Coyote Hills Elementary School

Coyote Hills Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school in AURORA, Colorado, run under Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. The school enrolls 478 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 26% bigger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

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

On demographics, Coyote Hills Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 8% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at Coyote Hills Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Arapahoe County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Coyote Hills Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.5%, the actual is 50.7%, a residual of -1.8 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Arapahoe County shows median household income runs about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Arapahoe County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), of which Coyote Hills Elementary School is one.

Black Forest Hills Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Coyote Hills Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Coyote Hills Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Coyote Hills Elementary School has ticked down 34%, going from 722 students in 2018 to 478 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 64% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.