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Enrollment
716
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291000191
Eastridge Community Elementary School
11777 EAST WESLEY AVENUE, AURORA, CO 80014 · (720) 747-2200 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
470 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 | 86 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
71%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
18.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
11.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 11.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 16.7% |
% 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
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Eastridge Community Elementary School
Eastridge Community Elementary School's state test result (17.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastridge Community Elementary School this school | 716 | 65.6% | 17.1% |
| Ponderosa Elementary School AURORA | 634 | 71.5% | 18.2% |
| Murphy Creek K-8 School AURORA | 855 | 59.9% | 52.8% |
| Village East Community Elementary School AURORA | 821 | 65.7% | 15.6% |
| Harmony Ridge P-8 AURORA | 894 | 61.7% | 28.9% |
| Vassar Elementary School AURORA | 500 | 72.8% | 27.4% |
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 Eastridge Community Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #819 of 931 | #79 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #865 of 940 ▼ 97 | #87 of 96 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #853 of 946 ▼ 118 | #80 of 96 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #60 of 1,056 | #12 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #397 of 896 | #47 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #34 of 896 | #23 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #308 of 983 | #36 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #407 of 664 | #40 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
716
-61 (-8%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 716 | 47.5 | 15.1:1 | 66% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 74% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 40.2 | 17.4:1 | 61% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 36 | 21.6:1 | 66% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 829 | 49.6 | 16.7:1 | 71% (591) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 61% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | 56 | 15.3:1 | 64% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 726 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 32% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 31 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastridge Community Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (829 to 716); teachers down 4% (49.6 to 47.5).
About Eastridge Community Elementary School
Eastridge Community Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, administered by Cherry Creek School District. Enrolled students number 716 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 89% higher than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
Cherry Creek School District is the district for Eastridge Community Elementary School. It has 70 schools and 52,099 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Eastridge Community Elementary School, at 45%. Other groups make up 22% Black, 14% White, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. County-wide, 22% of Arapahoe County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Eastridge Community Elementary School operates with 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.1:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. About 66% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Eastridge Community Elementary School is F. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Eastridge Community Elementary School are 9.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (17.1% actual, 26.9% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Arapahoe County, the median household income is $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 176 public schools in Arapahoe County, enrolling about 115,502 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Polton Community Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Eastridge Community Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Eastridge Community Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Eastridge Community Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 61 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 21.6:1 to 15.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Eastridge Community Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Polton Community Elementary School0.6 mi · 466
- Overland High School0.7 mi · 2,228
- Ponderosa Elementary School0.8 mi · 634
- Prairie Middle School0.8 mi · 1,491
- Village East Community Elementary School1.2 mi · 821
- Joe Shoemaker School1.3 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Eastridge Community Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eastridge Community Elementary School?
Eastridge Community Elementary School enrolls approximately 716 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Eastridge Community Elementary School serve?
Eastridge Community Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Eastridge Community Elementary School have?
Eastridge Community Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Eastridge Community Elementary School?
Eastridge Community Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 45% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastridge Community Elementary School?
Eastridge Community Elementary School is overseen by Cherry Creek School District in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.