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Greenwood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Greenwood Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Greenwood Village, CO, serving 355 students as part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5. The district itself is solidly rated — 26th out of 115 Colorado districts, 77th percentile, 4 stars. The school is a strong academic performer. In 2025–2026, Greenwood ranked 92nd of 943 Colorado elementary schools, placing it in the 90th percentile with a 5-star rating. On 2025–2026 CMAS assessments, Greenwood posted proficiency rates well above district and state averages: 73.4% in ELA (vs. 49.5% district and 44.7% state), 67.1% in math (vs. 44.2% district and 37.3% state), and 66.2% in 5th-grade science (vs. 38.3% district and 36.1% state).

Greenwood also stands out for its very low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.6% (compared to 25.3% district and 28.4% state) and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.7. Among nearby schools, only Homestead Elementary School has a slightly lower absenteeism rate at 6.4%, while Walnut Hills Community Elementary School (23.0%), Southmoor Elementary School (23.1%), and Samuels Elementary School (44.1%) are much higher. In statewide ranking, Greenwood's #92 places it ahead of Heritage Elementary School (#97), Homestead Elementary School (#106), Sandburg Elementary School (#109), Walnut Hills Community Elementary School (#134), Ford Elementary (#171), and Belleview Elementary School (#198), with only Lois Lenski Elementary School (#49) and Cherry Hills Village Elementary School (#74) ranking higher. Greenwood's 5th-grade math proficiency of 84.5% is the highest among all nearby schools.

Greenwood has shown clear upward momentum in recent years. Science proficiency grew impressively from 34.5% in 2022–2023 to 66.2% in 2025–2026, while all-grade math improved from 48.3% to 67.1% and ELA rose from 66.7% to 73.4% over the same period. One area to watch is 4th-grade math, where proficiency sits at 45.1% — close to the district average and a contrast to nearby high performers like Homestead Elementary School (81.6%) and Cherry Hills Village Elementary School (79.1%). Overall, Greenwood's strong attendance, favorable class sizes, and consistent upward trend in test scores make it a healthy and effective learning environment.

355

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,168

Per pupil spending ?

16.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

5550 South Holly Street
Greenwood Village, CO 80111-1551

(720) 554-3400

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle School
High:	Cherry Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg46%

Colorado avg41%

92^nd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	88.2	92 of 946	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	144 of 950	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	117 of 943	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	213 of 933	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	135 of 921	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	137 of 710	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	117 of 965	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	112 of 917	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	84.7	111 of 929	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	88.1	84 of 914	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	40 of 938	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.3	22 of 962	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	94.7	10 of 954	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	34 of 935	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	93.9	11 of 935	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	93.8	15 of 925	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	24 of 872	97.2%	★★★★★
2008	93.3	15 of 849	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	95.9	5 of 852	99.4%	★★★★★
2006	95.0	5 of 829	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	94.6	4 of 823	99.5%	★★★★★
2004	94.8	7 of 808	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	106 of 695	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	128 of 694	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	144 of 684	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	208 of 642	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	127 of 595	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	71 of 758	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	95 of 690	86.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	56.0	57 of 110	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.7	20 of 84	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	95 of 697	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	165 of 700	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	126 of 683	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	210 of 649	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	116 of 594	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	158 of 764	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	129 of 693	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	105 of 547	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	170 of 551	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.1	73 of 539	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	214 of 525	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.0	62 of 454	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	174 of 596	70.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)48th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+29 vs state

Math67%+30 vs state

Science66%+30 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5550 South Holly Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3400	355	26	13.7	16.1%	280 (78.9%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.4%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.5%)	88.2	92^nd of 946 public elementary schools	90.3%		82.9	144^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.8%	52	72.9	63.3	80.6	73.4	64.6	45.1	84.5	67.1	66.2	$21,168
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%)	92.4	48^th of 946 public elementary schools	94.9%		91.2	61^st of 950 public elementary schools	93.6%	13	67.1	78.7	77.3	74.5	71.6	69.3	69.4	70.1	61.4	$16,760
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%)	87.7	97^th of 946 public elementary schools	89.7%		83.8	131^st of 950 public elementary schools	86.2%	34	62.0	68.3	78.0	69.4	56.0	68.9	72.0	65.8	57.1	$23,278
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%)	84.7	134^th of 946 public elementary schools	85.8%		80.9	164^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.7%	30	49.0	75.8	71.1	63.6	66.7	76.5	57.8	66.2	58.1	$23,421
Southmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3755 South Magnolia Way	Denver	80237	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3930	431	25	17.3	36.9%	250 (58.0%)	51 (11.8%)	86 (20.0%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	65.2	305^th of 946 public elementary schools	67.8%		64.9	318^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.5%	13	40.3	57.9	56.9	51.6	43.1	56.6	43.1	47.9	54.8	$15,982
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%)	80.5	171^st of 946 public elementary schools	81.9%		83.5	134^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.9%	37	51.9	52.4	81.2	61.5	53.6	53.8	73.5	60.1	68.6	$17,320
Samuels Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3985 South Vincennes Court	Denver	80237	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4450	532	29	18.3	86.5%	71 (13.3%)	115 (21.6%)	292 (54.9%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	22 (4.1%)	21.4	724^th of 946 public elementary schools	23.5%		26.8	647^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.9%	77	33.3	38.5	30.8	34.1	29.6	11.9	26.3	21.9	13.5	$18,906
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%)	87.1	106^th of 946 public elementary schools	88.8%		92.3	50^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.7%	56	81.8	81.3	66.7	76.8	75.0	81.6	68.8	75.2	34.7	$20,511
Sandburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	6900 South Elizabeth Street	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4675	495	24	20.2	14.1%	398 (80.4%)	3 (0.6%)	61 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	86.9	109^th of 946 public elementary schools	88.5%		79	188^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.2%	79	60.8	60.8	76.2	66.2	72.5	75.7	72.3	73.4	47.6	$18,018
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%)	77.6	198^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.1%		79.7	178^th of 950 public elementary schools	81.3%	20	48.4	57.3	60.8	55.6	61.7	59.6	59.2	60.1	55.4	$19,082

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Elementary School

Is Greenwood Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Greenwood Elementary School ranks in the top 9.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Greenwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Greenwood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Greenwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Middle School
High : Cherry Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Elementary School?

Students at Greenwood Elementary School are 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Greenwood Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

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2025–26 attendance dataOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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