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Cherry Creek Charter Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Cherry Creek Charter Academy is a high-performing public charter elementary and middle school in Greenwood Village, Colorado, serving 571 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement that significantly exceeds the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Cherry Creek Charter Academy's students demonstrate impressive proficiency rates on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests, with 83.9% proficient or better in English Language Arts, 80.8% in Math, and over 70% in Science. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy, as it outranks the nearby Cherry Creek School District No. 5, which is already a highly-ranked district in the state. While the district as a whole has several other top-performing schools, such as Cottonwood Creek Elementary and Homestead Elementary, Cherry Creek Charter Academy stands out for its exceptional academic results.

However, the school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 9.3% to 27.7%, a trend that is not unique to Cherry Creek Charter Academy but is also seen in many of the nearby public schools in the district. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 10.33% to 18.39%, in contrast to some of the nearby public schools that have significantly higher rates. These findings suggest that while Cherry Creek Charter Academy is a high-performing school, the district as a whole faces challenges related to student attendance and socioeconomic factors that may warrant further investigation and targeted interventions.

594

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,577

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6260 South Dayton Street
Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5203

(303) 779-8988

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Asian:

31.3%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (81% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

13^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

7^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	13 of 950	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	11 of 943	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	24 of 933	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	38 of 921	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	90 of 710	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	73 of 965	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	34 of 917	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	78 of 929	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	95.8	22 of 914	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	61 of 938	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	88.8	70 of 962	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	104 of 954	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	90.7	50 of 935	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	91.0	44 of 935	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.7	67 of 925	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	85.6	86 of 872	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.3	14 of 849	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	89.5	41 of 852	95.2%	★★★★★
2006	90.9	36 of 829	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	89.2	46 of 823	94.4%	★★★★★
2004	89.1	50 of 808	93.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	17 of 694	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	20 of 684	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	25 of 642	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	36 of 595	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	77 of 351	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	95 of 758	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	74 of 690	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	14 of 700	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	6 of 683	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	28 of 649	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	24 of 594	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.6	67 of 352	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	60 of 764	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	19 of 693	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	31 of 551	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	26 of 539	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	26 of 525	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	73.9	101 of 454	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	140 of 288	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	129 of 596	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	37 of 337	89.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	7 of 469	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	4 of 485	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	19 of 480	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	11 of 448	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	21 of 369	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	23 of 458	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	9 of 418	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	20 of 424	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	97.0	10 of 400	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	97.5	12 of 436	97.2%	★★★★★
2014	93.7	16 of 461	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	92.3	20 of 454	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	92.6	18 of 425	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	94.8	11 of 422	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	94.2	12 of 409	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	93.6	13 of 377	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	92.7	14 of 362	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	92.9	17 of 360	95.3%	★★★★★
2006	93.0	14 of 346	96.0%	★★★★★
2005	94.6	9 of 340	97.4%	★★★★★
2004	90.8	19 of 336	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	70.8	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	9 of 347	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	5 of 350	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	30 of 363	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	20 of 326	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	26 of 254	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	28 of 352	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	7 of 352	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	3 of 357	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	13 of 356	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	9 of 328	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	9 of 249	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	21 of 343	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	18 of 275	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	28 of 286	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	35 of 265	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	40 of 283	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+39 vs state

Math81%+45 vs state

Science76%+38 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, July 17, 2010

I have 3 children that attend CCA. Having the opportunity for my kids to attend this school has been an absolute blessing! This school should be ranked one of the top 5 in the whole country. The quality of the education that my kids have been receiving is priceless! I couldn't ask for better teachers and staff. Mrs. Leger is doing a great job as director and every teacher we have had has been amazing! Close Quote

Schools Near Cherry Creek Charter Academy

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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
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
High Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 South Fulton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3600	462	31	14.8	29.7%	238 (51.5%)	24 (5.2%)	106 (22.9%)	41 (8.9%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (10.0%)	59.3	369^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.2%		73.4	231^st of 943 public elementary schools	75.5%	138	36.2	53.3	54.5				48.7	51.5	58.7	42.9				50.4	33.3		$17,895
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11200 East Orchard Avenue	Englewood	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3200	533	31	17.4	10.1%	348 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.1%)	89 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.1%)	92.8	47^th of 950 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.8	29^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.9%	18	74.3	72.9	76.5				74.7	83.1	71.4	71.3				74.6	60.4		$16,743
Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16251 E Geddes Avenue	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3800	518	34	15.3	57.7%	135 (26.1%)	82 (15.8%)	185 (35.7%)	35 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (14.9%)	35.4	569^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.1%		39.4	532^nd of 943 public elementary schools	43.6%	37	35.8	33.3	43.8				37.3	32.1	41.0	25.5				33.3	21.3		$17,276
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
Belleview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4851 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3100	577	36	15.8	29.6%	243 (42.1%)	45 (7.8%)	80 (13.9%)	140 (24.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (11.1%)	79.7	178^th of 950 public elementary schools	81.3%		74.8	214^th of 943 public elementary schools	77.3%	36	62.5	46.9	71.9				59.9	62.7	52.0	55.9				56.4	65.2		$17,091
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherry Creek Charter Academy

How many students attend Cherry Creek Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Cherry Creek Charter Academy.

Is Cherry Creek Charter Academy a good school?

Yes! Cherry Creek Charter Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cherry Creek Charter Academy?

Students at Cherry Creek Charter Academy are 47% White, 31% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American.

What district is Cherry Creek Charter Academy in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

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