Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690001290
Cherry Drive Elementary School
11500 CHERRY DRIVE, THORNTON, CO 80233 · (720) 972-5300 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
194 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 74 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
28.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 24.0% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Drive Elementary School
Cherry Drive Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Drive Elementary School this school | 325 | 59.7% | 26.3% |
| Henderson Elementary School HENDERSON | 357 | 61.1% | 21.7% |
| Skyview Elementary School THORNTON | 326 | 57.7% | 28.4% |
| Fountain International Magnet School PUEBLO | 276 | 54.7% | 45.8% |
| Burlington Elementary School LONGMONT | 320 | 61.3% | 34.5% |
| Denison Montessori School DENVER | 364 | 55.5% | 29.8% |
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 Cherry Drive Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #650 of 931 | #34 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #510 of 940 ▲ 109 | #21 of 89 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #682 of 946 ▼ 4 | #41 of 89 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #628 of 1,056 | #73 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #574 of 896 | #38 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #290 of 896 | #32 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #377 of 983 | #60 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #580 of 664 | #50 of 63 |
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
325
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 60% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 57% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 20.2 | 17.8:1 | 52% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 42% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 16 | 21.3:1 | 55% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 50% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 35% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 30 | 19.9:1 | 11% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 29 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Drive Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (341 to 325); teachers up 25% (16 to 20).
About Cherry Drive Elementary School
The public elementary school Cherry Drive Elementary School is located in THORNTON, Colorado. A total of 325 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Cherry Drive Elementary School is run by Adams 12 Five Star Schools, whose 54 schools enroll 34,466 students.
At Cherry Drive Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 59% of the student body. It is also 30% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Adams County is roughly 43% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 16.3:1 comes from the school's 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. The lunch program counts 60% of students at Cherry Drive Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Adams County average 62%.
Cherry Drive Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.3% and a predicted 30.5%.
Federal survey data for Adams County show that the median household income is $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Adams County has 171 public schools and roughly 87,938 students.
The closest public school, Riverdale Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from Cherry Drive Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Cherry Drive Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Cherry Drive Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 12 students since 2020-21, to 325.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
Other schools in THORNTON
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Thornton High SchoolHigh · 1,439 students
- Rocky Top Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,052 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale Elementary School0.7 mi · 372
- Woodglen Elementary School1.0 mi · 383
- Glacier Peak Elementary School1.1 mi · 412
- Skyview Elementary School1.2 mi · 326
- Shadow Ridge Middle School1.4 mi · 632
- Stellar Elementary School1.6 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Drive Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cherry Drive Elementary School?
Cherry Drive Elementary School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cherry Drive Elementary School serve?
Cherry Drive Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cherry Drive Elementary School have?
Cherry Drive Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cherry Drive Elementary School?
At Cherry Drive Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 59% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Cherry Drive Elementary School public or private?
Cherry Drive Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
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