Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Centennial’s public schools outscore 89% of Colorado districts
43% of students in Centennial’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Centennial, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.
From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 77% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Centennial’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 106 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Centennial’s, its schools beat 70%, lower than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 55% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Cherry Creek School District 5 spends $17,160 per student and Littleton School District 6 $16,635, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Heritage Heights Academy, St. Thomas More Parish School (private), Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Victory (private) and Anastasis Academy (private) are in town. Cherry Creek Elevation, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Centennial’s grade
A: better than 89% of Colorado school districts, #28 of 159 Colorado towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Colorado average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Centennial, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Centennial
Newton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 781 students · 20:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Centennial
Newton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 781 students · 20:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Centennial
Newton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 781 students · 20:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Centennial
Arapahoe High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,748 students · 23:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Centennial
Arapahoe High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,748 students · 23:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Centennial
Arapahoe High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,748 students · 23:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Centennial
Arapahoe High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,748 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Centennial runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cherry Creek School District 5). From grade PK, students attend the Littleton School District 6, shared with Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, Greenwood Village and Littleton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Centennial
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Centennial vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Centennial’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Centennial | A | Cherry Creek School District 5 PK–12 · Littleton School District 6 PK–12 |
| Aurora | B | Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J PK–12 · Cherry Creek School District 5 PK–12 |
| Greenwood Village | A | Cherry Creek School District 5 PK–12 · Littleton School District 6 PK–12 |
| Littleton | A+ | Littleton School District 6 |
| Foxfield | — | Cherry Creek School District 5 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Cherry Creek School District 5 with Centennial for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Centennial
26 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Centennial’s schools
Are Centennial’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Centennial children attend outscore 89% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #28 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Centennial in?
Two districts: Cherry Creek School District 5 runs grades PK–12, and Littleton School District 6 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, Greenwood Village and Littleton.
Where do Centennial kids go to high school?
Arapahoe High School, with 1,748 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Centennial’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Cherry Creek School District 5 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Centennial spend per student?
$17,160 in Cherry Creek School District 5 and $16,635 in Littleton School District 6 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Centennial?
Yes: St. Thomas More Parish School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 444 students), Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Victory (Catholic, grades 9–12, 76 students) and Anastasis Academy (religious, grades , 38 students). Centennial also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Centennial families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Centennial → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.