Cherry Creek’s public schools outscore 83% of Colorado districts
41% of students in Cherry Creek’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cherry Creek, 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 75% 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.
Cherry Creek’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 81 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cherry Creek’s, its schools beat 52%, lower than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 41% 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
The district spends $17,160 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 12 middle and six high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Cherry Creek Charter Academy is in town. 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 Cherry Creek’s grade
A−: better than 83% of Colorado school districts, #39 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 Cherry Creek, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Cherry Creek · depends on your address
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Englewood
High Plains Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Greenwood Village
Kindergarten in Cherry Creek · depends on your address
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Englewood
High Plains Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Greenwood Village
1st grade in Cherry Creek · depends on your address
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Englewood
High Plains Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Greenwood Village
2nd grade in Cherry Creek · depends on your address
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Englewood
High Plains Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Greenwood Village
3rd grade in Cherry Creek · depends on your address
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Englewood
High Plains Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Greenwood Village
4th grade in Cherry Creek · depends on your address
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Englewood
High Plains Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Greenwood Village
5th grade in Cherry Creek · depends on your address
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Englewood
High Plains Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 462 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Greenwood Village
Cherry Creek’s public schools are run by Cherry Creek School District 5, which also serves Aurora, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village and Foxfield and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Cherry Creek vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Cherry Creek’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek | A− | Cherry Creek School District 5 |
| Greenwood Village | A | Cherry Creek School District 5 PK–12 · Littleton School District 6 PK–12 |
| Centennial | A | Cherry Creek School District 5 PK–12 · Littleton School District 6 PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Cherry Creek School District 5 with Cherry Creek, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Cherry Creek
21 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 Cherry Creek’s schools
Are Cherry Creek’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cherry Creek children attend outscore 83% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #39 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cherry Creek in?
Cherry Creek School District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 51,980 students in 69 schools (2024–25).
Where do Cherry Creek kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Cherry Creek High School, Cherokee Trail High School, Eaglecrest High School, Grandview High School, Smoky Hill High School and Overland High School.
What is Cherry Creek’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 Cherry Creek spend per student?
$17,160 in Cherry Creek School District 5 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Cherry Creek families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cherry Creek → 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.