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Woodland Elementary School

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Woodland Elementary School ranks 293 rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Woodland Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 459 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, which is ranked 30th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodland Elementary outperforms the district and state averages in CMAS English Language Arts and Math proficiency across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, 55.6% of Woodland students were proficient or better in CMAS ELA, compared to 48.2% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In CMAS Math, Woodland had 52.5% proficiency, while the district and state had 42.8% and 35.9%, respectively. However, Woodland's 5th-grade CMAS Science proficiency, at 33.8%, is lower than the district (44%) and state (39%) averages. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.4% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024.

Nearby Altitude Elementary, located just 0.57 miles from Woodland, is a high-performing school, ranking 21st out of 950 Colorado elementary schools in 2024-2025 and achieving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Altitude outperforms Woodland in all CMAS subject areas, with significantly higher proficiency rates, such as 85% in 5th-grade Science compared to Woodland's 33.8%. Other nearby schools, such as Creekside Elementary and Black Forest Hills Elementary, also demonstrate stronger academic performance than Woodland across various metrics.

577

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,820

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7795 South Blackstone Parkway
Aurora, CO 80016

(720) 886-1405

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.9%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2024 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (51% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

293^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 3 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	67.6	293 of 950	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	266 of 943	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	255 of 694	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	272 of 684	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	251 of 700	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	190 of 683	72.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	324 of 551	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	278 of 539	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+11 vs state

Math52%+17 vs state

Science34%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Woodland 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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7795 South Blackstone Parkway	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 886-1405	577	36	16.0	20.3%	311 (53.9%)	55 (9.5%)	87 (15.1%)	61 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.7%)	67.6	293^rd of 950 public elementary schools	69.2%		69.7	266^th of 943 public elementary schools	71.8%	27	61.8	54.9	50.0	55.6	55.3	57.1	43.8	52.5	33.8	$16,820
Altitude Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27300 East Southshore Drive	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4300	758	45	16.8	12.0%	421 (55.5%)	73 (9.6%)	118 (15.6%)	74 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (9.1%)	95.5	21^st of 950 public elementary schools	97.8%		92.5	51^st of 943 public elementary schools	94.6%	30	65.0	71.4	83.9	73.9	80.5	80.4	79.6	80.1	85.0	$14,906
Black Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25233 E. Glasgow Dr	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8900	500	33	15.0	18.0%	281 (56.2%)	40 (8.0%)	63 (12.6%)	49 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.2%)	86.1	116^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.8%		79	175^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.4%	59	62.3	57.1	69.0	62.7	64.0	62.8	69.0	65.2	63.8	$17,312
Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6525 S. Wheatlands Parkway	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8800	617	40	15.4	21.4%	333 (54.0%)	52 (8.4%)	103 (16.7%)	54 (8.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.7%)	71.1	263^rd of 950 public elementary schools	72.3%		65.9	306^th of 943 public elementary schools	67.6%	43	63.3	41.2	59.8	54.7	61.7	45.3	53.8	53.5	49.5	$16,081
Coyote Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24605 E Davies Way	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3900	478	33	14.4	23.4%	257 (53.8%)	36 (7.5%)	92 (19.2%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.7%)	56	398^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.1%		71.5	245^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.0%	153	52.6	33.7	47.9	44.0	52.6	31.7	57.1	45.5	43.8	$16,905
Canyon Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6070 South Versailles Parkway	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3600	477	32	14.8	38.8%	215 (45.1%)	44 (9.2%)	125 (26.2%)	37 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.9%)	40	525^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.7%		48.4	462^nd of 943 public elementary schools	51.0%	63	35.5	38.0	41.8	38.5	32.9	28.6	35.1	32.3	42.3	$19,422
Buffalo Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24300 East Progress Drive	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4000	632	38	16.8	38.1%	258 (40.8%)	87 (13.8%)	149 (23.6%)	43 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	87 (13.8%)	42.2	517^th of 950 public elementary schools	45.6%		40.4	522^nd of 943 public elementary schools	44.6%	5	42.2	35.4	46.1	41.5	42.4	31.3	31.8	35.4	32.2	$16,202
Antelope Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5455 South Tempe Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3300	549	33	16.4	39.7%	287 (52.3%)	57 (10.4%)	125 (22.8%)	28 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (8.6%)	60.7	352^nd of 950 public elementary schools	62.9%		56.6	387^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.0%	35	48.2	48.7	51.3	49.4	55.3	46.1	39.7	47.3	40.0	$17,400
Creekside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19993 East Long Avenue	Centennial	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3500	567	36	15.8	34.0%	320 (56.4%)	44 (7.8%)	96 (16.9%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (12.5%)	84.5	125^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.8%		81.8	155^th of 943 public elementary schools	83.6%	30	63.1	58.8	71.6	64.4	62.4	54.1	58.8	58.4	70.0	$16,463
Mountain Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22200 East Radcliff Parkway	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2700	568	38	14.7	28.7%	253 (44.5%)	75 (13.2%)	103 (18.1%)	74 (13.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.7%)	58.1	379^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.1%		48.5	461^st of 943 public elementary schools	51.1%	82	57.1	44.4	50.6	50.2	57.1	41.1	33.7	43.0	41.6	$17,685

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland Elementary School

What district is Woodland Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

What is the racial makeup of Woodland Elementary School?

Students at Woodland Elementary School are 54% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 10% African American.

How many students attend Woodland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Woodland Elementary School.

Is Woodland Elementary School a good school?

Woodland Elementary School ranks 293^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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