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What's the biggest difference between Highline Community Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291006182
Highline Community Elementary School
11000 EAST EXPOSITION, AURORA, CO 80012 · (720) 747-2300 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
300 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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
58%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
16.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
12.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.4% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 16.4% | 15.5% |
% 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Highline Community Elementary School
Highline Community Elementary School's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Community Elementary School this school | 435 | 69.0% | 14.3% |
| Holm Elementary School DENVER | 510 | 69.8% | 31.5% |
| Vassar Elementary School AURORA | 500 | 72.8% | 27.4% |
| Joe Shoemaker School DENVER | 543 | 68.1% | 16.2% |
| Mountain Vista Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 590 | 72.5% | 33.5% |
| Lena Archuleta Elementary School DENVER | 515 | 77.3% | 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 Highline Community Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #873 of 931 | #85 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #854 of 940 ▼ 66 | #85 of 96 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #873 of 946 ▼ 12 | #83 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #354 of 1,056 | #67 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #144 of 896 | #13 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #245 of 896 | #61 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #277 of 983 | #33 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #289 of 664 | #23 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
435
+28 (+7%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 435 | 32.8 | 13.3:1 | 69% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 31.1 | 12.9:1 | 80% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 31.7 | 13.9:1 | 72% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 84% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 36.6 | 14.8:1 | 85% (458) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 89% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 76% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 46% (283) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highline Community Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (540 to 435); teachers down 10% (36.6 to 32.8).
About Highline Community Elementary School
Highline Community Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, administered by Cherry Creek School District. The school reports 435 students in pre-K through 5.
Highline Community Elementary School is in Cherry Creek School District, a district with 52,099 students across 70 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Highline Community Elementary School is 62% Hispanic. The school is also 14% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% White, and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 22% Hispanic share among all Arapahoe County residents. By the diversity index, Highline Community Elementary School comes in at 58%.
Highline Community Elementary School employs 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 69% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Highline Community Elementary School would be expected to post about 24.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.3%.
Census estimates describe Arapahoe County this way: median household income is about $101,087, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Arapahoe County number 176 and enroll about 115,502.
Lotus School for Excellence is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Highline Community Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Highline Community Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 407 to 435.
The Highline Community Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 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
- Lotus School for Excellence0.7 mi · 1,008
- Village East Community Elementary School0.9 mi · 821
- Challenge School1.0 mi · 560
- Virginia Court Elementary School1.0 mi · 657
- Aurora Hills Middle School1.1 mi · 821
- Aurora Academy Charter School1.2 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Highline Community Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highline Community Elementary School?
Highline Community Elementary School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Highline Community Elementary School serve?
Highline Community Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Highline Community Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Highline Community Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Highline Community Elementary School?
Student demographics at Highline Community Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 62% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Highline Community Elementary School in?
Highline Community 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.