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Cherry Creek High School
9300 East Union Avenue, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111-1306 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Cherry Creek High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Arapahoe County, CO
Students & Faculty
Total Students 3678 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 194 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 949 students
Grade 10 - 954 students
Grade 11 - 849 students
Grade 12 - 926 students
This School ( CO ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:19 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( CO ) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 6% 3%
% Hispanic 5% 29%
% Black 3% 5%
% White 86% 61%
Additional Student Information
This School ( CO ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 4% 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 1% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 1%
School Performance:
( CO ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Cherry Creek 5 School District
This School's Agency ( CO ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 53 3
Number of Students Managed 48,801 students 613 students
District Total Revenue $426,231,000 $5,882,000
District Expenditure $466,317,000 $5,502,000
District Revenue / Student $8,734 $8,370
District Expenditure / Student $9,555 $8,538
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
School Notes:
  • Cherry Creek High School is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
  • it is the largest public or private high school in Colorado. It serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Cherry Creek School District.
  • School: Cherry Creek High School (CCHS), officially founded in 1955, is the oldest of six high schools in the Cherry Creek School District. Located on an eighty-acre campus, CCHS is housed in four separate buildings. The most recent renovations have been in 1998 and 2004. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Colorado Department of Education.
  • The Cherry Creek School district began as a one-room schoolhouse in 1874. The original schoolhouse in which CCHS and the Cherry Creek School District originated from was moved onto the Cherry Creek High School campus in 1969. It has been restored and now serves a museum-classroom in the center of the campus.
  • Athletics: Athletically, CCHS is part of the 8-team Centennial League that also includes Grandview, Smoky Hill, Boulder, Fairview, Eaglecrest, Mullen, and Overland.
  • Cherry Creek High School has won 163 state championships in 22 different sports and three Wells-Fargo Cups as the All-Sport Champion in the state of Colorado. In 2005, Sports Illustrated named it the 5th-best high school athletic program in the nation. It is also well-known for its successful tennis team.
  • The high school's mascot is the bruin.
  • Extracurriculars: Cherry Creek High School offers more than 90 activity organizations, the majority of which are open to all students. Many are nationally recognized, including the Union Street Journal, Fine Print, the yearbook, the Speech and Debate Team, Amnesty International, Key Club, Future Business Leaders of America, and DECA. The Speech and Debate Team is a “400 Club Member,” one of the top twenty programs in the United States as noted by the National Forensics League.
  • Cherry Creek High School's student-run newspaper is the Union Street Journal, a monthly color broadsheet published on the third Thursday of each month. The paper has been published since 1973, and has won several awards for excellence from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the Colorado High School Press Association. English teacher Loreen Hughes is the current faculty advisor, and juniors Nahrek Hartoonian and Taylor Freitas are the Editors In Chief.
  • The band, orchestra, and choral groups are recognized across the nation as representing the finest standards in high school performing arts. The theater program performs in one of the premier facilities in the nation. In addition to three mainstage productions, CCHS offers numerous student-directed performances.
  • The Ultimate Frisbee team has played tournaments nation wide and are ranked in the top 10, for ultimate frisbee in this nation.
  • Awards and Recognition: Rated "excellent" by the Colorado School Accountability Report.
  • Designated as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • Received 7 PRIDE awards from the North Central Association, the highest in history.
  • Fourteen CCHS students have won the National Council of English (NCTE) Writing Award in the last five years.
  • Fine Print, CCHS's literary magazine, has received the Highest Award from the NCTE and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold Crown or Silver Medalist for the past several years.
  • The Union Street Journal newspaper is an award-winning student publication that consistently wins awards at the Annual Colorado High School Press Association Conference.
  • Numerous math students received many individual/team awards in state, regional and prestigious national competitions including the CSU Math Day, UNC Math Contest, the CO Math League, the Atlantic-Pacific Math League, the American Math Competition, the American Invitational Math Exam and the U.S. Math Olympiad.
  • Recognized as one of the top science schools in the state, science department faculty continue to do research. In addition, students have won numerous awards at the Denver Metro Science Fair, the Junior Academy of Science Symposium, and the American Chemical Society State Chemistry Olympiad every year. CCHS students have been Westinghouse semifinalists and finalists.
  • The Speech and Debate team, ranked top 10 in the nation, is a member of "The 400" society, the top half of 1% of the National Forensic League school speech programs for the third year in a row. The team also has won the National Forensic League District Competition for 23 years.
  • CCHS is the only school in Colorado to offer A.P. French Literature consistently as a regular course. Students do very well on national language exams and state competitions.
  • The CCHS Library Tech Center is the only high school library in the nation to receive the National School Library Media Program of the Year award twice and the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award. The library is also a high performance library for the Colorado Power Libraries Project.
  • The Fine Arts faculty are performing and practicing artists. Girls' 21 and Meistersingers musical groups perform both nationally and internationally.
  • CCHS students and faculty originated the Cherry Creek Diversity Conference, attended last year by over 900 students/sponsors from 79 Colorado high schools.
  • DECA, FBLA and FCLA students participate in many state and national competitive events accumulating honors yearly.
  • CCHS faculty members are frequently honored for their teaching and coaching excellence as A.P. readers, National Humanities Foundation Grant winners, Governor's Award winners, and coaching awardees.
  • CCHS students receive many individual honors for their accomplishments, including being named Presidential Scholars, A.P. State Scholars, and A.P. National Scholars. In 2003-04, 31 students were named A.P. National Scholars, one A.P. State Scholar, 154 A.P. Scholars with Distinction, 88 as A.P. Scholars with Honors, and 131 were recognized as A.P. Scholars.
  • CCHS is a three-time winner of the Wells Fargo Cup presented for best overall athletics/activities programs by the Colorado High School Activities Association.
  • CCHS was the state champion or runner-up in 9 of the 25 sports competed in during the 2004-05 school year.
  • Permanently banned from editing Wikipedia.
  • Alumni: David Aardsma, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox.
  • Neal Baer, executive producer for the television show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit".
  • Josh Bard, catcher for the San Diego Padres.
  • Tom Ashworth, Offensive Tackle for the Seattle Seahawks (2 New England Patriots Super Bowl Teams).
  • Brad Lidge, closer for the Houston Astros.
  • Amy Van Dyken, Olympic swimmer and gold medalist.
  • Michael Ruffin, Washington Wizards forward.
  • Sean Tufts, linebacker for the Carolina Panthers.
  • Clark Bishop and Mike Davidson play for the University of Colorado Mamabird.
  • John Wells, producer for television shows including ER and The West Wing.
  • Ben Levy, Double Bassist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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About This Zip Code (80111)
School Zip (80111) (CO) State Average
Population (Approximate) 26,015 people 4,157,972 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 72% 33%
Population Average Age 38 years old 34.3 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $89,345 $49,184
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 7.8 rooms 5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 28 years old 35 years old
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