Is Walnut Hills Community Elementary School a good school?

Walnut Hills Community Elementary School ranks 151 st of 921 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Walnut Hills Community Elementary School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 358 students attended Walnut Hills Community Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Hills Community Elementary School?

Students at Walnut Hills Community Elementary School are 53% White, 20% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Walnut Hills Community Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walnut Hills Community Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Campus Middle School High : Cherry Creek High School

Walnut Hills Community Elementary School in Centennial CO

Performance Trends

Compare Details Walnut Hills Community Elementary School ranks better than 83.6% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 13^th among 45 ranked elementary schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.29. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Walnut Hills Community Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.1%), Hispanic (20.4%), Asian (16.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walnut Hills Community Elementary School is 17.2. 33 elementary schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Walnut Hills Community Elementary School employs 20.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walnut Hills Community Elementary School is $10,397. 39 elementary schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Walnut Hills Community Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Hills Community Elementary School 151^st of 921 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Walnut Hills Community Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Cherry Creek School District No. 5:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Creek School District No. 5 25^th of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Walnut Hills Community Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	78.80	161^st	808	80.1%
2005	79.92	135^th	823	83.6%
2006	80.47	125^th	829	84.9%
2007	76.13	186^th	852	78.2%
2008	74.68	202^nd	849	76.2%
2009	80.43	148^th	872	83.0%
2010	76.41	197^th	925	78.7%
2011	80.87	149^th	935	84.1%
2012	77.55	190^th	935	79.7%
2013	78.85	184^th	954	80.7%
2014	68.70	282^nd	962	70.7%
2015	74.03	207^th	938	77.9%
2016	69.68	251^st	914	72.5%
2017	83.69	117^th	929	87.4%
2018	80.05	169^th	917	81.6%
2019	80.71	160^th	965	83.4%
2021	84.29	113^th	710	84.1%
2022	81.29	151^st	921	83.6%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Walnut Hills Community Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	376	3	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	394
1989	377	4	12	8	0	n/a	n/a	401
1990	349	2	10	11	0	n/a	n/a	372
1991	347	6	7	13	0	n/a	n/a	373
1992	300	6	11	12	1	n/a	n/a	330
1993	284	5	10	11	1	n/a	n/a	311
1994	283	5	9	11	1	n/a	n/a	309
1995	269	7	8	9	1	n/a	n/a	294
1996	269	7	8	9	1	n/a	n/a	294
1997	261	5	8	33	2	n/a	n/a	309
1998	286	7	27	26	2	n/a	n/a	348
1999	252	28	28	28	2	n/a	n/a	338
2000	274	5	25	42	1	n/a	n/a	347
2001	254	7	30	52	1	n/a	n/a	344
2002	302	14	20	37	0	n/a	n/a	373
2003	302	14	20	37	0	n/a	n/a	373
2004	309	12	32	44	0	n/a	n/a	397
2005	307	11	26	41	4	n/a	n/a	389
2006	331	13	26	39	4	n/a	n/a	413
2007	333	16	39	40	4	n/a	n/a	432
2008	352	15	34	33	3	n/a	n/a	437
2009	339	10	50	22	5	n/a	n/a	426
2010	350	13	29	32	4	n/a	n/a	428
2011	308	9	25	53	4	1	29	429
2012	303	9	25	49	4	1	24	415
2013	280	4	29	50	3	1	32	399
2014	274	4	29	60	5	0	30	402
2015	274	5	27	64	4	1	30	405
2016	237	6	35	50	6	1	28	363
2017	219	5	26	48	5	0	25	328
2018	230	10	47	46	4	0	30	367
2019	228	14	80	53	5	0	33	413
2020	217	21	71	55	2	0	38	404
2021	194	27	53	61	3	1	25	364
2022	190	19	59	73	1	0	16	358

