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The Cherry Creek School District 5, also known as Cherry Creek Public Schools, is a school district based in western Arapahoe County,
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The district serves more than 54,000 children and more 300,000 residents in 108 square miles that spread across eight municipalities.


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 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. In 2022, the district announced that it would discontinue the practice of recognizing valedictorians, starting with the class of 2026.


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.


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 *Woodland 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

* Cherokee Trail High School *
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Eaglecrest High School Eaglecrest High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado, near the cities of Aurora and Centennial. Eaglecrest was the fourth high school to open in the Cherry Creek School District, and it is a member of ...
* Grandview High School *
Overland High School Overland High School is located in Aurora, Colorado, United States, and is part of the Cherry Creek School District. Overland High School is a comprehensive public, suburban, college-oriented institution. It is accredited by the North Central A ...
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Smoky Hill High School Smoky Hill High School is located in Aurora, Colorado, United States. It enrolls around 2,600 students. Smoky Hill is part of the Cherry Creek School District and was the second high school built by the district in 1974. It goes by the short nam ...


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 *Cherry Creek Innovation Center (CCIC)


References


External links


Cherry Creek School District
* {{School districts in Colorado School districts established in 1950 Education in Aurora, Colorado 1950 establishments in Colorado