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Overland High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

12400 East Jewell Avenue, Aurora, CO 80012 · (720) 747-3700 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5

Aurora’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
2,228
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Overland High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state

On the path

Where Aurora kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Overland High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12400 East Jewell Avenue, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9570
Grade 10557
Grade 11535
Grade 12566
Enrollment over time
2,286’20
2,159’21
2,109’22
2,161’23
2,228’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 45%Black 24%White 17%Two or more races 8%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Overland High School from Aurora families.

Other schools in Cherry Creek School District 5

The district →
Village East Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
D
821 students16:1
Altitude Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
A
758 students17:1
Eastridge Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C−
716 students15:1
Ponderosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C−
634 students18:1
Holly Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denver
C+
633 students15:1
Buffalo Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Aurora
B+
632 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Aurora’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.