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Does Cherry Creek High School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
3,852
High
DISTRICT 1,950 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291000186
Cherry Creek High School
9300 EAST UNION AVENUE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 · (720) 554-2000 · Arapahoe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,852 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
187 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
780 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 954 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 958 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 984 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 956 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Cherry Creek High School
Cherry Creek High School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek High School this school | 3,852 | 20.2% | 47.5% |
| Grandview High School AURORA | 2,684 | 30.5% | 46.7% |
| Fairview High School BOULDER | 1,863 | 14.5% | 75.8% |
| Cherokee Trail High School AURORA | 3,089 | 21.1% | 23.6% |
| D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School DENVER | 1,212 | 13.0% | 73.9% |
| Rock Canyon High School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 2,325 | 8.4% | 54.0% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Cherry Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #33 of 231 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,852 | #1 of 409 | #1 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #202 of 250 | #14 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #34 of 250 | #9 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #286 of 320 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #73 of 108 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,852
-16 (0%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 2,875
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 3,852 | 186.5 | 20.6:1 | 20% (780) |
| 2023-24 | 3,829 | 188.4 | 20.3:1 | 20% (765) |
| 2022-23 | 3,797 | 189.6 | 20.0:1 | 13% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 3,868 | 178 | 21.7:1 | 14% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 3,641 | 180.3 | 20.2:1 | 13% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 3,499 | 174 | 20.1:1 | 12% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 3,443 | 177 | 19.4:1 | 9% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 3,556 | 178 | 20.0:1 | 2% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 2,875 | 165 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (3,641 to 3,852); teachers up 3% (180.3 to 186.5).
About Cherry Creek High School
Cherry Creek High School is a large high school in GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado. The school serves 3,852 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Colorado is roughly 627 students; this school is 514% above that.
Cherry Creek School District enrolls 52,099 students in 70 schools, including Cherry Creek High School.
Cherry Creek High School is 58% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. The White share in Arapahoe County as a whole is similar, at about 59%. Cherry Creek High School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 20.6:1 comes from the school's 186.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. The lunch program counts 20% of students at Cherry Creek High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Arapahoe County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cherry Creek High School would score about 54.5%. It scores 47.5%, 7.0 points below that figure.
Federal survey data for Arapahoe County show that the median household income is $101,087, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Arapahoe County is home to 176 public schools and about 115,502 public school students.
Campus Middle School is the public school closest to Cherry Creek High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Cherry Creek High School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 47.5% versus a 55.4% average.
Cherry Creek High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 3,868 students in 2020-21 and 3,852 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.6:1) than in 2020-21 (21.7:1).
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,491 students
Other schools in GREENWOOD VILLAGE
- Campus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,311 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Cherry Creek Charter AcademyElementary · 594 students
- Belleview Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- High Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Campus Middle School0.2 mi · 1,311
- Belleview Elementary School0.3 mi · 577
- Samuels Elementary School1.0 mi · 532
- High Plains Elementary School1.8 mi · 462
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary School1.9 mi · 533
- Cherry Creek Charter Academy1.9 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Creek High SchoolHow large is Cherry Creek High School?
Cherry Creek High School enrolls approximately 3,852 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cherry Creek High School serve?
Cherry Creek High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cherry Creek High School?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Cherry Creek High School.
How diverse is Cherry Creek High School?
Cherry Creek High School reports a student body of 58% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cherry Creek High School?
Cherry Creek High 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.