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Arrowhead Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Arrowhead Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Aurora, CO, serving 499 students as part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, a top-ranked district in the state. However, Arrowhead itself currently ranks in the bottom 15% of elementary schools statewide, a steep decline from its position a decade ago when it ranked near the middle of the pack. The school's academic proficiency rates are far below both district and state averages across every subject. Only 27.1% of students are proficient in English Language Arts and 18.4% in Math, compared to district rates of 49.5% and 44.2% respectively. Science proficiency has fallen dramatically to just 10.9%, more than 25 points below the district average.

What makes Arrowhead's performance especially notable is that it cannot be explained by poverty or resources. The school has a lower free/reduced lunch rate (54.1%) than several nearby schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28 that post much stronger results. For example, Dartmouth Elementary School (74.6% FRL) and Dalton Elementary School (75.6% FRL) both outperform Arrowhead in reading and math. Aurora Frontier K-8, with a similar poverty rate, outperforms Arrowhead by roughly 30 percentage points in every subject. Even within its own district, Arrowhead trails nearby schools like Dakota Valley Elementary School and Summit Elementary School substantially. The school also has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.4, lower than many higher-performing neighbors.

All student subgroups at Arrowhead are struggling relative to statewide peers, and achievement gaps appear to accumulate as students move from 3rd to 5th grade. Chronic absenteeism (25.7%) is in line with district averages and does not fully explain the outcomes. With its statewide ranking sliding from the 55th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 15th percentile today, Arrowhead faces significant challenges that appear rooted in school-level effectiveness rather than demographics or funding.

499

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,743

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 Community 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 — 55th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg46%

Colorado avg41%

805^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 40 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 46Elementary Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

26^th of 114Cherry 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
2026	15.5	805 of 946	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.0	627 of 695	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.8	187 of 251	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.0	282 of 322	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.2	630 of 697	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	6.0	536 of 547	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)25th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

Math18%-19 vs state

Science11%-25 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	15.5	805^th of 946 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%	14	31.4	22.2	27.7				27.1	21.4	16.7	16.9				18.4	10.9		$19,743
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%)	19.3	751^st of 946 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.1	676^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.8%	75	20.6	26.8	33.9				26.9	28.1	19.5	21.4				22.8	23.2		$19,337
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%)	14.2	825^th of 946 public elementary schools	12.8%		12.8	846^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.9%	21	21.1	21.3	22.7				21.7	28.6	15.8	22.7				22.2	7.6		$19,044
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%)	27	658^th of 946 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%	31	29.4	32.3	43.3				34.7	18.8	31.8	27.9				26.0	23.3		$19,562
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%)	64	315^th of 946 public elementary schools	66.7%		62.3	342^nd of 950 public elementary schools	64.0%	27	41.2	37.7	69.6	65.1	69.4	68.4	59.3	39.7	39.0	64.3	39.5	45.9	61.5	48.0	50.0	43.0	$17,567
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%)	14.6	819^th of 946 public elementary schools	13.4%		19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%	75	13.2	16.0	34.0				21.2	15.1	16.0	25.5				18.8	19.6		$21,101
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%)	21	729^th of 946 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.1	837^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.9%	108	34.4	32.8	30.9				32.7	34.4	13.4	17.6				21.4	11.8		$19,276
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%)	42.2	497^th of 946 public elementary schools	47.5%		49.7	444^th of 950 public elementary schools	53.3%	53	32.5	42.7	51.9				42.3	40.5	27.5	32.4				33.2	39.7		$19,380
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%)	38.1	539^th of 946 public elementary schools	43.0%		24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%	139	48.5	33.3	39.0				39.3	43.8	38.8	23.8				35.0	26.2		$23,211
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%)	37	554^th of 946 public elementary schools	41.4%		25.7	659^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.6%	105	23.2	40.3	43.6				35.1	29.0	35.8	46.3				36.3	31.5		$21,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Arrowhead Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Arrowhead Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Horizon Community Middle School
High : Eaglecrest High School

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.

Is Arrowhead Elementary School a good school?

Arrowhead Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Arrowhead Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

How many students attend Arrowhead Elementary School?

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

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