Sagebrush Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, Sagebrush Elementary School teaches 354 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah.

Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah comprises 70 schools with combined enrollment of 52,099 students; Sagebrush Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Sagebrush Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 32% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Arapahoe County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sagebrush Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sagebrush Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.2%, the actual is 25.4%, a residual of -9.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Arapahoe County put median household income runs about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Arapahoe County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), Sagebrush Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Laredo Middle School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sagebrush Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sagebrush Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 30.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sagebrush Elementary School has contracted 18%, going from 430 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 26% to 32%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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