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Indian Ridge Elementary School

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Indian Ridge Elementary School ranks 176 th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Indian Ridge Elementary School is a PK–5 school in southeast Aurora, Colorado, serving 410 students in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. The school consistently earns 4 stars and ranks 176th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools — the 81st percentile statewide. It posts well-above-district and well-above-state proficiency in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, and attendance is a standout: the chronic absenteeism rate of 6.6% is roughly a quarter of the state average and far below the district's 25.3%.

Math is Indian Ridge's signature subject. With 58.9% of students proficient in 2025–2026 — versus 44.2% for the district and 37.3% statewide — the school has consistently outpaced Colorado averages by more than 20 points. ELA proficiency is strong too, at 61.4%. The school also serves its economically disadvantaged students well: its low socioeconomic status subgroup ranked in the 91st percentile statewide (5 stars) in the most recent data, even though only about 21% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — the lowest rate among nearby schools.

Indian Ridge sits in a high-performing pocket of southeast Aurora. Along with Trails West Elementary School and Rolling Hills Elementary School, it is one of just three schools within two miles ranked in the 80th percentile or higher, and its math scores edge out both. Many nearby schools — including Independence Elementary School, Sagebrush Elementary School, Meadow Point Elementary School, and Cimarron Elementary School — rank in the bottom 20th–35th percentile. Attendance tells a similar story: Indian Ridge's chronic absenteeism is well below Summit Elementary School's 26.5% and Cimarron's 29.5%. One area to watch is a gender gap in school effectiveness — girls rank in the 86th percentile while boys rank in the 61st — and 5th-grade math dipped to 53%, a pattern worth monitoring. Even so, Indian Ridge remains a benchmark school in its part of Aurora.

410

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,525

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16501 East Progress Drive
Aurora, CO 80015-4135

(720) 886-8400

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Indian Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Laredo Middle School
High:	Smoky Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 74th percentile in 2022 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 81st (2026) from a 74th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg46%

Colorado avg41%

176^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 46Elementary Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

26^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
2026	79.8	176 of 943	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	163 of 950	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	181 of 943	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	231 of 933	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	240 of 921	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	140 of 710	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	142 of 965	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	111 of 917	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	87.5	90 of 929	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	39 of 914	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	92 of 938	90.2%	★★★★★
2014	82.4	146 of 962	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	85.7	107 of 954	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	155 of 935	83.4%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	111 of 935	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.1	174 of 925	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	82.8	124 of 872	85.8%	★★★★☆
2008	84.7	101 of 849	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	84.5	94 of 852	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	85.3	84 of 829	89.9%	★★★★☆
2005	83.9	91 of 823	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	80.2	147 of 808	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	95 of 692	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	132 of 694	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	139 of 684	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	215 of 642	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	232 of 595	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	183 of 351	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.4	152 of 758	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	132 of 690	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	81.2	32 of 365	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	274 of 694	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.1	174 of 700	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	225 of 683	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	209 of 649	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	159 of 594	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	53 of 352	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	127 of 764	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	80 of 693	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	203 of 546	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	161 of 551	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	178 of 539	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	254 of 525	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	212 of 454	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	119 of 288	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	137 of 596	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	77 of 337	77.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+17 vs state

Math59%+22 vs state

Science53%+17 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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%)	79.8	176^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.3%		81.2	163^rd of 950 public elementary schools	82.8%	13	55.0	66.7	62.1	61.4	57.4	66.7	53.0	58.9	53.0	$21,525
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%)	30.2	618^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.5%		24.8	668^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.7%	50	31.0	55.0	32.9	39.2	19.7	33.3	17.3	23.0	28.9	$22,124
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%)	81.1	167^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.3%		74.9	227^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.1%	60	49.2	66.1	81.7	65.7	51.7	52.5	68.3	57.7	59.0	$20,693
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%)	19.2	748^th of 943 public elementary schools	20.7%		28.3	634^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.3%	114	25.5	27.3	27.0	26.6	28.6	21.8	23.8	24.7	18.0	$21,672
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%)	33.7	583^rd of 943 public elementary schools	38.2%		24.5	672^nd of 950 public elementary schools	29.3%	89	45.7	22.2	38.2	35.6	34.8	40.0	29.6	34.5	20.4	$23,467
Fox Hollow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6363 South Waco Street	Aurora	80116	Douglas County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8700	555	36	15.4	31.5%	273 (49.2%)	46 (8.3%)	118 (21.3%)	58 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.8%)	66.6	293^rd of 943 public elementary schools	68.9%		72.9	245^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.2%	48	43.3	63.8	59.8	55.6	53.6	57.4	60.5	57.3	25.9	$19,530
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%)	38	540^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.7%		24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%	138	48.5	33.3	39.0	39.3	43.8	38.8	23.8	35.0	26.2	$23,211
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%)	18.9	757^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.7%		19.5	746^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.5%	11	17.9	21.7	38.9	26.0	15.2	25.7	19.4	19.9	26.8	$19,556
Peakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19451 East Progress Circle	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3100	447	31	14.4	36.2%	240 (53.7%)	33 (7.4%)	98 (21.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	50 (11.2%)	36.9	555^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.1%		53.9	415^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.3%	140	33.3	38.7	41.9	38.2	43.8	37.1	33.3	37.8	19.2	$19,074
Rolling Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5756 South Biscay Circle	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3400	499	40	12.6	24.6%	321 (64.3%)	32 (6.4%)	63 (12.6%)	46 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.0%)	78.4	188^th of 943 public elementary schools	80.1%		82.6	146^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.6%	42	57.7	58.5	71.6	62.4	46.8	54.9	68.9	56.6	54.1	$21,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Ridge Elementary School

How many students attend Indian Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Indian Ridge Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Indian Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Indian Ridge Elementary School are 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 9% African American, 7% Asian.

What district is Indian Ridge Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

What schools do graduates of Indian Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Indian Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Laredo Middle School
High : Smoky Hill High School

Is Indian Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Indian Ridge Elementary School ranks 176^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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