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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291001404
Creekside Elementary School
19993 EAST LONG AVENUE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80016 · (720) 886-3500 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
193 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 | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
63%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
64.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
58.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 55.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Creekside Elementary School
Creekside Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary School this school | 567 | 34.0% | 61.6% |
| Timberline Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 478 | 33.1% | 37.0% |
| Peakview Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 447 | 36.2% | 42.0% |
| Antelope Ridge Elementary School AURORA | 549 | 39.7% | 45.4% |
| Inspiration View Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 527 | 33.4% | 40.5% |
| Willow Elementary School DENVER | 596 | 29.0% | 57.8% |
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 Creekside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #135 of 931 | #15 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #163 of 940 ▲ 10 | #21 of 96 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #145 of 946 ▲ 8 | #12 of 96 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #148 of 1,056 | #30 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #511 of 896 | #57 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #151 of 896 | #51 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #655 of 983 | #69 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #262 of 664 | #20 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
567
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 567 | 35.8 | 15.9:1 | 34% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 35.1 | 15.8:1 | 33% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 32.7 | 17.4:1 | 21% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 18% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 35.6 | 20.1:1 | 15% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 15% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 40 | 19.0:1 | 7% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 2% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 553 | 29 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (717 to 567); teachers unchanged (35.6 to 35.8).
About Creekside Elementary School
Creekside Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in CENTENNIAL, Colorado. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 567 students. It has 50% more students than the average for elementary schools in Colorado (about 379).
Cherry Creek School District has 70 schools and 52,099 students, and Creekside Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Creekside Elementary School, 56% of students are White. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put Arapahoe County at about 59% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Creekside Elementary School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. The school reported 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 16 points below the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Creekside Elementary School is in the top 10% of Colorado schools: 61.6% actual against 46.1% predicted.
The school's county is Arapahoe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $101,087, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Arapahoe County has 176 public schools with about 115,502 students, including Creekside Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Liberty Middle School, is about 1.0 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Creekside Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Creekside Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 567, down from 592 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 19.1:1 to 15.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Creekside Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 CENTENNIAL
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Arapahoe High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Newton Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Ford ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Aspen Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Mountain Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
Other Creekside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 14 states are named Creekside Elementary. Creekside Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 27.
- Creekside Elementary SchoolFranklin, TN · 780 students
- Creekside ElementarySuffolk, VA · 764 students
- Creekside ElementaryWinterville, NC · 622 students
- Creekside ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 612 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolMONTGOMERY, TX · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Middle School1.0 mi · 868
- Grandview High School1.0 mi · 2,684
- Falcon Creek Middle School1.9 mi · 701
- Fox Hollow Elementary School2.1 mi · 555
- Heritage Heights Academy2.2 mi · 539
- Rolling Hills Elementary School2.2 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Creekside Elementary School?
Creekside Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Creekside Elementary School serve?
Creekside Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Creekside Elementary School have?
Creekside Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Creekside Elementary School?
Student demographics at Creekside Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Creekside Elementary School?
Creekside Elementary School is overseen by Cherry Creek School District in Arapahoe County.
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