Cherry Creek High School
Greenwood Village · CO · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Public
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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Cherry Creek High School publishes where its graduates go (Class of 2026): 20 colleges, including University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University.
- Course rigor in the top 4% of US high schools. 25 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
Cherry Creek High School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2026): 20 colleges. See the full list ↓
At a glance
- 25 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 16 calculus classes · 39 physics · 36 chemistry
- AP rigor: Top 3.7% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Top 0.1% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 92% in 2019 (60th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published matriculation list
Where the Class of 2026 enrolled
Cherry Creek High School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 20 colleges, in the document's own order.
Ivy+ and most selective · 7
University of Chicago · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Harvard University · Stanford University · Brown University · Dartmouth College · Yale University
University of California · 1
Out of state · 12
Haverford College · Case Western Reserve University · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Carnegie Mellon University · University of Florida · University of Colorado Boulder · Rice University · University of Maryland, College Park · Vanderbilt University · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · University of Wisconsin-Madison · Denison University
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Independently verified As published by Cherry Creek High School — 26-27 Cherry Creek High School Profile ↗. Found at: Page 2, block headed "Class of 2026 - Top 25 graduates are attending"; the profile is the only document linked from cherrycreek.cherrycreekschools.org/our-schoo.
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How Cherry Creek High School compares for families
Among the nation's most academically rigorous high schools.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor sits in the top 3.7% of US high schools with 25 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Eaglecrest High School, Grandview High School, Smoky Hill High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
Top 3.7% of US high schools
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Top 0.1% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
60th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Colorado Boulder
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 3,852 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $14,742 per student in district revenue, the 82 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,208,844/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglecrest High School CENTENNIAL |
Public | 7.8 | 2,851 | -9.0% |
| Grandview High School AURORA |
Public | 7.6 | 2,684 | -5.9% |
| Smoky Hill High School AURORA |
Public | 4.4 | 2,297 | +7.7% |
| Overland High School AURORA |
Public | 4.1 | 2,228 | +3.2% |
| East High School DENVER |
Public | 8.7 | 2,476 | -4.4% |
| Rock Canyon High School HIGHLANDS RANCH |
Public | 7.9 | 2,325 | -2.1% |
| Rangeview High School AURORA |
Public | 6.2 | 2,078 | -1.4% |
| South High School DENVER |
Public | 6.2 | 1,950 | +10.1% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantCherry Creek High School is a public high school in Greenwood Village, CO, enrolling 3,852 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 0% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 25 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
1,575 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 99% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 320 students per school counselor.
10% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Cherry Creek High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 20 colleges. Source: 26-27 Cherry Creek High School Profile.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Cherry Creek High School graduates go to college? Cherry Creek High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 20 colleges. Source: 26-27 Cherry Creek High School Profile.
How many AP courses does Cherry Creek High School offer? Cherry Creek High School offers 25 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Cherry Creek High School's graduation rate? Cherry Creek High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Cherry Creek High School? Cherry Creek High School is a public high school in Greenwood Village, CO, enrolling 3,852 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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