Cherry Creek School District
The Cherry Creek School District 5, also known as Cherry Creek Public Schools, is a school district based in western Arapahoe County, Colorado. The current superintendent is Christopher Smith. Former superintendent Scott Siegfried, Ph.D. announced his retirement on January 22, 2021.[2]
It consists of elementary, middle, and high schools. The district headquarters are in Greenwood Village.
Cherry Creek School District 5 Cherry Creek Public Schools | |
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4700 South Yosemite Street
Greenwood Village , Arapahoe County, Colorado, 80111 | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K-12 |
Established | 1950 (72 years ago) |
Superintendent | Christopher Smith |
Schools | 68 total |
NCES District ID | 0802910[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 55,699 |
Teachers | 3,082.17 |
Student–teacher ratio | 18.07 |
Other information | |
Website | www.cherrycreekschools.org |
The district serves Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, most of Centennial, Foxfield, and Glendale. It also serves portions of Aurora, Englewood and other areas in suburban Denver.[3][4]
The district serves more than 54,000 children and more 300,000 residents in 108 square miles that spread across eight municipalities.[5]
History
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 was voted into existence in 1950 by residents of seven Arapahoe County school districts. Existing schools in the new district included:
- Melvin School, currently a schoolhouse museum on the Smoky Hill High School campus
- Castlewood School, dismantled when I-25 was built and replaced with Belleview Elementary in 1954
- Cherry Creek Elementary School
- Cherry Hills Elementary School [6]
CCSD now comprises 42 elementary schools, 10 middle schools and six high schools, in addition to an alternative high school, a magnet school and two charter schools. District enrollment now exceeds 54,200, and the first class of school room instructors has grown to about 3,700 teachers. [7]
In 2022, the district announced that it would discontinue the practice of recognizing valedictorians, starting with the class of 2026. [8]
Institute of Science and Technology
In 2011, the district opened the Institute of Science and Technology, a campus devoted specifically to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The building, located at 12500 E. Jewell Avenue in Aurora, is part of the Overland High School-Prairie Middle School campus. It serves Overland and Prairie students through a rich and rigorous curriculum.
The school was designed by Hutton Architecture Studio and built by Saunders Construction. Approved by Cherry Creek voters in 2008, the $18 million, 58,000 square foot facility features lines of latitude and longitude on the floors, galaxies of stars on the ceilings, and windows that represent Fibonacci's sequence.[9]
Schools
Elementary schools
- Altitude Elementary School
- Antelope Ridge Elementary School
- Arrowhead Elementary School
- Aspen Crossing Elementary School
- Belleview Elementary School
- Black Forest Hills Elementary School
- Buffalo Trail Elementary School
- Canyon Creek Elementary School
- Challenge (K-8 Magnet) Middle School
- Cherry Creek Academy K-5 (Charter)
- Cherry Hills Village Elementary School
- Cimarron Elementary School
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary School
- Coyote Hills Elementary School
- Creekside Elementary School
- Dakota Valley Elementary School
- Dry Creek Elementary School
- Eastridge Community Elementary School
- Fox Hollow Elementary School
- Greenwood Elementary School
- Heritage Elementary School
- High Plains Elementary School
- Highline Community Elementary School
- Holly Hills Elementary School
- Homestead Elementary School
- Independence Elementary School
- Indian Ridge Elementary School
- Meadow Point Elementary School
- Mission Viejo Elementary School
- Mountain Vista Elementary School
- Peakview Elementary School
- Pine Ridge Elementary School
- Polton Elementary School
- Ponderosa Elementary School
- Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School
- Rolling Hills Elementary School
- Sagebrush Elementary School
- Summit Elementary School
- Sunrise Elementary School
- Timberline Elementary School
- Trails West Elementary School
- Village East Elementary School
- Walnut Hills Elementary School
- Willow Creek Elementary School
Middle schools
- Campus Middle School
- Colorado Skies Academy
- Falcon Creek Middle School
- Fox Ridge Middle School
- Horizon Community Middle School
- Infinity Middle School
- Laredo Middle School
- Liberty Middle School
- Prairie Middle School
- Sky Vista Middle School
- Thunder Ridge Middle School
- West Middle School
High schools
Alternative programs
- Career and Technical Education
- Cherry Creek Academy (K-8 Charter)
- Endeavor Academy Alternative High School
- Foote Youth Services Center
- Glendale Educational Center
- Heritage Heights Academy (K-8 Charter)
- Institute of Science and Technology
- Joliet Center
- Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning
References
- "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Cherry Creek School District NO. 5 In The County Of Arapah". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Ricciardi, Tiney (January 22, 2021). "Cherry Creek school superintendent will retire after spring semester". The Denver Post. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "About Us Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine." Cherry Creek School District Retrieved on May 14, 2013.
- "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Denver County, CO." (Archive) U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 16, 2013.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - The Village History (Expanded) Archived December 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. City of Greenwood Village, Colorado. Accessed December 4, 2006.
- "The History of the Cherry Creek School District Number Five, 1869 - 1981," Donald K. Goe and Clarice M. Crowle, 1981
- Schemmel, Alec (March 21, 2022). "School district axes valedictorian honors, joins effort to remove competition from classes". KOMO News.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Cherry Creek School District
- Cherry Creek School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)