One of the most common requests that we get as Colorado Springs real estate agents is: “I want to buy a home for sale in Academy School District 20.”

Academy School district 20 covers the neighborhoods in the northern part of Colorado Springs.

Read More: About Academy School District 20

According to GreatSchools.net, Academy School D-20 rates a 9 out of 10 for test scores. (Yet they spend less per student than the state average…) This may be a determining factor for many families with school-aged children looking to buy a home for sale in Colorado Springs.

If you are looking to buy a home for sale in Academy School District 20, be prepared to spend about $250,000 (on the low end) to over a million dollars (on the high end).

Here is a breakdown of the different major Academy School District 20 neighborhoods and their real estate markets:

Northwest Colorado Springs - Academy School District 20 homes:

• Located west of I-25 between the USAFA and Garden of the Gods Road.
• D-20 Neighborhoods: Rockrimmon and Peregrine
• Zip Code: 80919 >> Search Homes For Sale in 80919
• Average Sale Price is about $300,000 - $450,000
• Price Range: mid-$250k (if you are lucky) - over $1 million
• Townhomes and Condos in Rockrimmon offer homes for the upper $100k’s through the mid-$200k’s.
• Read More: About Northwest Colorado Springs

Briargate - Academy School District 20 Homes:

• Located North of Woodmen Road, South of Old Ranch Road, between I-25 and Black Forest
• Popular Briargate Area Neighborhood Areas: Pine Creek, Wolf Ranch, Cumbre Vista and Cordera.
• Zip Code: 80920 >> Search All Homes For Sale in 80920
• Average Sales Price is about $300k - $400k
• Price Range: Lower $200k’s - over $1 million
• Some of the older parts of Briargate (closer to Woodmen) have some single family homes in the upper $150k range.
• Several Briargate townhome and condo communities offer homes in the mid-$150k range.
  Read More: Briargate Town Home Communities - Northeast Colorado Springs Real Estate
• Read More: About Briargate

Northgate and Flying Horse - Academy School District 20 Homes:

• Located in the northernmost part of Colorado Springs, just east of the US Air Force Academy and immediately south of Monument CO.
• Zip Code: 80921 >> Search Homes for Sale in 80921
• Popular Northgate Neighborhoods: Flying Horse, Gleneagle and Trail Ridge
• Average Sales Price is about $350k - $500k
• Price Range: $$250k - over $4 million
• Read More: About Flying Horse and About Northgate

Black Forest - Academy School District 20 Homes:

• Located in the far N/E part of Colorado Springs - where all the trees are…
• Zip Code: 80908 >> Search All Homes for Sale in 80908
  
• Average Sales Price is about $550k
• Price Range: Mid $250k’s (if you are lucky) - over $4 million
• Black Forest is where you buy a house if you like to be surrounded by trees.
• Read More: About Black Forest

Search All Homes For Sale in Academy School District 20

Check Out Also: Academy School District 20 Foreclosures for Sale

“Based on information from the Pikes Peak REALTOR Services Corp. (”RSC”), for May 20, 2009. RSC does not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy.  Data maintained by RSC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.”

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The Colorado Springs School District 11 School Board voted yesterday to shut down 8 local elementary schools. A recent Gazette article reads,

“The board decided to move students from Buena Vista, Washington and Whittier elementary schools into the West Middle School building next fall. The Montessori program at Buena Vista will move into the Washington building.

Ivywild, Pike, Longfellow and Jefferson elementary schools will close, and Hunt and Adams elementary students will be combined into the Hunt building.”

Superintendent Terry Bishop said,

“This has been a long process, and it’s been difficult for students, staff, communities,” Bishop said. “There is no more difficult of a situation than dealing with school closures. But I believe what we have done is best for district and will allow us to remain competitive. I believe District 11 will bounce back better than before.”

Read the Full Report over on the School District’s website:
D-11 Board of Education Approves School Utilization Plan

Questions about the school closures
and student relocation?

Colorado Springs School District 11 Public Relations:

Elaine Naleski : 719.520.2005

2/28/2009 UPDATE: A friend of mine recently posted a thoughtful comment regarding the school closings, over on Facebook, it read:

“I live on the westside and my kids have gone to some of those schools.  It’s too bad because those are small schools which I think are better for kids overall.  But I think D-11 is being smart and pretty progressive, creating a K-8 and consolidating some of their schools.  What it means for our school that is staying open is that we will get more kids and therefore have enough enrollment to get an art teacher and other specialists we couldn’t get before.  Having been involved in the start-up of the Montessori program, it is actually good that they are giving it its own building and only having Montessori kids go there.  Constantly mixing in non-Montessori caused a lot of problems.”

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[Original Photo Credit: NinjaPoodles - Preschool Party - CAKE FACE]

Here are the major pre-schools in Academy School District 20. These schools are located in or near the Northwest Colorado Springs neighborhoods, to include Rockrimmon and Peregrine.

• The Renaissance Academy - (719) 475-2510
• Children’s Depot- Rockrimmon - (719) 598-1818
• Woodmen Roberts Elementary Pre-School - (719) 234-5300
• Rockrimmon Children’s Center - (719) 598-1818
• General Info. for Academy School D-20 Elementray-Based Pre- Schools - (719) 234-1754

Read More: Colorado Springs Schools: Academy School District 20

Search Homes for Sale in Northwest Colorado Springs - Search Homes for sale in 80919

Search Homes for Sale in Peregrine - Search Homes for Sale in Rockrimmon

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A full page ad in the Gazette last Sunday was dedicated to thanking some Colorado Springs home builders for helping make the new Falcon - Vista Ridge High School a reality.

The new Vista Ridge High School is located north of Dublin and Black Forest Road (just north of the Colorado Springs Greenhaven Neighborhood) and will be easily accessible from the Templeton Gap expansion to the west. Anyone who lives in D49 knows how desperately a new High School was needed, seeing as even though Sand Creek HS got an expansion it still was WAY overcrowded. The Colorado Springs Real Estate Market can really only grow east … which is D49 land for the most part.

The Falcon School District put out this “Thank You” ad thanking the D49 Board of Education, parents, children and included a very special message to Colorado Springs home builders, for people looking to buy a home in Colorado Springs: ”Please buy your new home from one of these builders who support your kids.”

The Colorado Springs home builders included a variety of companies (totaling 21) - both local builders (like Classic Homes) and national builders (like John Laing Homes).

This project was part of the Falcon Community Builders for Classrooms - “Communities and Schools are Built Together.”

The school will cost $12.5 MIllion to build and is due to open Fall of 2008.

Read Also:

• More Pictures of Vista Ridge High School - Greenhaven
• Vista Ridge High School Has Its Own Website

Posted By: Mariana Wagner - Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent - Greenhaven Expert

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Did you know that the average Colorado K-12 teacher spends $393 - $539 a YEAR of their OWN MONEY on needed school supplies for their students?

It’s true.

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Posted By: Mariana Wagner - Colorado Springs Real Estate Agent - Wagner iTeam
The Wagner iTeam is a power team of Keller Williams Realty,
specializing in Colorado Springs Real Estate and Monument Real Estate
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