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What's the one class at Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291001880
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
16251 E GEDDES AVENUE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112 · (720) 886-3800 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+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
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
299 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 | 82 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
75%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
37.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 35.4% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School this school | 518 | 57.7% | 33.8% |
| Arrowhead Elementary School AURORA | 499 | 54.1% | 22.4% |
| Sunrise Elementary School AURORA | 497 | 61.2% | 17.4% |
| Mission Viejo Elementary School AURORA | 552 | 53.8% | 22.0% |
| Southlawn Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 673 | 52.7% | 24.6% |
| Summit Elementary School AURORA | 337 | 49.6% | 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 Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #522 of 931 | #48 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #492 of 940 ▼ 40 | #47 of 96 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #541 of 946 ▼ 12 | #50 of 96 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #210 of 1,056 | #39 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #438 of 896 | #50 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.3% | #7 of 896 | #6 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #398 of 983 | #47 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #278 of 664 | #21 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
518
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 518 | 33.7 | 15.4:1 | 58% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 31.9 | 15.8:1 | 61% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 35.7 | 14.5:1 | 44% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 48% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 38.8 | 16.8:1 | 37% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 34% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 39 | 19.8:1 | 33% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (651 to 518); teachers down 13% (38.8 to 33.7).
About Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School is one of the public schools in CENTENNIAL, Colorado. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 518 students. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 37% higher.
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School is among 70 schools run by Cherry Creek School District, which serves 52,099 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School is Hispanic, with 36% of students. The next largest groups are 26% White, 16% Black, 15% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 22% share among Arapahoe County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
For every teacher at Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School, there are about 15.4 students; the school has 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 58%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School is +2.1 points: 33.8% actual, 31.7% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Arapahoe County, median household income comes to about $101,087, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 176 public schools and about 115,502 students.
Cherry Creek Elevation, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 543 students in 2020-21 to 518 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.0:1 in 2020-21 to 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 CENTENNIAL
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Arapahoe High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Newton Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Ford ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Aspen Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Mountain Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Cherry Creek Elevation1.0 mi · 248
- Endeavor Academy1.5 mi · 262
- Fox Hollow Elementary School1.5 mi · 555
- Marvin W Foote Youth Services Center1.8 mi · 36
- Parker Performing Arts1.8 mi · 638
- Colorado Skies Academy2.2 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Red Hawk Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School?
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-05.
Is Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School have?
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 36% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School in?
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School is part of Cherry Creek School District.
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