Colorado School District Eliminates Class Rank, Valedictorian Designation for High School Graduates

A Colorado school district announced it will eliminate class rank and the valedictorian designation for graduating classes for the Class of 2026 and beyond.

Cherry Creek School District near Denver, Colorado, announced last week that beginning in 2026, district high schools would no longer recognize a valedictorian during high school commencement exercises.

The announcement came in the form of a letter to families that said, “The practices of class rank and Valedictorian status are outdated and inconsistent with what we know and believe of our students,” according to KDVR. “We believe all students can learn at high levels, and learning is not a competition.”

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Valedictorian and salutatorian designations have long been standard methods of honoring the top academic performers in a graduating class.

While the announcement drew several negative reactions from district parents, University of Denver Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Todd Rinehart told KDVR that class rank generally does not factor into admissions decisions, as such information is not available at the time high school students generally apply to college.

But at least one district parent told Denver TV stations that eliminating class rank and valedictorian is “not going to fix the stress that we are seeing for other students” and would have the added effect of “taking away from those who want to work towards it.”

But while the school district’s decision to do away with highlighting class rankings drew mixed reactions from the community, it is not the first school district in the state to eliminate the designation.

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Boulder Valley school district did away with the honors 15 years ago, while a Colorado Springs area district eliminated it in 2018, ABC 7 Denver reported.


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