Cherry Creek School District 5
Public
Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade
Public schools for Aurora, Centennial, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, Glendale and Foxfield, and parts of Englewood.
At a glance
51,980Students enrolled
69Schools
6Towns served
$17,160Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
36%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–5
Belleview Elementary School or Greenwood Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CO
Math proficiency40%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 81.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,160
per student each year · 8% above the CO average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
53,370’20
52,838’21
52,215’22
51,689’23
51,980’24
Students
White · 44%23,043
Hispanic · 25%12,763
Black · 12%6,067
Two or more races · 10%5,090
Asian · 9%4,593
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%205
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Aurora394,432 people · Grades PK–12 at Aurora Central Campus or Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 and others
Centennial108,201 people
Greenwood Village15,420 people
Cherry Hills Village6,354 people
Glendale4,531 people
Foxfield659 people
Also covers small parts of Englewood.
Schools69 in district
Village East Community Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 821 students · Aurora
C-PublicAltitude Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 758 students · Aurora
APublicEastridge Community Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 716 students · Aurora
C-PublicPonderosa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 634 students · Aurora
C-PublicHolly Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 633 students · Denver
C+PublicBuffalo Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 632 students · Aurora
B+PublicPine Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 617 students · Aurora
B+PublicCherry Creek Charter AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 594 students · Greenwood Village
ACharterBelleview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 577 students · Greenwood Village
APublicWoodland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 577 students · Aurora
PublicDakota Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 571 students · Aurora
A-PublicAspen Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 569 students · Centennial
APublicMountain Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 568 students · Centennial
A-PublicCreekside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 567 students · Centennial
APublicChallenge SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 560 students · Denver
A+PublicFox Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 555 students · Aurora
B+PublicMission Viejo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 552 students · Aurora
B-PublicAntelope Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 549 students · Aurora
BPublicHeritage Heights AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 539 students · Centennial
A-CharterCottonwood Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 533 students · Englewood
A+PublicRed Hawk Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 518 students · Centennial
DPublicBlack Forest Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 500 students · Aurora
A-PublicArrowhead Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 499 students · Aurora
BPublicRolling Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 499 students · Aurora
APublicSunrise Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 497 students · Aurora
C-PublicCherry Hills Village Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 491 students · Cherry Hills Village
A+PublicCoyote Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 478 students · Aurora
A-PublicTimberline Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 478 students · Centennial
BPublicCanyon Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 477 students · Aurora
B-PublicPolton Community Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 466 students · Aurora
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.