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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAH·NCES 080291001710

Fox Hollow Elementary School

6363 SOUTH WACO STREET, AURORA, CO 80116 · (720) 886-8700 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
175 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 50%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
111
Kindergarten
64
Grade 1
58
Grade 2
75
Grade 3
60
Grade 4
93
Grade 5
94
Student demographics
White
27349%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 49%
Hispanic
11821%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 37%
Black
468%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 5%
Asian
5810%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 3%
Two+
6011%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
30856%
Female
24745%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
50.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
555
-129 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.7:1
% White
49%
was 61%
% Hispanic
21%
was 12%
% Black
8%
was 5%
% Asian
10%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Fox Hollow Elementary School

Fox Hollow Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in AURORA, Colorado, run under Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, with 555 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 46% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah runs 70 schools in total, collectively educating 52,099 students. Fox Hollow Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fox Hollow Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Asian, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Arapahoe County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fox Hollow Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.6%; this one delivers 54.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Arapahoe County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $101,087 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Arapahoe County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), Fox Hollow Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rolling Hills Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fox Hollow Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 684 students in 2018 compared to 555 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 49%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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Arapahoe County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Fox Hollow Elementary School
District
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
Address
6363 SOUTH WACO STREET, AURORA, CO 80116
Phone
(720) 886-8700
County
Arapahoe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
555
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
175 (32%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
080291001710
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
Other schools in AURORA
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Frequently asked questions

About Fox Hollow Elementary School
How many students attend Fox Hollow Elementary School?
Fox Hollow Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fox Hollow Elementary School serve?
Fox Hollow Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fox Hollow Elementary School have?
Fox Hollow Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fox Hollow Elementary School?
At Fox Hollow Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 10% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Fox Hollow Elementary School public or private?
Fox Hollow Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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