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The fastest-growing public schools in Arapahoe County, Colorado

33 public schools in Arapahoe County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Colorado Early Colleges Aurora leads the list at 127%, against a median of 9.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Arapahoe County, Colorado

Top Enrollment growth

127%

Median Enrollment growth

9.2%

FASTEST GROWING · ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	250	567	127%
2	Heritage Heights Academy	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	244	539	121%
3	Del Mar Academy	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	478	950	98.7%
4	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	1,444	2,045	41.6%
5	Little Raven Elementary School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	377	475	26.0%
6	Virginia Court Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	527	657	24.7%
7	Dartmouth Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	340	422	24.1%
8	Murphy Creek K-8 School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	689	855	24.1%
9	Newton Middle School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	632	781	23.6%
10	Aurora Central Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	2,018	2,468	22.3%
11	Montessori del Mundo Charter School	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	302	365	20.9%
12	William Smith High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	339	410	20.9%
13	Sky Vista Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	821	969	18.0%
14	Smoky Hill High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	2,071	2,297	10.9%
15	Jewell Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	447	493	10.3%
16	Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	547	601	9.9%
17	Aurora Frontier K-8	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	697	761	9.2%
18	Cherry Creek Charter Academy	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	546	594	8.8%
19	Vaughn Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	411	446	8.5%
20	Hopkins Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	347	372	7.2%
21	Cherry Creek High School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	3,641	3,852	5.8%
22	Edna and John W. Mosley P-8	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	945	994	5.2%
23	Challenge School	DENVER, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	534	560	4.9%
24	Cherokee Trail High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	2,950	3,089	4.7%
25	Village East Community Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	785	821	4.6%
26	Kenton Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	564	583	3.4%
27	Gateway High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	1,694	1,748	3.2%
28	Byers Junior-Senior High School	BYERS, CO	Byers School District No. 32J	229	235	2.6%
29	Heritage High School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	1,711	1,748	2.2%
30	Dakota Valley Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	562	571	1.6%
31	Eaglecrest High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	2,822	2,851	1.0%
32	Laredo Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	445	449	0.9%
33	Side Creek Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	511	512	0.2%

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