Cherry Creek School District 5
4700 S. Yosemite Street
Greenwood Village,80111
303-773-1184
www.ccsd.k12.co.us
One of the Denver area’s largest school
districts, the Cherry Creek School District
serves more than 51,000 students in 62
schools and programs, including 41
elementary schools, 10 traditional
middle schools, one alternative middle
school program, six high schools, one
alternative high school program, one
charter school, one Challenge school (K-
8), and one Rocky Mountain School of
Expeditionary Learning (K- 12). The
district is nationally recognized for
excellence in academics, the arts, and
athletics, and the district’s 2013
graduates earned more than $40 million
in college scholarships.
Deer Trail School District 26J
350 Second Avenue
Deer Trail, 80105
303-769-4421
www.dt26j.org
Located approximately 50 miles east of
Denver, the Deer Trail School District is
located in a rural community and serves
about 200 students. The district’s
elementary school serves preschool
through 5th grade; the junior high school
serves 6th through 8th grades; and the
high school serves 9th through 12th
grades.
Denver Public School District
900 Grant Street
Denver, 80203
720-423-3200
www.dpsk12.org
One of the largest school districts in
the state with nearly 83,000 students
and recognized as one of the best
urban school systems in the country,
Denver Public Schools (DPS) was
created in 1902 when voters
approved a constitutional amendment
that created the City and County of
Denver and that also consolidated five
school districts into today’s School
District No. 1. District schools include
73 elementary schools, 16 K- 8
schools, 17 middle schools, 12
traditional high schools, 30 charter
schools, and 10 alternative schools,
including six intensive pathway
schools.
Douglas County School District
620 Wilcox Street
Castle Rock, 80104
303-387-0100
www.dcsdk12.org
The Douglas County School District,
located between Denver and Colorado
Springs, is one of the largest in the state
with more than 64,000 K- 12 students in
over 100 schools and programs,
including 47 elementary, nine middle and
nine high schools, 11 charter schools, two
magnet schools, one alternative high
school, one evening high school, one
online school, and 34 preschool sessions.
Innovative programs and educational
approaches include flexibility within each
school to build its own instructional
programs and choices for parents,
including open enrollment, charter
schools, instruction for gifted and talented
students, magnet schools, an International
Baccalaureate program, and Advanced
Placement courses. The district is one of
the state’s highest performing,
outperforming the state in grades and
subjects tested by the Colorado Student
Assessment Program (CSAP).
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