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Schools in Four Square Mile · Cherry Creek School District 5

Four Square Mile’s public schools outscore 83% of Colorado districts

Math proficiency in Four Square Mile’s districts is 41%, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Four Square Mile, 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.

#39of 159 Colorado townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency

52%

▲ 7 pts vs CO 45%

2021–22

Math proficiency

41%

▲ 9 pts vs CO 32%

2021–22

Graduate on time

89%

▲ 6 pts vs CO 83%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.2K

▲ 8% vs CO $15.9K

FY2024

Students per teacher

16.5

CO 16.3

Schools in town

50,071 students on the public path

In brief

Four Square Mile’s schools, in brief

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 ↓

44 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

Denver Jewish Day School (private) and Three Bears Learning Center (private) are 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Four Square Mile’s grade

A Test scoresB⁺ Graduation

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.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 83%

Lower resultsHigher results

Colorado towns with similar household incomes (142)Better than 82%

A⁻AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 20,802 test results and a graduating class of 4,345 could put Four Square Mile anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 75% of Four Square Mile’s students in the tested grades sat them (20,822 in math, 20,783 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Four Square Mile, with each school’s own grade.

44 schools teach K in Four Square Mile’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Four Square Mile	A⁻	Cherry Creek School District 5
Denver	B⁻	Denver County School District 1
Aurora	B	Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J PK–12 · Cherry Creek School District 5 PK–12

Four Square Mile’s public schools outscore 83% of Colorado districts

Four Square Mile’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

44 elementary schools, then 12 middle and six high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Four Square Mile’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Four Square Mile vs. its neighbors

Every school in Four Square Mile

Questions about Four Square Mile’s schools

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