Walnut Hills Community Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Centennial, Colorado·80112
Score
86.7/100
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#103
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
#9
In Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
#6
In Centennial
Top 14%
In Colorado

Score 86.7/100: better than 86% of Colorado elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
64%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 80% of them
129 students tested
Math
66%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 90% of them
130 students tested
Science
58%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 84% of them
43 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS4951
English language artsGrade 4CMAS75.833
English language artsGrade 5CMAS71.145
English language artsAll gradesCMAS63.6129
MathGrade 3CMAS66.751
MathGrade 4CMAS76.534
MathGrade 5CMAS57.845
MathAll gradesCMAS66.2130
ScienceGrade 5CMAS58.143

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
344
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
344
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
33%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

Contact

Address
8195 EAST COSTILLA BOULEVARD
Centennial, CO 80112

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Walnut Hills Community Elementary School at a glance

Walnut Hills Community Elementary School is a public elementary school in Centennial, Colorado, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. It has about 344 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 64% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 66% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 86.7 out of 100: better than 86% of them, ranking #103 of 775. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.