Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291000206
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School
8195 EAST COSTILLA BOULEVARD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112 · (720) 554-3800 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
114 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 59 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
71%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 56.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Walnut Hills Community Elementary School
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Hills Community Elementary School this school | 342 | 33.3% | 60.0% |
| Blue Heron Elementary School LITTLETON | 325 | 30.8% | 40.5% |
| Prairie Hills Elementary School THORNTON | 378 | 30.2% | 48.0% |
| Legacy Point Elementary School PARKER | 499 | 20.6% | 47.7% |
| High Plains Elementary School GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 462 | 29.7% | 49.9% |
| West Ridge Elementary THORNTON | 690 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
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 Walnut Hills Community Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #156 of 931 | #21 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #174 of 940 ▼ 18 | #23 of 96 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #150 of 946 ▼ 36 | #13 of 96 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #584 of 1,056 | #85 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #241 of 896 | #26 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #42 of 896 | #27 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #663 of 983 | #70 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #543 of 664 | #54 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
342
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 342 | 24.2 | 14.1:1 | 33% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 23.4 | 14.7:1 | 35% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 20.9 | 17.8:1 | 25% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 18 | 20.2:1 | 20% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 18.7 | 19.6:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 19 | 19.1:1 | 18% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 15% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 12% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 17 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Hills Community Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (367 to 342); teachers up 29% (18.7 to 24.2).
About Walnut Hills Community Elementary School
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School serves students in CENTENNIAL, Colorado, as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 342 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School is one of the 70 schools that make up Cherry Creek School District (52,099 students in total).
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 42%. Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 59% White among all Arapahoe County residents. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Walnut Hills Community Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.1:1. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 33%. That is lower than the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
The allk12 Grade for Walnut Hills Community Elementary School is A. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Walnut Hills Community Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Colorado. Predicted: 46.5%. Actual: 60.0%.
Within Arapahoe County, the median household income is $101,087, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Walnut Hills Community Elementary School, Arapahoe County has 175 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Dry Creek Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 65.4%; Walnut Hills Community Elementary School's is 60.0%, ranking 8th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Walnut Hills Community Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Walnut Hills Community Elementary School's enrollment dropped 6%, to 342. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.2:1 to 14.1:1.
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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
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- Cherry Creek Charter Academy1.4 mi · 594
- High Plains Elementary School1.8 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Hills Community Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Walnut Hills Community Elementary School?
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Walnut Hills Community Elementary School serve?
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Hills Community Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Walnut Hills Community Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Hills Community Elementary School?
At Walnut Hills Community Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Walnut Hills Community Elementary School public or private?
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherry Creek School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.