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Alumni: what's one memory from Fox Hollow Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291001710
Fox Hollow Elementary School
6363 SOUTH WACO STREET, AURORA, CO 80116 · (720) 886-8700 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
175 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 | 111 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
68%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
50.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 51 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 are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 58.7% |
% 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
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
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Fox Hollow Elementary School
Fox Hollow Elementary School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hollow Elementary School this school | 555 | 31.5% | 54.7% |
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School LONE TREE | 571 | 30.8% | 54.3% |
| High Plains Elementary School GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 462 | 29.7% | 49.9% |
| Willow Elementary School DENVER | 596 | 29.0% | 57.8% |
| Canyon Creek Elementary School AURORA | 477 | 38.8% | 38.5% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School AURORA | 617 | 21.4% | 51.1% |
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 Fox Hollow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #220 of 931 | #28 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #164 of 940 ▼ 33 | #22 of 96 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #358 of 946 ▲ 13 | #34 of 96 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #155 of 1,056 | #32 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #444 of 896 | #51 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #64 of 896 | #31 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #688 of 983 | #72 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #303 of 664 | #24 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
555
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 555 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 32% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 35.9 | 14.8:1 | 31% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 22% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 18% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 38.7 | 17.7:1 | 17% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 36 | 19.8:1 | 12% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 49 | 17.9:1 | 11% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox Hollow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (684 to 555); teachers down 7% (38.7 to 36).
About Fox Hollow Elementary School
The public elementary school Fox Hollow Elementary School is located in AURORA, Colorado. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 555 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
The district, Cherry Creek School District, operates 70 schools serving 52,099 students.
White students form the largest group at Fox Hollow Elementary School, 49% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 8% Black. Among people living in Arapahoe County, the White share is about 59%. Fox Hollow Elementary School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 36 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fox Hollow Elementary School and a ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 32% of enrollment. That is lower than the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
The allk12 Grade for Fox Hollow Elementary School is A-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Colorado, Fox Hollow Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.7% actual against a predicted 47.6%.
Within Arapahoe County, median household income is about $101,087, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 176 public schools in Arapahoe County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,502.
Rolling Hills Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Fox Hollow Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 583 in 2020-21 and 555 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.1:1 to 15.4:1.
The Fox Hollow Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
Other Fox Hollow Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fox Hollow Elementary. Fox Hollow Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- FOX HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT RICHEY, FL · 636 students
- FOX HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Rolling Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 499
- Trails West Elementary School1.2 mi · 425
- Falcon Creek Middle School1.5 mi · 701
- Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School1.5 mi · 518
- Indian Ridge Elementary School1.6 mi · 410
- Heritage Heights Academy1.6 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Fox Hollow Elementary SchoolHow 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.