Eastridge Community Elementary School

Set in AURORA, Colorado, Eastridge Community Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary campus, part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. It enrolls 716 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 89% above typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Eastridge Community Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 22% Black, 14% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Eastridge Community Elementary School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Eastridge Community Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.9%; this one delivers 17.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Arapahoe County indicate median household earnings sit near $101,087, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Eastridge Community Elementary School is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

The closest other public school is Polton Community Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eastridge Community Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 15.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Eastridge Community Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 829 (now 716). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 28% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.