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Excellence for All, Excellence for the Future

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Every day, Cherry Creek Schools strives to deliver on its promise of providing an excellent education for every child and helping each child discover their Pathway of Purpose.

The CCSD Strategic Plan outlines three key priorities: 1) Literacy; 2) Health and Wellbeing; and 3) Disproportionality, and comes with a bold goal – to have every student meeting literacy benchmarks by 2030. 

This page celebrates the ways CCSD is making progress toward Strategic Plan goals, thanks to the hard work of students, staff, families, and community.

Graduation Stats

  • CCSD earned a record-high graduation rate of 91.2% for the Class of 2024
     
  • Each year, graduates earn an average of $50 million in college scholarships
     
  • Among last year’s graduates are one Boettcher Scholar, four Questbridge Scholars, nine military academy appointees, 12 Daniels Fund Scholars, 26 athletic scholarship recipients, 44 National Merit finalists, and 918 Advanced Placement Scholars. 

Strategic Plan Celebrations

Literacy

  • In the 2024-25 school year, literacy scores are up more than 10% over the year before as measured by STAR interim assessments.
     

  • Every grade from Kindergarten through 10th showed improvement on the Star interim assessment from fall to winter.

Health and Wellbeing

  • Universal screener for social emotional learning was implemented district-wide and schools have already created action plans for responding to feedback from students.
     

  • On the social emotional screener, “sense of belonging” increased 10 percentage points from fall to spring for 6-12 graders.

Disproportionality

  • Expulsions are down 74.4% over a four-year period, reflecting the hard work of schools and the guidance of the Expulsion Task Force.
     

  • The district has seen a 21.8% reduction in students having multiple behavioral incidents over a four-year period.
     

  • CCSD has eliminated disproportionality in special education identification across all racial categories and for all disability categories, according to Colorado Department of Education data.

School Banner Celebrations

Eastridge Elementary School – Academic Growth
eastridge students and staff accept banner

As part of the district’s focus on the CCSD Strategic Plan, Eastridge has earned the HIGHEST academic rating from the Colorado Department of Education! This rating is determined by Eastridge’s academic achievement and growth, and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of staff, students and families.

Independence Elementary – Health and Wellbeing
creekside staff accepts banner from christopher smith, superintendent

As part of the Strategic Plan’s focus on Health & Wellbeing, Independence Elementary stands out as a true model for its commitment to nurturing and prioritizing student and staff wellbeing. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of staff, Independence Elementary was named by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation as one of the healthiest schools in America! Specifically, Independence has focused on growing social emotional learning opportunities, strengthened family and community engagement, and has prioritized staff wellbeing.

Prairie Middle School – Eliminating Disproportionality
prairie middle school staff accepts banner from district leadership

As part of the district’s focus on Disproportionality, Prairie staff has made remarkable progress in creating a more equitable and supportive environment for all students. By drastically reducing disciplinary actions and expulsions, they are leading the way in positive change.

Creekside Elementary – Health and Wellbeing
creekside staff accepts banner from christopher smith, superintendent

Big shoutout to Creekside Elementary for being a school where every student has a trusted adult to turn to! As part of the district’s focus on Literacy, Health & Wellbeing, and Disproportionality, Creekside is leading the way in supporting the whole wellbeing of every child.

Smoky Hill High School – Literacy
smoky hill high school administrative staff accept banner with district leadership

As part of Cherry Creek School District’s strategic focus on Literacy, Health & Whole Wellbeing, and Disproportionality, SHHS has exceeded the literacy benchmark decreasing their number of students on read plans by 17%—earning a prestigious banner to showcase this incredible accomplishment!

Horizon Middle School – Literacy
horizon middle school principal accepts banner with students in hallway

Horizon Community Middle School has earned the HIGHEST academic rating from the Colorado Department of Education! This remarkable achievement is a testament to the value of student voice, the hard work and dedication of the amazing staff, transformative restorative practices, new math curriculum, emphasis on writing, and focused academic support.