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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 Jamestown.
K–5Jamestown Elementary SchoolBoulder Valley School District RE-2
6–1213 schoolsBoulder Valley School District RE-2
127 high schoolsBoulder Valley School District RE-2
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.