Cherry Creek High School

Cherry Creek High School is one of the sizable high schools in GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado, one of the schools within Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, with 3,852 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 514% bigger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah comprises 70 schools with combined enrollment of 52,099 students; Cherry Creek High School is among them.

Demographically, Cherry Creek High School records that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. Compared to Arapahoe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 187 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Cherry Creek High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cherry Creek High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Arapahoe County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,087 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Cherry Creek High School is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: Campus Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cherry Creek High School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.4%.

Cherry Creek High School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Cherry Creek High School's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 3,641 (now 3,852). The White share of enrollment contracted from 67% to 58% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Cherry Creek High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.