Cherry Creek School District is located in the southeast metro-Denver area and serves a student population of approximately 55,000 students. In this comprehensive district there are 43 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, and 6 high schools. In addition, the district includes 2 charter schools, 1 magnet school, an alternative middle school, an alternative high school, an online school, an innovation campus and off-site special education facilities.
About the Eaglecrest High School: Address: 5100 South Picadilly Street Centennial, CO 80015-3300
Eaglecrest is a comprehensive, suburban, college preparatory high school, which opened in September 1990 and its first senior class graduated in 1993. Student enrollment for 2019-2020 is approximately 3,000.
The Ethnic Representation of Eaglecrest Students:
50% White 13% Black 23% Latino 7% Asian 7% multiple races.
386 students with disabilities
1 percent of students in English Language Acquisition (ELA) classes.
Student/teacher ratio: 19.5 Number of students: 2,822 Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.5%
FACULTY The staff includes 198 teachers, 7 administrators, 5 deans, 9 counselors, 2 school psychologists and 1 school social worker.
Eaglecrest operates on a rotating block schedule with four instructional periods of 94 minutes each day. The school calendar year is 168 days in length made up of 2 semesters.
CURRICULUM The high school curriculum is comprehensive, ranging in scope from essentials to Advanced Placement courses in English, social studies, science and mathematics. Additional offerings include world languages, music, fine arts, commercial arts, computer technology and career/technical education.