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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Canyon Creek Elementary School?
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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291001831
Canyon Creek Elementary School
6070 SOUTH VERSAILLES PARKWAY, AURORA, CO 80015 · (720) 886-3600 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
185 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 35.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Canyon Creek Elementary School
Canyon Creek Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Creek Elementary School this school | 477 | 38.8% | 38.5% |
| Antelope Ridge Elementary School AURORA | 549 | 39.7% | 45.4% |
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School LONE TREE | 571 | 30.8% | 54.3% |
| Timberline Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 478 | 33.1% | 37.0% |
| Creekside Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 567 | 34.0% | 61.6% |
| Buffalo Trail Elementary School AURORA | 632 | 38.1% | 36.2% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Canyon Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #455 of 931 | #44 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #512 of 940 ▼ 63 | #48 of 96 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #523 of 946 ▼ 68 | #47 of 96 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #277 of 1,056 | #57 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #360 of 896 | #41 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #46 of 896 | #28 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #600 of 983 | #63 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #468 of 664 | #47 of 70 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 477 | 32.1 | 14.9:1 | 39% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 33.1 | 14.3:1 | 43% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 33.5 | 13.6:1 | 31% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 30.7 | 17.3:1 | 27% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 26% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 39 | 17.7:1 | 19% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (532 to 477); teachers up 4% (30.7 to 32.1).
About Canyon Creek Elementary School
AURORA, Colorado, is home to Canyon Creek Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 477 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Colorado) has about 379 students.
Canyon Creek Elementary School belongs to Cherry Creek School District, a district of 70 schools and 52,099 students.
At Canyon Creek Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 45%. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Black, and 8% Asian. The school's White share is 14 points below the 59% share among Arapahoe County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 32.1 full-time equivalents, or about 14.9 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 39%. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Canyon Creek Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Canyon Creek Elementary School is 4.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.5% versus 43.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
In Arapahoe County (population about 659,844), the median household income is $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Canyon Creek Elementary School is one of 176 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Antelope Ridge Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.3%; Canyon Creek Elementary School's is 38.5%, ranking 5th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Canyon Creek Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show a 3% enrollment rise, from 465 in 2020-21 to 477 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherry Creek School District
- Cherry Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,852 students
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
Other schools in AURORA
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
Other Canyon Creek Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Canyon Creek Elementary. Canyon Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Canyon Creek ElementaryBothell, WA · 866 students
- Canyon Creek ElementaryLenexa, KS · 459 students
- Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolRICHARDSON, TX · 374 students
- Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Antelope Ridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 549
- Outback Preschool1.3 mi · 81
- Buffalo Trail Elementary School1.3 mi · 632
- Coyote Hills Elementary School1.3 mi · 478
- Thunder Ridge Middle School1.4 mi · 1,106
- Pine Ridge Elementary School1.5 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Canyon Creek Elementary School?
Canyon Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Canyon Creek Elementary School serve?
Canyon Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Canyon Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Canyon Creek Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Canyon Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Canyon Creek Elementary School are roughly 45% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Canyon Creek Elementary School?
Canyon Creek Elementary School is overseen by Cherry Creek School District in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.