Cherry Creek School District

The Cherry Creek School District 5, also known as Cherry Creek Public Schools, is a school district based in western Arapahoe County, Colorado. The superintendent is Harry C. Bull, Jr., Ed.D. It consists of elementary, middle, and high schools. The district headquarters are in Greenwood Village.

The district serves Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, most of Centennial, Foxfield, and Glendale. It also serves portions of Aurora, Englewood and areas near Denver.

The Cherry Creek School District is one of the highest-achieving school districts in the state. The district serves more than 54,000 children and more 300,000 residents in 108 square miles that spread across eight municipalities. 98% of Cherry Creek Schools rank in the highest category of accreditation by the Colorado Department of Education. None of the schools rank in the lowest two categories.

The student population of the Cherry Creek School District figures from the 2015-16 school year follow:

Average class size:

Total Teachers: 54,700+ Total Students: 54,700+

Demographics:

Total Schools: 60

The district has one of the highest high school graduation rates in the Denver metropolitan area. Over 84% of CCSD students graduate and approximately 85% of them go on to college. Admissions officers from prestigious universities across the country actively recruit Cherry Creek graduates.

Cherry Creek School District No. 5 was voted into existence in 1950 by residents of seven Arapahoe County school districts. Existing schools in the new district included:

The definition of a top-notch public education on the Colorado plains in the late 1800s was very different than the standards of 2015. When the first Cherry Creek school house opened its doors in 1874 to serve the isolated families living in the isolated community of Melvin on the rugged eastern plains of Arapahoe County, its students made do with scant resources.

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