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walnut Hills Community Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	394	18.7	21.0	n/a
1989	401	20.3	19.7	0.7
1990	372	19.3	19.2	0.8
1991	373	17.2	21.6	2.1
1992	330	18.5	17.8	1.2
1993	311	17.2	18.1	2.9
1994	309	17.7	17.5	2.9
1995	294	17.1	17.2	4.8
1996	294	17.1	17.2	4.8
1997	309	18.0	17.2	3.6
1998	348	19.5	17.8	6
1999	338	20.9	16.2	5.6
2000	347	21.2	16.4	9.8
2001	344	19.8	17.4	11.9
2002	373	26.6	14.0	8.3
2003	373	26.6	14.0	8.3
2004	397	25.2	15.8	9.1
2005	389	23.9	16.3	8.5
2006	413	23.1	17.9	9.7
2007	432	24.0	18.0	12.5
2008	437	22.0	19.9	13.7
2009	426	22.7	18.8	11
2010	428	21.2	20.1	13.8
2011	429	20.2	21.2	14.9
2012	415	19.1	21.7	13.3
2013	399	19.8	20.0	16.5
2014	402	18.1	22.1	17.9
2015	405	21.0	19.2	19.8
2016	363	20.0	18.1	17.6
2017	328	16.7	19.5	15.2
2018	367	18.7	19.5	15.8
2019	413	19.2	21.4	14
2020	404	20.2	19.9	15.1
2021	364	18.2	19.9	20.1
2022	358	20.7	17.2	24

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Walnut Hills Community Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	394	18.7	21.0	n/a
1989	401	20.3	19.7	0.7
1990	372	19.3	19.2	0.8
1991	373	17.2	21.6	2.1
1992	330	18.5	17.8	1.2
1993	311	17.2	18.1	2.9
1994	309	17.7	17.5	2.9
1995	294	17.1	17.2	4.8
1996	294	17.1	17.2	4.8
1997	309	18.0	17.2	3.6
1998	348	19.5	17.8	6
1999	338	20.9	16.2	5.6
2000	347	21.2	16.4	9.8
2001	344	19.8	17.4	11.9
2002	373	26.6	14.0	8.3
2003	373	26.6	14.0	8.3
2004	397	25.2	15.8	9.1
2005	389	23.9	16.3	8.5
2006	413	23.1	17.9	9.7
2007	432	24.0	18.0	12.5
2008	437	22.0	19.9	13.7
2009	426	22.7	18.8	11
2010	428	21.2	20.1	13.8
2011	429	20.2	21.2	14.9
2012	415	19.1	21.7	13.3
2013	399	19.8	20.0	16.5
2014	402	18.1	22.1	17.9
2015	405	21.0	19.2	19.8
2016	363	20.0	18.1	17.6
2017	328	16.7	19.5	15.2
2018	367	18.7	19.5	15.8
2019	413	19.2	21.4	14
2020	404	20.2	19.9	15.1
2021	364	18.2	19.9	20.1
2022	358	20.7	17.2	24

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Walnut Hills Community Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$134 (1.3%)	$10,263 (98.7%)	$10,397

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Walnut Hills Community Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 160^th of 965 Elementary schools	Ranks 151^st of 921 Elementary schools	0.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Walnut Hills Community Elementary School)	53.1	64.9	11.8%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	48.5	47.1	1.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	41.3	40.7	0.6%
3rd Grade Math (Walnut Hills Community Elementary School)	47.9	65.8	17.9%
3rd Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	49.9	49.1	0.8%
3rd Grade Math (Colorado)	41	39.4	1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Walnut Hills Community Elementary School)	71.1	61.1	10%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	53.9	51.7	2.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48	44.1	3.9%
4th Grade Math (Walnut Hills Community Elementary School)	53.3	52.8	0.5%
4th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	39.6	36.2	3.4%
4th Grade Math (Colorado)	33.6	30.7	2.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Walnut Hills Community Elementary School)	70.8	54.5	16.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	51.8	49.2	2.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48.4	45.4	3%
5th Grade Math (Walnut Hills Community Elementary School)	50.8	50	0.8%
5th Grade Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	42.1	41.4	0.7%
5th Grade Math (Colorado)	35.7	34.9	0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Walnut Hills Community Elementary School)	65.4	59.8	5.6%
All Grades English Language Arts (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	50.8	49.4	1.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.2	2.6%
All Grades Math (Walnut Hills Community Elementary School)	50.6	56	5.4%
All Grades Math (Cherry Creek School District No. 5)	43.1	40.2	2.9%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	31.5	3.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	413	364	11.9%
African American	14	27	92.9%
American Indian	5	3	40%
Asian	80	53	33.8%
Hispanic	53	61	15.1%
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	228	194	14.9%
Two or More Races	33	25	24.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	14%	20.1%	6%

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