Arapahoe High School

2201 East Dry Creek Road, Centennial CO, 80122 | Littleton School District 6 | 303-347-6000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2230
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 76% 93% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 33 in Centennial
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
50%Centennial
39%Colorado

Arapahoe High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Littleton School District 6" in Centennial, CO. There are a total of 2,230 students and 102 teachers at Arapahoe High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 22 to 1.

Arapahoe High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 76.0%, which is 93% higher than the Colorado average.

Arapahoe High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2230
Teachers102
Student/Teacher ratio22:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment467
Taking some courses423
Taking some courses (not tests)39
Passing some courses335
Passing no courses79

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Arapahoe High School, there are a total of 467 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 423 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All68%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School68%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All84%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School84%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Arapahoe High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 82.3% 74.5% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 1.8% 1.8% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 3.8% 3.8% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.1% 17.0% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.9% 1.6% 3.5% 3.1%

Centennial demographics profile

StatisticCentennialColoradoNational
Population111,3315,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,7465691
Median age41.336.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%56%55%
Speak English87%83%79%
Speak Spanish5%12%13%

Education level achieved in Centennial

IndexCentennialColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade95.6%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school95.5%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college83.5%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree62.8%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors55.4%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters20.9%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.7%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.7%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Arapahoe High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.