Cottonwood Creek Elementary School

Cottonwood Creek Elementary School, a medium-sized primary school in ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, operated by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, serves 533 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Cottonwood Creek Elementary School sits 41% larger than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Cottonwood Creek Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Cottonwood Creek Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Arapahoe County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cottonwood Creek Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.6%, the actual is 72.8%, a residual of +12.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Arapahoe County) records that median household earnings sit near $101,087, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Arapahoe County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), Cottonwood Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is High Plains Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cottonwood Creek Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 60.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Cottonwood Creek Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 636 (now 533). The White share of enrollment shrank from 70% to 65% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Cottonwood Creek Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.