Cherry Creek High School

9300 East Union Avenue, Greenwood Village CO, 80111 | Cherry Creek School District 5 | 720-554-2000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 3641
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 83% 110% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
67%Greenwood Village
39%Colorado

Cherry Creek High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Cherry Creek School District 5" in Greenwood Village, CO. There are a total of 3,641 students and 180 teachers at Cherry Creek High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Cherry Creek High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 83.0%, which is 110% higher than the Colorado average.

Cherry Creek High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students3641
Teachers180
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment1,364
Taking some courses1,101
Taking some courses (not tests)270
Passing some courses1,000
Passing no courses82

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 Cherry Creek High School, there are a total of 1,364 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 1,101 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All79%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School79%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All87%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School87%

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.

Cherry Creek High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 71.4% 55.8% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 3.0% 11.2% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 10.4% 7.9% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.4% 18.7% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.6% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.3% 5.5% 3.5% 3.1%

Greenwood Village demographics profile

StatisticGreenwood VillageColoradoNational
Population15,1005,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,8275691
Median age42.736.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)62%56%55%
Speak English82%83%79%
Speak Spanish2%12%13%

Education level achieved in Greenwood Village

IndexGreenwood VillageColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade97.4%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school97.2%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college93.1%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree80.3%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors76.1%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters33.2%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree12.8%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.6%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Cherry Creek High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.