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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Arapahoe County, Colorado

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Arapahoe County, Colorado, drawn from 96 qualifying public elementary schools. Challenge School leads the list at 89.7%, against a median of 33.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Arapahoe County, Colorado

Top % Proficient

89.7%

Median % Proficient

33.4%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Challenge School	DENVER, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	17.3%	560	89.7%
2	Aurora Quest K-8	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Elementary	42.8%	575	88.7%
3	Cherry Creek Charter Academy	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	16.5%	594	81.8%
4	Altitude Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	12.0%	758	74.2%
5	Cottonwood Creek Elementary School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	10.1%	533	72.8%
6	Cherry Hills Village Elementary School	CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	9.8%	491	72.1%
7	Littleton Academy	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	10.8%	455	69.5%
8	Dry Creek Elementary School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	20.1%	269	68.4%
9	Homestead Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	12.9%	334	68.3%
10	Lois Lenski Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	11.2%	509	67.9%
11	Wilder Elementary School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	9.5%	592	66.0%
12	Willow Creek Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	14.7%	462	65.8%
13	Runyon Elementary School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	20.3%	423	64.0%
14	Greenwood Elementary School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	16.1%	355	61.8%
15	Creekside Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	34.0%	567	61.6%
16	Heritage Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	23.5%	302	61.1%
17	Gudy Gaskill Elementary	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	28.0%	508	61.1%
18	Rolling Hills Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	24.6%	499	60.7%
19	Black Forest Hills Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	18.0%	500	60.5%
20	Ford Elementary	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	13.0%	653	60.3%
21	Walnut Hills Community Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	33.3%	342	60.0%
22	Sandburg Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	14.1%	495	58.7%
23	Indian Ridge Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	20.7%	410	58.4%
24	Belleview Elementary School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	29.6%	577	58.0%
25	Trails West Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	31.5%	425	56.8%
26	Hopkins Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	19.9%	372	56.2%
27	Byers Elementary School	BYERS, CO	Byers School District No. 32J	Elementary	37.8%	275	55.2%
28	Fox Hollow Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	31.5%	555	54.7%
29	Murphy Creek K-8 School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Elementary	59.9%	855	52.8%
30	Pine Ridge Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	21.4%	617	51.1%
31	Woodland Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	20.3%	577	50.8%
32	Coyote Hills Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	23.4%	478	50.7%
33	Aurora Frontier K-8	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Elementary	61.0%	761	50.2%
34	High Plains Elementary School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	29.7%	462	49.9%
35	Littleton Prep Charter School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	27.1%	498	49.2%
36	Heritage Heights Academy	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	38.0%	539	46.2%
37	Antelope Ridge Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	39.7%	549	45.4%
38	Little Raven Elementary School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	40.2%	475	43.9%
39	Mountain Vista Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	28.7%	568	43.0%
40	Peakview Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	36.2%	447	42.0%
41	Aspen Crossing Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	35.1%	569	41.4%
42	Aurora Academy Charter School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Elementary	73.9%	536	40.3%
43	Dakota Valley Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	39.4%	571	39.6%
44	Canyon Creek Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	38.8%	477	38.5%
45	Timberline Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	33.1%	478	37.0%
46	Charles Hay World School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	52.8%	271	36.3%
47	Buffalo Trail Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	38.1%	632	36.2%
48	Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	57.7%	518	33.8%
49	Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	44.6%	334	33.0%
50	Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Elementary	54.9%	960	29.7%

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