The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in English language arts. The lowest is 34% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Woodland Elementary School
Woodland Elementary School is a regular public elementary school serving preschool through fifth grade within the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. It sits in Aurora, a sprawling, largely suburban city that was one of the fastest-growing in the nation during the late 1970s and 1980s and continues to expand, particularly along the corridor near Denver International Airport where a planned Aerotropolis could accommodate many additional residents. The school is located in a part of the city that is predominantly car-dependent, with commercial hubs and shopping areas providing the main nodes of street life rather than a continuous walkable grid. Major employers in the area include Buckley Space Force Base, the Anschutz Medical Campus, and both the Aurora Public Schools and Cherry Creek school systems, which means many parents likely work nearby or in similar sectors.
The student body is roughly the size typical for an elementary school serving this grade band. The demographic composition is predominantly White, with a substantial presence of Hispanic students making up about a sixth of enrollment, Asian students close to a tenth, and students identifying with two or more races also around a tenth. Black and American Indian or Alaska Native students are present in small numbers. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the share of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the share who are English learners was not available; a parent may want to ask the school directly about the level of special education and language support services.
On the 2024-25 state assessments, the school’s overall performance across math and English language arts for grades three through five placed it in the top quartile among elementary schools relative to other districts in Arapahoe County. Proficiency rates in both math and English language arts were above the midpoint of the comparison set. In science, assessed at grade five, the proficiency rate was lower. Participation rates for all tests were high, which supports the reliability of the results. The school does not have a multi-year trend available, so it is not possible to see whether this year’s results represent a change from prior years.
Because Woodland is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to review, and the data on chronic absenteeism and discipline were not provided. Career and technical education pathways, Advanced Placement, and dual-credit programs do not apply to this grade band. The school is not a charter or magnet school, and its Title I status was not reported.
Housing in the surrounding area carries a premium, with home values higher than the state benchmark and substantially above the national benchmark. Rents are also elevated, and the estimated monthly mortgage cost for a median-priced home is well above the typical rent, meaning that buying a home here requires significant income. The local unemployment rate has been stable and moderate, and national median household income has edged up in recent years, but the cost of entry into this housing market is steep.
For a family considering Woodland, the picture is of a school with strong proficiency results in core elementary subjects compared with other schools across Arapahoe County, set in a large, still-growing suburban city with major employers and relatively high housing costs. The student body is economically diverse but not deeply so, and the Cherry Creek district is a known large-scale employer in its own right. A parent may want to follow up on the missing special education and English learner data to see how the school supports students who need those services, and a reader who cares about science results may want to check whether the fifth-grade number is an area the school is focused on improving.
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