Antelope Ridge Elementary School

Antelope Ridge Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in AURORA, Colorado, one of the schools within Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. Current enrollment sits at 549 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 45% above the state mean of about 379.

Antelope Ridge Elementary School is one of 70 schools operated by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, a district that works with 52,099 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Antelope Ridge Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 23% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Antelope Ridge Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Arapahoe County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Antelope Ridge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Arapahoe County indicate median household income runs about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Arapahoe County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), of which Antelope Ridge Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Outback Preschool, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Antelope Ridge Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 37.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 662 students in 2018 compared to 549 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 52%.

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