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Holly Hills Elementary School

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Holly Hills Elementary School ranks 710 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

710^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Holly Hills Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 509 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. While the district is ranked 30th out of 115 in Colorado and has a 4-star rating, Holly Hills Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, ranging from 459th to 712th out of over 900 schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school struggles to serve its diverse student population, with lower rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students compared to their peers statewide. Particularly concerning is the school's performance for English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 15 schools in Colorado in recent years. Holly Hills Elementary significantly underperforms the district and state in CMAS assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with proficiency rates 10-20 percentage points below the averages. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.5% to 35.5%, much higher than the state average.

Nearby schools within the same district, such as The Cottage at Holly Ridge and Bradley International School, generally outperform Holly Hills Elementary. Schools outside the district, like Place Bridge Academy and Ellis Elementary School, also demonstrate higher performance across various metrics. Targeted interventions and a comprehensive school improvement plan could be crucial in helping Holly Hills Elementary School improve and better serve its community.

633

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,712

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6161 East Cornell Avenue
Denver, CO 80222-7003

(720) 747-2500

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Holly Hills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle School
High:	Cherry Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

White:

27.5%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Colorado)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

710^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	22.1	710 of 950	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	712 of 943	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	532 of 933	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	616 of 921	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	497 of 710	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	657 of 965	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	577 of 917	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	588 of 929	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	459 of 914	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.3	559 of 938	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.4	679 of 962	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	784 of 954	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.8	673 of 935	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	705 of 935	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.7	662 of 925	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	734 of 872	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	607 of 849	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	635 of 852	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.1	569 of 829	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.1	571 of 823	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.8	561 of 808	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.4	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	609 of 694	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	623 of 684	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	440 of 642	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	482 of 595	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	526 of 758	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	528 of 690	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	239 of 247	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	59.9	70 of 197	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	93 of 153	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	215 of 270	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	108 of 172	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	329 of 337	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	347 of 365	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	219 of 265	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	142 of 203	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	271 of 332	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	193 of 308	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	526 of 700	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	514 of 683	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	393 of 649	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	428 of 594	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	602 of 764	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	486 of 693	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	424 of 551	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	451 of 539	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	350 of 525	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	418 of 596	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	196 of 337	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Science26%-14 vs state

Math23%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, August 29, 2019

My child is very happy here and looks forward to going to school every day. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 1, 2010

My child has attended this school for two years and I am ready to change school districts. Everything this school does makes absolutely no sense to me. They prefer children to ride the bus instead of getting dropped off and if you have your child dropped off/picked up, it is a huge hassle just getting around the buses to get your child. Breakfast and lunch is basically yogurt, orange slices and milk. There is a main entree, usually pizza or a corndog, but everything else is just yogurt, a piece of fruit and juice or milk. The kids running around outside after school waiting to be picked up or get on the bus are not supervised. Whoever happens to be outside, whether a teacher or the principal, are likely talking on their phones or yelling at someone instead of watching the kids. There is no communication between teachers and parents. I did not have a single parent/teacher conference during my child's year of kindergarten. When it came time for their kindergarten graduation they decided not to invite the parents and just go ahead with the ceremony and not let anyone know about it. I also paid for a class picture that I never received. The office staff has never been rude but they are completely clueless to any question you ask them and never offer an answer, just a blank stare. I am hoping to move soon and get my child out of the cherry creek district, which I believe is horrible. Close Quote

Schools Near Holly Hills 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
Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6161 East Cornell Avenue	Denver	80222	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2500	633	42	15.2	62.4%	174 (27.5%)	71 (11.2%)	323 (51.0%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.3%)	22.1	710^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.3%		22	712^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.5%	2	28.0	21.1	35.2				28.1	21.4	20.6	27.7				23.4	25.5		$20,712
Bradley International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3051 South Elm Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9468	574	34	16.8	42.2%	275 (47.9%)	64 (11.1%)	153 (26.7%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	62.8	336^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.6%		69.6	267^th of 943 public elementary schools	71.7%	69	46.1	53.2	44.4				47.9	49.3	61.3	41.8				51.1	43.6		$17,037
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%)	64.9	318^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.5%		74.5	217^th of 943 public elementary schools	77.0%	101	50.7	54.0	71.7				57.8	45.2	38.5	34.5				39.9	60.0		$16,519
Highline Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	2170 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 759-7808	591	46	12.8	53.3%	229 (38.7%)	147 (24.9%)	168 (28.4%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	54.8	406^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.3%		57.9	383^rd of 943 public elementary schools	59.4%	23	49.2	49.2	56.3	51.9	53.4	61.8	53.7	33.3	55.7	33.9	29.6	26.0	58.0	38.9	35.5	42.6	$14,779
Holm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3185 South Willow Court	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6350	510	33	15.4	69.8%	104 (20.4%)	54 (10.6%)	308 (60.4%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	37	556^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.5%		27.9	638^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.3%	82	52.5	33.3	36.9				40.1	31.3	31.9	34.2				32.5	28.2		$17,914
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7808 Cherry Creek South Dr #3	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8920	637	45	14.0	85.9%	67 (10.5%)	302 (47.4%)	234 (36.7%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	64	326^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.7%		58	381^st of 943 public elementary schools	59.6%	55	35.8	48.6	59.2				47.6	48.2	46.8	53.2				49.4	53.2		$17,435
Place Bridge Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7125 Cherry Creek Drive North	Denver	80224	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0960	824	63	13.0	85.2%	65 (7.9%)	193 (23.4%)	467 (56.7%)	77 (9.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (1.8%)	11.3	866^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.8%		8.3	908^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.7%	42			19.0	12.3	12.9	13.8	13.2	20.8	12.5	17.9		12.3		11.5	16.7	7.8	$19,602
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7700	467	26	18.1	85.2%	80 (17.1%)	31 (6.6%)	334 (71.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	9.8	886^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.7%		8.5	905^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.0%	19			19.6				21.3	19.6	9.1	15.0				14.6	10.0		$21,575
University Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 South St Paul Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3410	413	27	15.4	28.6%	269 (65.1%)	24 (5.8%)	71 (17.2%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	89.3	80^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.6%		82.8	144^th of 943 public elementary schools	84.7%	64	65.2	64.2	81.1				69.8	56.7	64.3	72.7				64.0	78.2		$17,625
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%)	26.8	647^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.9%					(n/a)	59.1	25.0	27.3				34.4	35.3	12.7	25.0				24.0	25.6		$19,074

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Hills Elementary School

Is Holly Hills Elementary School a good school?

Holly Hills Elementary School ranks 710^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Holly Hills Elementary School?

Students at Holly Hills Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 27% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Holly Hills Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

What schools do graduates of Holly Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Holly Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle School
High : Cherry Creek High School

How many students attend Holly Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Holly Hills Elementary School.

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