Eaglecrest High School

Eaglecrest High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado, near the cities of Aurora and Centennial. Eaglecrest was the fourth high school to open in the Cherry Creek School District, and it is a member of the 5A Centennial League. Initially serving grades 7–10, it later transitioned to a traditional 9–12 high school.

Eaglecrest High School
Address
5100 South Picadilly Street Arapahoe County , Colorado 80015 United States
Coordinates	39°37′27″N 104°44′09″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1991 (34 years ago) (1991)
School district	Cherry Creek School District
CEEB code	060066
Principal	Gwen Hansen-Vigil
Teaching staff	155.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,988 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.22[1]
Color(s)	Red, black, silver
Athletics	Class 5A
Athletics conference	Centennial League
Nickname	Raptors
Website	www.cherrycreekschools.org/eaglecrest
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Academics

Eaglecrest offers Advanced Placement courses for its students.

Eaglecrest High School received the American Association of School Librarians' 2014 National School Library Program of the Year Award.^[3]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 3,093 students enrolled in 2022-23 was:

• Male - 52.3%
• Female - 47.7%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
• Asian/Pacific islanders - 7.3%
• Black - 14.7%
• Hispanic - 25.3%
• White - 44.2%
• Multiracial - 7.9%

29.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

The Eaglecrest Raptors compete in the Centennial League along with the Arapahoe Warriors, Cherry Creek Bruins, Cherokee Trail Cougars, Grandview Wolves, Mullen Mustangs, Overland Trailblazers, and Smoky Hill Buffaloes.

Eaglecrest has won a total of 15 State Championships since 1991, the latest of which was the title for Basketball in 2018.^[4]

• Cheerleading – State champions (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2015,^[5] 2019, 2021);UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC) 2nd Runner-up (2019), National Champions (2020), 1st Runner-up (2022)
• Football – State champions (1993^[6])
• Hip hop – State champions (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023^[7])
• Track & field – State champions (2002)
• Softball – State champions (2005^[8])
• Volleyball – 5A State champions (2006)
• Boys' basketball – State champions (2013,^[9] 2017,^[10]2025)

Notable people

• Jordyn Poulter, U.S. Olympic gold medalist and professional volleyball player^[11]