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Cherry Creek School District 5
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Aurora, Centennial, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, Glendale and Foxfield, and parts of Englewood.
Students
51,980
Schools
69
Spent per student
$17,160
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$650.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Cherry Creek School District 5
- School Grade A: better than 88% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 8% more per student than the CO average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $650.9M, about $12,523 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Altona.
PK–828 schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
9–1212 high schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
128 high schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency40%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,160 per student · 8% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 44%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
53,370’20
52,838’21
52,215’22
51,689’23
51,980’24
About steady.
Students
White 44%Hispanic 25%Black 12%Two or more races 10%Asian 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
69 public schools.
Village East Community Elementary School
C−821 students16:1
Altitude Elementary School
A758 students17:1
Eastridge Community Elementary School
C−716 students15:1
Ponderosa Elementary School
C−634 students18:1
Holly Hills Elementary School
C+633 students15:1
Buffalo Trail Elementary School
B+632 students17:1
Pine Ridge Elementary School
B+617 students15:1
Cherry Creek Charter Academy
A594 students16:1
Belleview Elementary School
A577 students16:1
Woodland Elementary School
577 students16:1
Dakota Valley Elementary School
A−571 students15:1
Aspen Crossing Elementary School
A569 students16:1
Mountain Vista Elementary School
A−568 students15:1
Creekside Elementary School
A567 students16:1
Challenge School
A+560 students16:1
Fox Hollow Elementary School
B+555 students15:1
Mission Viejo Elementary School
B−552 students16:1
Antelope Ridge Elementary School
B549 students16:1
Heritage Heights Academy
A−539 students16:1
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
A+533 students17:1
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
D518 students15:1
Black Forest Hills Elementary School
A−500 students15:1
Arrowhead Elementary School
B499 students14:1
Rolling Hills Elementary School
A499 students13:1
Sunrise Elementary School
C−497 students15:1
Cherry Hills Village Elementary School
A+491 students16:1
Coyote Hills Elementary School
A−478 students14:1
Timberline Elementary School
B478 students15:1
Canyon Creek Elementary School
B−477 students15:1
Polton Community Elementary School
C466 students14:1
High Plains Elementary School
A−462 students15:1
Willow Creek Elementary School
A462 students16:1
Peakview Elementary School
B+447 students14:1
Independence Elementary School
D439 students13:1
Highline Community Elementary School
D435 students13:1
Trails West Elementary School
A−425 students15:1
Indian Ridge Elementary School
A410 students15:1
Meadow Point Elementary School
D401 students14:1
Cimarron Elementary School
C−393 students12:1
Greenwood Elementary School
A355 students14:1
Sagebrush Elementary School
C−354 students11:1
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School
A342 students14:1
Summit Elementary School
D337 students13:1
Homestead Elementary School
A+334 students15:1
Heritage Elementary School
A302 students13:1
Dry Creek Elementary School
A−269 students14:1
Prairie Middle School
D1,491 students15:1
Campus Middle School
A1,311 students17:1
Thunder Ridge Middle School
B1,106 students16:1
Infinity Middle School
B+1,020 students17:1
West Middle School
A−1,019 students18:1
Sky Vista Middle School
B−969 students18:1
Fox Ridge Middle School
B+966 students17:1
Liberty Middle School
B868 students17:1
Laredo Middle School
C+846 students16:1
Horizon Middle School
C+714 students15:1
Falcon Creek Middle School
B+701 students14:1
Cherry Creek High School
A+3,852 students21:1
Cherokee Trail High School
A3,089 students20:1
Eaglecrest High School
B+2,851 students20:1
Grandview High School
A2,684 students20:1
Smoky Hill High School
B+2,297 students20:1
Overland High School
B−2,228 students18:1
Endeavor Academy
C262 students11:1
Cherry Creek Elevation
248 students8:1
Marvin W Foote Youth Services Center
D−36 students5:1
Outback Preschool
81 students20:1
The Journey Preschool
75 students19:1
The Cottage at Holly Ridge
74 students25:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.