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The highest-performing public schools in science in Arapahoe County, Colorado

135 public schools in Arapahoe County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Challenge School leads the list at 91.9%, against a median of 31.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

135

Arapahoe County, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Science)

91.9%

Median % Proficient (Science)

31.7%

BEST IN SCIENCE · ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Challenge School	DENVER, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	560	91.9%
2	Altitude Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	758	85.0%
3	Aurora Quest K-8	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Elementary	575	82.5%
4	Cherry Creek Charter Academy	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	594	75.7%
5	Dry Creek Elementary School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	269	74.3%
6	John Wesley Powell Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Middle	509	72.3%
7	Runyon Elementary School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	423	71.0%
8	Creekside Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	567	70.0%
9	Willow Creek Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	462	69.1%
10	West Middle School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Middle	1,019	68.2%
11	Hopkins Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	372	67.2%
12	Lois Lenski Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	509	66.7%
13	Ford Elementary	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	653	66.7%
14	Littleton Academy	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	455	66.3%
15	Belleview Elementary School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	577	65.2%
16	Arapahoe High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	High	1,748	64.9%
17	Newton Middle School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Middle	781	63.9%
18	Black Forest Hills Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	500	63.8%
19	Campus Middle School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Middle	1,311	63.6%
20	Rolling Hills Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	499	63.4%
21	Cherry Hills Village Elementary School	CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	491	62.7%
22	Homestead Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	334	61.1%
23	Cottonwood Creek Elementary School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	533	60.4%
24	Greenwood Elementary School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	355	59.5%
25	Englewood Leadership Academy	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe	Middle	110	59.4%
26	Gudy Gaskill Elementary	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	508	58.7%
27	Trails West Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	425	58.2%
28	Fox Hollow Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	555	56.8%
29	Wilder Elementary School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	592	56.3%
30	Heritage High School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	High	1,748	55.8%
31	Walnut Hills Community Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	342	55.3%
32	Sandburg Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	495	54.9%
33	Peakview Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	447	54.5%
34	Murphy Creek K-8 School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Elementary	855	53.1%
35	Infinity Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Middle	1,020	53.1%
36	Indian Ridge Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	410	52.5%
37	Euclid Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Middle	631	50.3%
38	Aurora Frontier K-8	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	Elementary	761	50.0%
39	Falcon Creek Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Middle	701	49.6%
40	Aspen Crossing Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	569	49.5%
41	Pine Ridge Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	617	49.5%
42	Littleton Prep Charter School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	498	49.4%
43	Timberline Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	478	47.4%
44	Thunder Ridge Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Middle	1,106	45.6%
45	Sky Vista Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Middle	969	44.8%
46	Liberty Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Middle	868	44.5%
47	Goddard Middle School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Middle	575	44.1%
48	Coyote Hills Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	478	43.8%
49	Cherry Creek High School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	High	3,852	43.2%
50	Heritage Elementary School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	302	42.9%

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