Outback Preschool

Outback Preschool, a minimally staffed elementary campus in AURORA, Colorado, one of the schools within Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, hosts 81 students, covering grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 79% below the state mean of about 379.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Outback Preschool records that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 17% Black, 11% Asian, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Outback Preschool shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Arapahoe County put median household income runs about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Arapahoe County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), of which Outback Preschool is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thunder Ridge Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Outback Preschool.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Outback Preschool has ticked up 9%, going from 74 students in 2018 to 81 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 23% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 49.3:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.