Cherry Drive Elementary School

Regular School · THORNTON, CO

Cherry Drive Elementary School is a regular school school in THORNTON, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 325 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

325

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	191	59%
White	99	30%
Asian	15	5%
Two or more races	11	3%
Black or African American	9	3%
Total enrollment	325	177M / 148F

English Language Learners: 35 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=20%	32.2%	30
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	55.2%	70

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.15 grade levels

Math

+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

24.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	325	100%

Contact & Location

11500 CHERRY DRIVE

THORNTON, CO 80233

Phone: (720)972-5300

http://cherry.adams12.org

District

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,447

District enrollment: 35,747

Other Schools in District

Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School Elementary
Centennial Elementary School Elementary
Coronado Hills Elementary School Elementary
Cotton Creek Elementary School Elementary
Coyote Ridge Elementary School Elementary
Eagleview Elementary School Elementary
Federal Heights Elementary School Elementary
Glacier Peak Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80233) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080690001290

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD