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Eastridge Community Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

887^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Eastridge Community Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 651 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, which is ranked 30th out of 115 school districts in the state.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Eastridge Community Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.3% of Eastridge students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.2% in the Cherry Creek School District and 44.8% statewide. Similarly, in Math, only 11.8% of Eastridge students were proficient or better, compared to 42.8% in the district and 35.9% statewide. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.5% to 39.4% over the past three years.

Interestingly, the data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance between Eastridge Community Elementary School and the nearby Challenge School, which is located just 2.17 miles away and had significantly higher proficiency rates across all grade levels. This suggests that Eastridge Community Elementary School may need to implement targeted interventions and focus on equity-driven practices to better support the needs of its diverse student population and improve academic outcomes.

716

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,171

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11777 East Wesley Avenue
Aurora, CO 80014-1869

(720) 747-2200

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Eastridge Community Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie Middle School
High:	Overland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.6%

African American:

22.1%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

887^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	9.8	887 of 950	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	780 of 943	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	821 of 933	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	812 of 921	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	619 of 710	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	742 of 965	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	671 of 917	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	661 of 929	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	679 of 914	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	678 of 938	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	843 of 962	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.2	762 of 954	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	750 of 935	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	729 of 935	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	725 of 925	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	675 of 872	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	716 of 849	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	685 of 852	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.5	606 of 829	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.9	560 of 823	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.9	512 of 808	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	44.0	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	27.7	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	637 of 694	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	563 of 684	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	591 of 642	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	563 of 595	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	606 of 758	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	545 of 690	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	192 of 197	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	182 of 270	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	122 of 172	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	335 of 337	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	318 of 365	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	253 of 265	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	132 of 203	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	244 of 332	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	228 of 308	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	665 of 700	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	633 of 683	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	624 of 649	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	521 of 594	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	658 of 764	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	621 of 693	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	518 of 539	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	553 of 596	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)55th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2024)4th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-26 vs state

Math12%-24 vs state

Science10%-30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Monday, May 29, 2017

I have gone to numerous programs at this school, including the 5th grade graduation. I have never seen a school program so out of control. Parents stand up in the audience throughout the whole program unaware they are blocking the view of people behind them. Parents talk out loud during the program. I was there to see my granddaughter graduate and I could not see her get her diploma because of the folks ahead of me blocking the view. I tried to move, but it was prevalent everywhere in the room. Pure chaos. The administration never once tried to get order in the crowd. It was not a pleasant experience. I worked in the schools 28 years and I have never seen anything like this ever! I am not sure if it is rudeness or unawareness. Regardless, it needs to be addressed! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 12, 2015

Great school for the area. It's changed a lot in the last several years and deserves a closer look for consideration from future families. Close Quote

Schools Near Eastridge Community Elementary School

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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
Eastridge Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11777 East Wesley Avenue	Aurora	80014	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2200	716	48	15.0	65.6%	103 (14.4%)	158 (22.1%)	319 (44.6%)	53 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	78 (10.9%)	9.8	887^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.6%		17	780^th of 943 public elementary schools	17.3%	107	20.2	5.0	28.7				18.3	9.9	5.5	19.8				11.8	9.5		$32,171
Polton Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2985 South Oakland Street	Aurora	80014	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2600	466	34	13.7	55.6%	146 (31.3%)	108 (23.2%)	122 (26.2%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	66 (14.2%)	18.2	763^rd of 950 public elementary schools	19.7%		26	662^nd of 943 public elementary schools	29.8%	101	22.4	31.9	21.0				24.7	24.5	19.6	25.4				23.5	15.9		$21,572
Ponderosa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1885 South Lima Street	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2800	634	35	18.1	71.5%	95 (15.0%)	139 (21.9%)	281 (44.3%)	50 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.3%)	13.9	820^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.8	824^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.6%	4	10.3	20.8	26.2				18.6	11.8	19.3	23.6				17.9	21.1		$16,789
Village East Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1433 South Oakland Street	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2000	821	50	16.4	65.7%	120 (14.6%)	196 (23.9%)	376 (45.8%)	30 (3.7%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	85 (10.4%)	10.1	885^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.6	870^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.7%	15	10.8	14.7	19.3				15.2	14.2	11.0	16.1				13.8	20.0		$17,296
Joe Shoemaker School	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 South Havana Street	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9333	543	29	18.5	68.1%	59 (10.9%)	108 (19.9%)	329 (60.6%)	20 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	11.3	865^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.5	830^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.0%	35		33.3					18.3	5.9	18.9	8.2				10.9	8.5		$18,950
Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado Aurora	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1330 S. Potomac Suite #104	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 432-1664	49	5	9.4	26.5%	15 (30.6%)	2 (4.1%)	26 (53.1%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)																	$28,541
Jewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14601 East Jewell Ave	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 751-8862	493	35	14.0	85.8%	50 (10.1%)	114 (23.1%)	263 (53.3%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	18.9	753^rd of 950 public elementary schools	20.7%		15	806^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.5%	53	29.7	20.0	35.9				27.8	27.6	10.8	13.4				17.3	25.0		$17,243
Highline Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11000 East Exposition	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2300	435	33	13.2	69.0%	38 (8.7%)	62 (14.3%)	269 (61.8%)	22 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	39 (9.0%)	9.5	894^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.9%		10.1	881^st of 943 public elementary schools	6.6%	13	10.0	11.7	28.1				16.4	15.3	4.9	17.9				12.5	12.7		$19,153
Challenge School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9659 East Mississippi Avenue	Denver	80247	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 747-2100	560	35	16.1	17.3%	195 (34.8%)	78 (13.9%)	39 (7.0%)	178 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (12.1%)	99	5^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.8	5^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.5%		82.0	84.7	97.4	90.1	93.2	98.6	91.3	90.2	87.5	92.2	90.1	90.5	94.4	90.9	89.5	94.4	$16,722
Aurora Quest K-8	Public	K-8	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 343-3664	575	30	19.1	42.8%	209 (36.3%)	121 (21.0%)	121 (21.0%)	57 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.5%)	99.2	3^rd of 950 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.1	2^nd of 943 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	92.0	78.9	94.9	94.3	82.4	82.1	87.2	98.0	92.7	94.9	93.2	91.8	94.0	93.8	91.5	76.2	$18,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastridge Community Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Eastridge Community Elementary School?

Students at Eastridge Community Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 22% African American, 14% White, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What district is Eastridge Community Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

How many students attend Eastridge Community Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended Eastridge Community Elementary School.

Is Eastridge Community Elementary School a good school?

Eastridge Community Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Eastridge Community Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Eastridge Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie Middle School
High : Overland High School

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