Cherry Creek School District 5
Serves Aurora, Centennial, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, Glendale and Foxfield, and parts of Englewood.
Aurora’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts
What stands out about Cherry Creek School District 5
- Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 6 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
- Only 75% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A−: better than 83% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Aurora. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. CO
2021–22 · class of 202375% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
69 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.