Jeffco Public Schools has the third best graduation rate of the 50 largest school districts according to Education Week’s Diplomas Count report released recently. The report calculates Jeffco’s graduation rate at 85.5 percent.  This is the second year that Jeffco has been one of the top districts for its graduation rate; previously it was ranked fifth in the nation.

The results of a new survey conducted by the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families (CCCF) demonstrate that Colorado’s online students are active, engaged in their communities and find unique ways to fulfill their own interests away from a traditional brick-and-mortar school. Of students who participated in the survey about how they spend their time, 88 percent of these children who are enrolled in full-time virtual public schools spend at least one hour each day engaged in an extra-curricular activity outside the home. What’s more, 99 percent of the students who completed the survey socialize with peers at least one hour each day.