Black Forest Hills Elementary School

Located at 25233 E. GLASGOW DR, in AURORA, Colorado, Black Forest Hills Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school that serves 500 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. Enrollment runs roughly 32% bigger than the state mean of about 379.

Across the 70 schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah (52,099 students total), Black Forest Hills Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Black Forest Hills Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Arapahoe County as a whole.

On the resource side, Black Forest Hills Elementary School records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Black Forest Hills Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 60.5%.

In the broader 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 roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Black Forest Hills Elementary School is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: Coyote Hills Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Black Forest Hills Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.2%.

Black Forest Hills Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Black Forest Hills Elementary School has ticked down 34%, going from 761 students in 2018 to 500 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 69% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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