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Arrowhead Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Arrowhead Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 475 students. 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.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked school district, Arrowhead Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a rating between 1 and 3 stars out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school struggles to perform well across different student subgroups, particularly for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who make up over 60% of the student population. Arrowhead Elementary also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages.

Academically, Arrowhead Elementary School lags behind both the Cherry Creek School District and the state of Colorado, with proficiency rates often less than half of the district and state averages on CMAS tests. Nearby schools within the same district, such as Dakota Valley Elementary, Summit Elementary, and Cimarron Elementary, generally outperform Arrowhead Elementary, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the school's academic and attendance challenges.

499

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,751

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19100 East Bates Avenue
Aurora, CO 80013-2338

(720) 886-2800

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Arrowhead Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Horizon Middle School
High:	Eaglecrest High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.1%

White:

29.9%

African American:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

791^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	16.2	791 of 950	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	738 of 943	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	614 of 933	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	739 of 921	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	431 of 710	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	679 of 965	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	582 of 917	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	484 of 929	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.0	415 of 914	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.6	460 of 938	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.4	540 of 962	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.6	497 of 954	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.5	504 of 935	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.6	431 of 935	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.0	545 of 925	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	590 of 872	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	548 of 849	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.4	643 of 852	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.2	537 of 829	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	556 of 823	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.1	493 of 808	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	575 of 694	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	586 of 684	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	450 of 642	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	504 of 595	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	290 of 351	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	515 of 758	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	448 of 690	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	41.4	134 of 242	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	112 of 197	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	210 of 270	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	287 of 365	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	109 of 265	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	159 of 203	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	71.6	14 of 75	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	30.2	261 of 332	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	185 of 308	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	639 of 700	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	559 of 683	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	499 of 649	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	551 of 594	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	286 of 352	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	614 of 764	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	559 of 693	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	503 of 551	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	478 of 539	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	459 of 525	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	447 of 454	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	237 of 288	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	559 of 596	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	280 of 337	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)45th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-22 vs state

Math22%-14 vs state

Science15%-24 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, May 15, 2014

I have volunteered for 2 years at Arrowhead Elementary School and have been absolutely amazed at the quality of education my grandchild has received so far. Frankly, I could not be more impressed. 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
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19100 East Bates Avenue	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2800	499	35	14.4	54.1%	149 (29.9%)	81 (16.2%)	175 (35.1%)	28 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (12.6%)	16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.4	738^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.7%	53	23.3	18.2	26.9				22.8	29.3	17.4	17.6				21.7	15.2		$17,751
Vassar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18101 East Vassar Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 752-3772	500	31	16.1	72.8%	80 (16.0%)	93 (18.6%)	253 (50.6%)	29 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.8%)	24.1	676^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.8%		28.6	629^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.3%	47	27.5	16.1	32.4				25.8	32.1	4.8	32.4				24.3	32.4		$18,075
Side Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19191 East Iliff Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 755-1785	512	27	18.9	71.9%	101 (19.7%)	89 (17.4%)	207 (40.4%)	29 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	75 (14.6%)	12.8	846^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.9%		12.5	843^rd of 943 public elementary schools	10.6%	3	19.2	15.2	25.7				19.8	19.4	12.8	20.0				17.3	17.4		$18,080
Dalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17401 East Dartmouth Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-7561	430	27	15.9	75.6%	98 (22.8%)	77 (17.9%)	180 (41.9%)	20 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (11.6%)	28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%		27.3	649^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.2%	22	30.6	29.3	41.4				33.7	26.6	36.1	25.4				29.3	18.2		$18,086
Aurora Frontier K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Jericho Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-1995	761	46	16.6	61.0%	179 (23.5%)	154 (20.2%)	243 (31.9%)	118 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.4%)	62.3	342^nd of 950 public elementary schools	64.0%		56.9	386^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.1%	44	41.0	49.3	50.6	59.4	75.3	80.0	58.8	47.1	53.4	39.0	43.6	54.7	53.0	48.1	43.9	57.6	$17,418
Cimarron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17373 East Lehigh Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8100	393	33	11.9	65.4%	105 (26.7%)	70 (17.8%)	163 (41.5%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.0%)	19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%		12.2	850^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.9%	106	20.0	26.7	29.8				25.7	20.0	23.0	26.3				23.2	21.4		$17,977
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4050 South Genoa Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-2900	497	34	14.8	61.2%	138 (27.8%)	88 (17.7%)	180 (36.2%)	22 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	64 (12.9%)	13.1	837^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.9%		11.5	858^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.0%	21	11.0	20.6	23.7				17.9	14.9	16.9	21.7				17.6	21.7		$18,073
Dakota Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 South Kirk Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3000	571	39	14.6	39.4%	256 (44.8%)	87 (15.2%)	129 (22.6%)	42 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.8%)	49.7	444^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.3%		46.2	477^th of 943 public elementary schools	49.4%	33	39.3	52.6	51.1				47.5	44.4	36.8	26.4				35.8	40.2		$17,601
Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 East Quincy Ave	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-6400	337	25	13.4	49.6%	112 (33.2%)	54 (16.0%)	117 (34.7%)	19 (5.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%		30.4	608^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.5%	70	30.6	37.2	24.5				30.5	40.0	16.3	19.1				25.7	14.6		$20,870
Dartmouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3050 South Laredo St	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 690-1155	422	29	14.5	74.6%	112 (26.5%)	55 (13.0%)	202 (47.9%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.5%)	25.7	659^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.6%		16.1	787^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.5%	128	21.5	25.5	35.4				27.6	25.4	36.4	28.8				29.8	24.2		$20,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Arrowhead Elementary School

Is Arrowhead Elementary School a good school?

Arrowhead Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Arrowhead Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Horizon Middle School
High : Eaglecrest High School

How many students attend Arrowhead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Arrowhead Elementary School.

What district is Arrowhead Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

What is the racial makeup of Arrowhead Elementary School?

Students at Arrowhead Elementary School are 35% Hispanic, 30% White, 16% African American, 13% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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