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Trails West Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5400 South Waco Street, Centennial, CO 80015 · (720) 886-8500 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5

Centennial’s School Grade A better than 89% of Colorado school districts

Students
425
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Trails West Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Centennial kids: Newton Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Trails West Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Newton Middle School781 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47%

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

5400 South Waco Street, Centennial

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten61
Grade 153
Grade 271
Grade 370
Grade 470
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
455’20
446’21
436’22
423’23
425’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 13%Black 4%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Trails West Elementary School from Centennial families.

Other schools in Cherry Creek School District 5

The district →

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; Centennial’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.