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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291002032
Coyote Hills Elementary School
24605 E DAVIES WAY, AURORA, CO 80016 · (720) 886-3900 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
112 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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
65%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
44.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -11.8pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 50.2% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Coyote Hills Elementary School
Coyote Hills Elementary School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Hills Elementary School this school | 478 | 23.4% | 50.7% |
| The Da Vinci Academy School COLORADO SPRINGS | 447 | 24.4% | 45.1% |
| Indian Ridge Elementary School AURORA | 410 | 20.7% | 58.4% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School AURORA | 617 | 21.4% | 51.1% |
| Legacy Peak Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 652 | 23.5% | 41.0% |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School AURORA | 499 | 24.6% | 60.7% |
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 Coyote Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #283 of 931 | #32 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #328 of 940 ▼ 84 | #38 of 96 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #449 of 946 ▼ 175 | #40 of 96 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #275 of 1,056 | #56 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #290 of 896 | #29 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #114 of 896 | #45 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.4% | #782 of 983 | #81 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.8% | #72 of 664 | #8 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
478
-86 (-15%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 773
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 478 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 23% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 19% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 38.6 | 18.7:1 | 11% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 8% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 4% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coyote Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (722 to 478); teachers down 15% (38.6 to 33).
About Coyote Hills Elementary School
Coyote Hills Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in AURORA, Colorado. Its 478 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 26% bigger than the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Besides Coyote Hills Elementary School, Cherry Creek School District runs 69 other schools. The district enrolls 52,099 students.
Roughly 54% of students at Coyote Hills Elementary School are White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Black, and 8% Asian. Coyote Hills Elementary School's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 33 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.5:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligible students account for 23% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Arapahoe County average 50%.
Coyote Hills Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Coyote Hills Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.7% and a predicted 52.5%.
Arapahoe County has about 659,844 residents, and the median household income is $101,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Arapahoe County has 176 public schools and roughly 115,502 students.
The closest public school, Black Forest Hills Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles from Coyote Hills Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Coyote Hills Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Coyote Hills Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Coyote Hills Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 564 in 2020-21 to 478 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.5:1) than in 2020-21 (17.6:1).
Discussions about Coyote Hills Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Coyote Hills Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Coyote Hills Elementary. Coyote Hills Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Coyote Hills Elementary SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 695 students
- Coyote Hills ElementaryNewark, CA · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Black Forest Hills Elementary School0.6 mi · 500
- Pine Ridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 617
- Cherokee Trail High School0.9 mi · 3,089
- Fox Ridge Middle School1.2 mi · 966
- Canyon Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 477
- Altitude Elementary School1.8 mi · 758
Frequently asked questions
About Coyote Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Coyote Hills Elementary School?
Coyote Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Coyote Hills Elementary School serve?
Coyote Hills Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Coyote Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Coyote Hills Elementary School.
How diverse is Coyote Hills Elementary School?
Coyote Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Coyote Hills Elementary School public or private?
Coyote Hills Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherry Creek School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.