Durango Herald file<br><br>On Friday, Animas High School was named one of 10 charter schools to earn a Performance with Distinction rating from the Charter School Institute.
Durango Herald file<br><br>On Friday, Animas High School was named one of 10 charter schools to earn a Performance with Distinction rating from the Charter School Institute.du1-i-syn

The designation goes to Charter School Initiative schools judged to be in the top quarter of the state based on 2016-17 academic performance.

Animas High School, 271 Twin Buttes Ave., serves more than 250 students in grades nine to 12 with a student-centered, project-based curriculum and a hands-on approach to enhance critical thinking and to make real-world connections.

The Charter School Institute is a statewide charter school authorizer, and it currently authorizes 41 schools in Colorado serving more than 17,500 pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade students.