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Sagebrush Elementary School

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Sagebrush Elementary School ranks 672 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

672^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Sagebrush Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Aurora, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 389. 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, Sagebrush Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of Colorado in standardized test scores across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.6% of Sagebrush students were proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 48.2% in the Cherry Creek School District and 44.8% statewide. Similarly, in CMAS/Math, only 28.9% of Sagebrush students were proficient or better, compared to 42.8% in the district and 35.9% statewide. The school has also had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.5% to 27.9% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Sagebrush Elementary School's underperformance is consistent across different student groups, and its statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 437th out of 929 Colorado elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 672nd out of 950 in 2024-2025. This indicates that the school's performance is not improving and may be worsening compared to other schools in the state. Interestingly, Trails West Elementary School and Indian Ridge Elementary School, which are also part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, consistently outperform Sagebrush in academic achievement and have higher ratings from SchoolDigger.

354

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,918

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14700 East Temple Place
Aurora, CO 80015-1221

(720) 886-8300

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Sagebrush Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Laredo Middle School
High:	Smoky Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.2%

Hispanic:

31.9%

African American:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

672^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	24.5	672 of 950	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	718 of 943	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	761 of 933	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	748 of 921	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	657 of 710	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	719 of 965	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	576 of 917	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.9	437 of 929	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.2	494 of 914	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.7	590 of 938	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.0	639 of 962	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	559 of 954	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.5	462 of 935	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.1	568 of 935	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.4	577 of 925	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.4	472 of 872	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.9	372 of 849	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.4	248 of 852	70.9%	★★★★☆
2006	67.5	289 of 829	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.6	174 of 823	78.9%	★★★★☆
2004	79.1	154 of 808	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	568 of 694	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	614 of 684	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	530 of 642	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	566 of 758	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	573 of 690	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	47.6	124 of 270	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	74 of 172	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	297 of 337	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	291 of 365	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	248 of 265	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	297 of 332	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	260 of 308	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	502 of 700	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	554 of 683	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	513 of 649	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	576 of 594	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	564 of 764	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	446 of 693	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	382 of 551	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.3	515 of 539	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	461 of 525	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	439 of 454	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	552 of 596	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	230 of 337	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)54th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math29%-7 vs state

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Science24%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 15, 2022

This is school flat out lies about the teacher to student ratio. They include ALL staff, even the ones that never watch children, to get that ratio. The truth is they have 30+ kids in these classes, not 16. Cherry Creek is fantastic at deception though. 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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Sagebrush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14700 East Temple Place	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8300	354	34	10.5	52.0%	146 (41.2%)	44 (12.4%)	113 (31.9%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.5%)	24.5	672^nd of 950 public elementary schools	29.3%		21.9	718^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.9%	46	24.0	17.9	36.0	25.6	28.0	34.5	23.5	28.9	24.0	$19,918
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 South Memphis Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8200	439	33	13.3	64.7%	157 (35.8%)	72 (16.4%)	145 (33.0%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.2%)	24.8	668^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.7%		21.4	725^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.1%	57	25.8	27.1	23.9	25.6	18.8	29.6	27.9	25.6	35.3	$20,438
Mission Viejo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3855 South Alicia Parkway	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8000	552	35	15.6	53.8%	189 (34.2%)	83 (15.0%)	193 (35.0%)	17 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	59 (10.7%)	19.5	746^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.5%		16.6	783^rd of 943 public elementary schools	17.0%	37	24.0	34.7	24.1	27.4	28.0	18.4	18.2	21.3	20.2	$17,507
Indian Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16501 East Progress Drive	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8400	410	27	15.1	20.7%	254 (62.0%)	37 (9.0%)	51 (12.4%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	81.2	163^rd of 950 public elementary schools	82.8%		78.3	181^st of 943 public elementary schools	80.8%	18	61.4	63.6	55.0	60.2	70.0	70.1	50.8	64.1	52.5	$18,182
Meadow Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17901 East Grand Avenue	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8600	401	30	13.5	59.9%	136 (33.9%)	48 (12.0%)	154 (38.4%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.0%)	28.3	634^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.3%		25.6	669^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.1%	35	24.5	30.3	38.5	31.0	28.8	24.2	32.7	28.2	30.2	$18,842
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
Trails West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 South Waco Street	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8500	425	29	14.7	31.5%	246 (57.9%)	18 (4.2%)	91 (21.4%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.2%)	74.9	227^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.5	228^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.8%	1	39.1	54.2	75.0	56.5	50.0	51.7	68.7	57.1	58.2	$18,473
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sagebrush Elementary School

How many students attend Sagebrush Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Sagebrush Elementary School.

Is Sagebrush Elementary School a good school?

Sagebrush Elementary School ranks 672^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sagebrush Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Laredo Middle School
High : Smoky Hill High School

What district is Sagebrush Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

What is the racial makeup of Sagebrush Elementary School?

Students at Sagebrush Elementary School are 41% White, 32% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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