Cherry Creek Elevation

Grades 6–12 Public District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah

14603 E. Fremont Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112 Map

English (met standard)
72%
+10 state 63% · 2025-26
Low income
—
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
17%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
248
2024-25
Students per teacher
7.5
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 9 43% state 41% · 2025-26 86% state 66% · 2025-26 —
Grade 10 — 73% state 65% · 2025-26 —
Grade 11 — 64% state 60% · 2025-26 —
All grades — 72% state 63% · 2025-26 —
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 — 72% state 63% —
2024-25 — 77% state 62% —

Compared with similar schools

Colorado high schools where 8–18% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 13%)

Similar schools nearby with higher scores

Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
97%
state 86% · 2024-25

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Students with disabilities: 17% of students (47) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 14% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Colorado Skies Academy
Grades 6–8 Charter · State Charter School Institute
1.6 mi
20%
−13 vs state · 2024-25
32%
−13 vs state · 2024-25
58%
+22 vs state · 2024-25
Not enough years of data 33% 90 White 61%
Parker Performing Arts
Grades K–8 Charter · Douglas County School District No. Re 1
1.9 mi
41%
+4 vs state
48%
+3 vs state
48%
+12 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2025-26 27% 638 White 56%
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County
Grades 9–12 Charter · State Charter School Institute
2.6 mi
61%
+25 vs state
84%
+21 vs state
— 6% Average of math, English and science: 79% in 2022-23 → 73% in 2025-26 19% 1,035 White 72%
Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus
Grades 6–12 Charter Virtual · State Charter School Institute
2.6 mi
29%
−8 vs state
45%
+3 vs state
39%
+4 vs state
Not enough years of data — 404 White 69%
Laredo Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
2.8 mi
24%
−10 vs state
33%
−11 vs state
31%
−4 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 30% in 2022-23 → 29% in 2025-26 50% 846 White 39%
Smoky Hill High School
Grades 9–12 · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
3.0 mi
32%
−5 vs state
60%
−3 vs state
— 3% Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2025-26 49% 2,297 White 34%
Mammoth Heights Elementary
Grades PK–6 · Douglas County School District No. Re 1
3.1 mi
56%
+18 vs state
62%
+17 vs state
40%
+4 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 47% in 2022-23 → 53% in 2025-26 28% 598 White 64%
Challenge to Excellence Charter School
Grades K–8 Charter · Douglas County School District No. Re 1
3.2 mi
82%
+44 vs state
79%
+34 vs state
81%
+45 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 69% in 2022-23 → 80% in 2025-26 6% 551 Asian 60%
Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Grades 9–12 · Douglas County School District No. Re 1
3.2 mi
39%
+2 vs state
82%
+22 vs state
— Not enough years of data 10% 88 White 81%
Chaparral High School
Grades 9–12 · Douglas County School District No. Re 1
3.2 mi
52%
+16 vs state
80%
+17 vs state
— 4% Average of math, English and science: 70% in 2022-23 → 66% in 2025-26 22% 2,007 White 66%