U.S. Government/Colorado History A.P. History A.P. U.S. Government Foreign Language Spanish I, II, III A.P. Spanish French I, II, III	Instrumental Music Jazz Band Concert Band Vocal Music Mixed Choir Show Choir History of Rock & Roll Art 2D Design Drawing & Painting Ceramics 3D Design Computer Graphics Photography - digital Technology Technology I, II, III Video Announcements Yearbook Physical Education Fitness Team Games Iron Works

For more information about enrollment opportunities,  please contact:

Lyons Middle Senior High School

100 McConnell Drive

Lyons, CO 80540

Or

winger_greg@stvrain.k12.co.u