Career Readiness Academy
Alternative school in Harrison 2, grades 5 to 12. 200 Loomis Avenue, Colorado Springs.
Contact
- Phone
- (719) 579-2580
Questions about enrolling?
The Harrison 2 enrollment office handles this.
- Phone
- (719) 579-2550
- Enrollment page
- cra.hsd2.org/our-school/welcome-to-cra (opens in a new tab)
Where this comes from
- Phone, website, address: from the school’s own website where we could check it, otherwise the Colorado Department of Education school directory.
- District enrollment office: Harrison 2 website (opens in a new tab).
Everything else, in six parts
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Academics
69 in 100 students graduate in 4 years; average SAT 726.
Students who graduate in 4 years
69.2%
Lower than most of the 54 area schools that report it (middle value 86.3%).
Source: Colorado Department of Education (opens in a new tab), 2024-25. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Average SAT score (11th graders)
726 out of 1600
Lower than most of the 56 area schools that report it (middle value 981).
Source: Colorado Department of Education (opens in a new tab), 2026. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Average SAT reading and writing score
386 out of 800
Lower than most of the 56 area schools that report it (middle value 511.5).
Source: Colorado Department of Education (opens in a new tab), 2026. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Average SAT math score
340 out of 800
Lower than most of the 56 area schools that report it (middle value 471.5).
Source: Colorado Department of Education (opens in a new tab), 2026. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
State rating
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Students who left school that year without finishing
4.8%
Higher than most of the 36 area schools that report it (middle value 2.4%).
Source: Colorado Department of Education (opens in a new tab), 2024-25. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
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Students per teacher
About 15 students per teacher
Near the middle of the 65 area schools that report it (middle value 15.9).
Source: Colorado Department of Education (opens in a new tab), 2025-26. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Programs
Credit Recovery, Competency-Based Learning, and Project-Based Learning.
Special programs
- Credit Recovery
- Competency-Based Learning
- Project-Based Learning
- Work-Based Learning
- Online
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab). Checked Oct 31, 2026.
AP courses offered
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College classes in high school
No
Students can take college classes for credit while still in high school. Colorado calls this concurrent enrollment.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (opens in a new tab), 2023-24. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Career pathways
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World languages
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Sports and clubs
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Getting in
Alternative school in Harrison 2. Deadlines are not in our data yet.
When to apply
Career Readiness Academy uses Harrison School District 2’s dates.
School Choice Window Last year
No dates published. On Nov 2, 2026 the page still said the window 'for the 2026 - 2027 school year is now open'
From last year. Check for this year’s dates.
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab), Join Our Family. Checked Nov 2, 2026.
Choice decision by email Every year
After Student Support staff process the application (no timeline published)
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab), Get Started. Checked Nov 2, 2026.
Complete enrollment at assigned school Every year
After approval email; registration office open Mon-Fri 7:30 am-4:30 pm
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab), Get Started. Checked Nov 2, 2026.
Kind of school
Alternative school
Harrison 2, grades 5-12
How students get in
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What to know about applying
Career Readiness Academy is D2's alternative school, with credit recovery (day and night) and a one-year competency-based diploma program. No public application was found, but state data mentions an intake interview, so we inferred that students enter by referral (call 719-579-2580 to confirm).
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab), 2027-28. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Where to apply or enroll
Open the page on cra.hsd2.org (opens in a new tab)
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab), 2027-28. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Yearly tuition
Free
Colorado public and charter schools do not charge tuition.
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Getting there
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Address
200 Loomis Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
School hours
7:35 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 9:10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab), 2026-27. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Bus and transportation
D2 provides free bus service to eligible students who live within an established bus zone; families register each year and riders badge on and off the bus.
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab), 2026-27. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Uniform or dress code required
No
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab). Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Support and culture
About 95 students. Support services listed below.
How many students
95 students
Smaller than most of the 72 area schools that report it (middle value 461.5).
Source: Colorado Department of Education (opens in a new tab), 2025-26. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Students from lower-income families
93.7% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch
Students whose families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This describes family income, not school quality; lower test scores often reflect it.
Source: Colorado Department of Education (opens in a new tab), 2025-26. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Students per counselor
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Special education, IEP and 504 services
Harrison D2 provides special education services and supports to address individual needs, including speech-language, occupational and physical therapy, and an 18-21 Community Connections transition program.
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab). Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Gifted and talented services
Every D2 school has a gifted specialist, and identified students get an Advanced Learning Plan with academic and social-emotional goals.
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab), 2025-26. Checked Oct 31, 2026.
Help for students learning English
D2's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) staff support multilingual learners through small-group push-in and pull-out help, co-teaching, and sheltered instruction, with yearly ACCESS testing.
Source: Harrison School District 2 (opens in a new tab). Checked Oct 31, 2026.
What families say
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