Photo: Salvez Dodd from Portland, OR, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Inverness’s public schools outscore 83% of Colorado districts
In Inverness, 41% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Inverness, 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.
Inverness’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 137 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Inverness’s, its schools beat 73%, 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 ↓
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
Colorado Summit Connections Academy and Colorado Connections @ 27J, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. 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 Inverness’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 Inverness, with each school’s own grade.
Inverness’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
Inverness vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Inverness’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Inverness | A− | Cherry Creek School District 5 |
| Centennial | A | Cherry Creek School District 5 PK–12 · Littleton School District 6 PK–12 |
Every school in Inverness
63 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 Inverness’s schools
Are Inverness’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Inverness 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 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Inverness in?
Cherry Creek School District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 51,980 students in 69 schools (2024–25).
Where do Inverness 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 Inverness’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 Inverness 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 Inverness families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Inverness → 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.