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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291001273
High Plains Elementary School
6100 SOUTH FULTON STREET, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 · (720) 554-3600 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+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
14.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
137 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
66%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
48.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
50.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 53.2% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 High Plains Elementary School
High Plains Elementary School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Plains Elementary School this school | 462 | 29.7% | 49.9% |
| Coyote Hills Elementary School AURORA | 478 | 23.4% | 50.7% |
| Fox Hollow Elementary School AURORA | 555 | 31.5% | 54.7% |
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School LONE TREE | 571 | 30.8% | 54.3% |
| The Da Vinci Academy School COLORADO SPRINGS | 447 | 24.4% | 45.1% |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School AURORA | 499 | 24.6% | 60.7% |
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 High Plains Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #298 of 931 | #34 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #264 of 940 ▼ 70 | #31 of 96 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #392 of 946 ▼ 109 | #37 of 96 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #298 of 1,056 | #61 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #359 of 896 | #40 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #91 of 896 | #39 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #715 of 983 | #74 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #236 of 664 | #16 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
462
-88 (-16%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 462 | 31.1 | 14.9:1 | 30% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 31.2 | 15.0:1 | 30% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 19% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 32.6 | 18.2:1 | 17% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 17% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 21% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 4% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 26 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Plains Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (592 to 462); teachers down 5% (32.6 to 31.1).
About High Plains Elementary School
In GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado, part of Arapahoe County, High Plains Elementary School is an elementary school. Enrolled students number 462 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 22% higher than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
High Plains Elementary School is in Cherry Creek School District, a district with 52,099 students across 70 schools.
White students account for 52% of enrollment at High Plains Elementary School. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 5% Black. High Plains Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at High Plains Elementary School is 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.9:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 30%. Public schools in Arapahoe County average 50%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, High Plains Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for High Plains Elementary School is +1.1 points: 49.9% actual, 48.8% predicted.
Arapahoe County has about 659,844 residents, and median household income is about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Arapahoe County number 176 and enroll about 115,502.
The closest other public school is Cherry Creek Charter Academy, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, High Plains Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 550 to 462. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.2:1 to 14.9:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 GREENWOOD VILLAGE
- Cherry Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,852 students
- Campus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,311 students
- West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Cherry Creek Charter AcademyElementary · 594 students
- Belleview Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
Other High Plains Elementary schools
One other US public school is named High Plains Elementary. High Plains Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- High Plains Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Cherry Creek Charter Academy0.3 mi · 594
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary School0.6 mi · 533
- Belleview Elementary School1.6 mi · 577
- Campus Middle School1.7 mi · 1,311
- Walnut Hills Community Elementary School1.8 mi · 342
- Cherry Creek High School1.8 mi · 3,852
Frequently asked questions
About High Plains Elementary SchoolHow many students attend High Plains Elementary School?
High Plains Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does High Plains Elementary School serve?
High Plains Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does High Plains Elementary School have?
High Plains Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is High Plains Elementary School?
High Plains Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is High Plains Elementary School in?
High Plains Elementary School is part of Cherry Creek School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.