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Homestead Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Homestead Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Centennial, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 338. It is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, which is ranked 30th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Homestead Elementary consistently outperforms the Cherry Creek School District and the state of Colorado in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Homestead had 73% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 48.2% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In CMAS/Math, Homestead had 72.7% proficiency, compared to 42.8% for the district and 35.9% for the state. Homestead Elementary has been ranked among the top 100 elementary schools in Colorado for the past several years, reaching as high as 19th out of 914 schools in the 2015-2016 school year.

While Homestead Elementary's overall performance is exceptional, the school has seen a concerning trend in its chronic absenteeism rates, which have increased from 7.9% in 2020-2021 to 27.7% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's ranking for gifted and talented students has declined in recent years, from 4th out of 84 Colorado elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 112th out of 119 in 2024-2025. The school and district should closely monitor and address these areas of concern to ensure continued success for all students.

334

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,933

Per pupil spending ?

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7451 South Homestead Parkway
Centennial, CO 80112-1612

(720) 554-3700

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Homestead Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle School
High:	Cherry Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (71% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

50^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 46Elementary Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

30^th of 115Cherry Creek School District No. 5 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	50 of 950	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	87 of 943	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	93 of 933	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	93 of 921	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	63 of 965	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	67 of 917	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	93.0	48 of 929	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.3	19 of 914	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	35 of 938	96.3%	★★★★★
2014	93.1	28 of 962	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	93.8	23 of 954	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	92.2	29 of 935	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	91.3	40 of 935	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.3	21 of 925	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	93.0	22 of 872	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	92.0	29 of 849	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	93.5	18 of 852	97.9%	★★★★★
2006	92.9	17 of 829	97.9%	★★★★★
2005	93.1	9 of 823	98.9%	★★★★★
2004	92.9	21 of 808	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	80 of 694	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	165 of 684	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	102 of 642	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	113 of 595	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.7	27 of 351	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	47 of 758	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	65 of 690	90.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	112 of 119	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	78.3	4 of 84	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	33 of 700	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	45 of 683	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	104 of 649	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	81 of 594	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	93.9	22 of 352	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	80 of 764	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	69 of 693	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	62 of 551	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	97 of 539	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	94 of 525	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	124 of 454	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	21 of 288	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	45 of 596	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	50 of 337	85.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-89 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+28 vs state

Math73%+37 vs state

Science61%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, September 24, 2018

They are not qualified for special needs children with learning disabilities. I’m talking very basic special needs. I do not recommend this school. Speak with Cherry Creek District about your options before being forced to attend here. I had two children that had to go here and both failed miserably. I switched them to another District and they both are honors students now exceeding beyond expectations and have nice friends, whereas they were both bullied in this school and both of our children are 6 years apart so we have dealt w this school for years in the past at different times and never were happy either time. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Nepotism among parents who are teachers that have students at the school. Those students are awarded and treasured over others. Nothing special about this school. Helicopter parents abound. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Homestead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 South Homestead Parkway	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3700	334	23	14.8	12.9%	256 (76.6%)	8 (2.4%)	30 (9.0%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	92.3	50^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.7%		89	87^th of 943 public elementary schools	90.8%	37	69.8	71.4	76.8				73.0	75.6	73.5	69.6				72.7	61.1		$18,933
Dry Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7686 East Hinsdale Avenue	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3300	269	19	14.0	20.1%	169 (62.8%)	10 (3.7%)	37 (13.8%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.6%)	88.6	88^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.7%		85.2	120^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.3%	32	75.6	65.9	88.6				76.1	70.0	42.5	72.2				61.2	74.3		$19,435
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8195 East Costilla Boulevard	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3800	342	24	14.1	33.3%	144 (42.1%)	11 (3.2%)	97 (28.4%)	48 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.0%)	80.9	164^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.7%		83	141^st of 943 public elementary schools	85.0%	23	59.5	70.5	61.7				64.1	56.8	62.2	53.2				57.4	55.3		$18,356
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6867 East Heritage Place South	Centennial	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3500	302	23	13.1	23.5%	180 (59.6%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.6%)	60 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.3%)	83.8	131^st of 950 public elementary schools	86.2%		84	131^st of 943 public elementary schools	86.1%		61.1	61.5	65.9				62.7	78.9	64.1	66.7				71.0	42.9		$19,212
Willow Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7855 South Willow Way	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3900	462	29	16.0	14.7%	294 (63.6%)	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.3%)	39 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.5%)	84	129^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.4%		90.5	72^nd of 943 public elementary schools	92.4%	57	60.0	52.9	78.3				62.8	57.9	56.3	72.1				61.5	69.1		$17,323
Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	7300 South Clermont Drive	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(720) 360-2100	653	38	17.3	13.0%	524 (80.2%)	7 (1.1%)	64 (9.8%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	40 (6.1%)	83.5	134^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.9%		79.4	170^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.0%	36	59.2	52.7	69.8				60.5	61.5	53.6	74.1				63.0	66.7		$16,220
Lois Lenski Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 South Fairfax Way	Centennial	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4575	509	27	18.5	11.2%	401 (78.8%)	7 (1.4%)	52 (10.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.7%)	91.2	61^st of 950 public elementary schools	93.6%		89.5	83^rd of 943 public elementary schools	91.2%	22	69.0	72.7	78.2				73.2	58.3	70.8	74.4				67.7	66.7		$16,256
Acres Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13524 North Acres Green Drive	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7125	341	25	13.6	36.7%	128 (37.5%)	10 (2.9%)	103 (30.2%)	70 (20.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.0%)	45.5	486^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.8%		51.1	434^th of 943 public elementary schools	54.0%	52	36.7	35.5	35.0	36.8			36.1	40.8	43.8	42.9	43.6			42.6	33.3		$17,258
Cherry Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6260 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 779-8988	594	38	15.6	16.5%	279 (47.0%)	34 (5.7%)	42 (7.1%)	186 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.8%)	97	13^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.5	11^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.8%	2	84.3	82.7	75.0	85.5	88.7	86.7	83.9	84.3	88.0	78.8	73.9	86.8	73.3	80.8	71.2	79.7	$14,577
Fox Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6585 Collegiate Drive	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7000	436	29	15.0	17.7%	311 (71.3%)	5 (1.1%)	64 (14.7%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.8%)	79.5	181^st of 950 public elementary schools	80.9%		79.8	169^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.1%	12	59.7	56.7	73.2	66.7			63.7	64.5	39.3	51.8	55.6			52.7	63.6		$16,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Homestead Elementary School

How many students attend Homestead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Homestead Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Homestead Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Homestead Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle School
High : Cherry Creek High School

What district is Homestead Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Is Homestead Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Homestead Elementary School ranks in the top 5.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Homestead Elementary School?

Students at Homestead Elementary School are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

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