School district · Colorado
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A in Colorado: 58 public schools with 38,691 students and 16.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,657 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 58
- 10 charter
- Students
- 38,691
- Students per teacher
- 16.5
- CO 16.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,657
- CO $15.8K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,338
- Counselors (FTE)
- 223
- Students per counselor
- 174
- CO 246 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 43.7
- Librarians (FTE): 3.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Colorado: 45%25%proficient
+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in Colorado
Median 36% · 169 school districts compared
15,527 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%18%proficient
+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Colorado
Median 28% · 165 school districts compared
15,955 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 10% · $88.8M
- State
- 38% · $335.3M
- Local
- 52% · $456.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,880
- Support services
- $9,108
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $49.1M
- Long-term debt
- $366.8M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | — | — | — | |
Jamaica Child Development CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 106 | 35.3 | — | — |
Laredo Child Development CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 210 | 42.0 | — | — |
Meadowood Child Development CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 166 | 55.3 | — | — |
| Pre-K | 130 | 86.7 | — | — | |
AXL AcademyCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 402 | 14.9 | 23% | 5.8% |
Altura Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 527 | 17.9 | 4.9% | 3.9% |
Arkansas Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 432 | 13.1 | 27% | 24% |
Aurora Academy Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 536 | 13.4 | 43% | 31% |
Aurora Frontier K-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 761 | 16.7 | 59% | 48% |
Aurora Highlands K-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 472 | 15.2 | 33% | 19% |
Aurora Quest K-8Free meals for all | K–8 | 575 | 19.2 | 87% | 94% |
Boston K-8 SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 413 | 15.9 | 8.8% | 5.7% |
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 282 | 14.8 | 29% | 26% |
Clyde Miller K-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 466 | 21.2 | 28% | 17% |
Crawford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 567 | 15.6 | 4.7% | 2.4% |
Dalton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 430 | 15.9 | 34% | 29% |
Dartmouth Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 422 | 14.6 | 28% | 30% |
Del Mar AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–7 | 950 | 20.0 | 11% | 5.1% |
Edna and John W. Mosley P-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 994 | 17.3 | 26% | 16% |
Elkhart Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 525 | 14.8 | 23% | 20% |
Fulton Academy of ExcellenceFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 410 | 14.6 | 13% | 7.7% |
Global Village Academy AuroraCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 802 | 12.5 | 31% | 14% |
Harmony Ridge P-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 894 | 19.9 | 37% | 29% |
Iowa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 502 | 17.3 | 16% | 15% |
Jewell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 493 | 14.1 | 28% | 17% |
Kenton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 583 | 15.5 | 16% | 13% |
Lansing Elementary Community SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 366 | 12.6 | 11% | 8.9% |
Laredo Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 449 | 18.3 | 9.8% | 12% |
Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 380 | 14.6 | 11% | 12% |
| Pre-K–8 | 855 | 16.9 | 58% | 53% | |
Park Lane Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 486 | 16.8 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
Rocky Mountain Prep: FletcherCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 701 | 15.3 | 25% | 26% |
Side Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 512 | 19.0 | 20% | 17% |
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary LearningFree meals for all | K–5 | 601 | 18.5 | 11% | 6.0% |
Vanguard Classical School - WestCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 380 | 13.1 | 20% | 9.8% |
Vassar Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 500 | 16.1 | 26% | 24% |
Vaughn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 446 | 17.8 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
Vega Collegiate AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 583 | 22.4 | 18% | 16% |
Virginia Court Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 657 | 16.2 | 14% | 13% |
| Pre-K–8 | 960 | 20.0 | 37% | 28% | |
Yale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 492 | 18.2 | 12% | 10% |
Aurora Hills Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 821 | 16.6 | 12% | 7.3% |
Aurora Science & Tech Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all | 6–8 | 448 | 13.4 | 27% | 14% |
Columbia Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 636 | 17.7 | 25% | 18% |
East Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 634 | 26.4 | 9.3% | 7.1% |
Mrachek Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 811 | 20.3 | 19% | 8.9% |
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology CampusFree meals for all | 6–8 | 565 | 19.5 | 12% | 3.8% |
Aurora Science & Tech High SchoolCharterFree meals for all | 9–11 | 434 | 13.2 | — | — |
Aurora West College Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all | 6–12 | 927 | 20.2 | 5.5% | 0.8% |
Gateway High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,748 | 21.0 | — | — |
Hinkley High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,527 | 21.8 | — | — |
Rangeview High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,078 | 20.3 | — | — |
Vista Peak 9-12 PreparatoryFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,045 | 21.2 | — | — |
William Smith High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 410 | 17.1 | — | — |
Aurora Central CampusFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 2,468 | 17.9 | 36% | 24% |
Lotus School for ExcellenceCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 1,008 | 15.3 | 23% | 15% |
Vanguard Classical School - EastCharterFree meals for all | K–12 | 690 | 14.4 | 25% | 15% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 15701 E. 1ST Ave. Suite 206, Aurora, CO 80011
- Phone
- (303)365-7800
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.