Creekside Elementary School

Creekside Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in CENTENNIAL, Colorado, overseen by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. Current enrollment sits at 567 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 50% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Within Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, which oversees 70 schools and 52,099 students, Creekside Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Creekside Elementary School logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Asian. Compared to Arapahoe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at Creekside Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Arapahoe County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Creekside Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.1%; actual is 61.6%, +15.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Arapahoe County put median household earnings sit near $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Creekside Elementary School is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

Liberty Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Creekside Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 717 students in 2018 compared to 567 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.