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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291001514
Rolling Hills Elementary School
5756 SOUTH BISCAY CIRCLE, AURORA, CO 80015 · (720) 886-3400 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
123 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 | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
55%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
60.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
61.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 56.9% |
% 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Rolling Hills Elementary School
Rolling Hills Elementary School's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Hills Elementary School this school | 499 | 24.6% | 60.7% |
| Coyote Hills Elementary School AURORA | 478 | 23.4% | 50.7% |
| Black Forest Hills Elementary School AURORA | 500 | 18.0% | 60.5% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School AURORA | 617 | 21.4% | 51.1% |
| Mountain View Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 567 | 25.7% | 54.5% |
| Mammoth Heights Elementary PARKER | 598 | 27.8% | 53.6% |
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 Rolling Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #151 of 931 | #18 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #131 of 940 ▲ 24 | #17 of 96 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #200 of 946 ▼ 57 | #21 of 96 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #233 of 1,056 | #47 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #95 of 896 | #8 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #304 of 896 | #66 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #763 of 983 | #79 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #355 of 664 | #32 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
499
-42 (-8%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 821
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 499 | 39.5 | 12.6:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 27% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 37.5 | 14.7:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 14% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 35.8 | 16.7:1 | 11% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 10% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 7% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 821 | 40 | 20.5:1 | 2% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rolling Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (596 to 499); teachers up 10% (35.8 to 39.5).
About Rolling Hills Elementary School
Rolling Hills Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Cherry Creek School District, located in AURORA, Colorado. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 499 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.
Across its 70 schools, Cherry Creek School District enrolls 52,099 students. Rolling Hills Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students account for 64% of enrollment at Rolling Hills Elementary School. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Rolling Hills Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Teachers at the school number 39.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.6:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Arapahoe County report 50%.
Rolling Hills Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.7% and a predicted 51.8%.
Across Arapahoe County, median household income is about $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Arapahoe County number 176 and enroll about 115,502.
Nearest public school: Heritage Heights Academy, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Rolling Hills Elementary School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Rolling Hills Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 499 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 541. Students per teacher fell from 15.0 in 2020-21 to 12.6 in 2024-25.
The Rolling Hills 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
Other Rolling Hills Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Rolling Hills Elementary. Rolling Hills Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 11.
- Rolling Hills ElementaryFullerton, CA · 554 students
- Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 527 students
- Rolling Hills ElementaryFairfield, CA · 526 students
- ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 515 students
- Rolling Hills ElementarySan Diego, CA · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Heights Academy0.6 mi · 539
- Falcon Creek Middle School0.6 mi · 701
- Peakview Elementary School0.9 mi · 447
- Trails West Elementary School0.9 mi · 425
- Timberline Elementary School1.0 mi · 478
- Fox Hollow Elementary School1.1 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Rolling Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Rolling Hills Elementary School?
Rolling Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rolling Hills Elementary School serve?
Rolling Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rolling Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Rolling Hills Elementary School.
How diverse is Rolling Hills Elementary School?
Rolling Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Rolling Hills Elementary School?
Rolling Hills Elementary School is overseen by Cherry Creek School District in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.