Elementary · Colorado

Independence Elementary School

Free meals for all

Independence Elementary School, a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado: grades pre-k–5, 439 students, 13.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 439
Teachers (FTE): 32.8
Students per teacher: 13.4
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 75% of elementary schools in Colorado

Median 15.1 · 1,025 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 63% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 66% of elementary schools in Colorado

Median 370 · 1,025 schools compared

Larger than 55% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah.

Location

Address: 4700 South Memphis Street, Aurora, CO 80015
Phone: (720)886-8200
City or town: Aurora
County: Arapahoe County

Quality of life in Aurora Schools in Aurora

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Indian Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	410	15.2	0.7 mi
Meadow Point Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	401	13.6	1.0 mi
Sagebrush Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	354	10.6	1.1 mi
Mission Viejo Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	552	15.6	1.1 mi
Summit Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	337	13.5	1.3 mi
Trails West Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	425	14.7	1.3 mi

Sources

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).

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NCES 080291000196