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Lotus School for Excellence

CharterFree meals for all

Lotus School for Excellence, a public other school in Aurora, Colorado: grades k–12, 1,008 students, 15.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A.

Size and class size

Compared with 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: 1,008
Teachers (FTE): 66.0
Students per teacher: 15.3
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 54% of schools in Colorado

Median 14.9 · 90 schools compared

More students per teacher than 63% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 82% of schools in Colorado

Median 271 · 91 schools compared

Larger than 88% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

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%

23%proficient

−3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of schools in Colorado

Median 37% · 73 schools compared

500 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Colorado: 36%

15%proficient

+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of schools in Colorado

Median 27% · 69 schools compared

506 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.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A.

Location

Address: 11001-A East Alameda Avenue, Aurora, CO 80012
Phone: (303)360-0052
City or town: Aurora
County: Arapahoe County

Quality of life in Aurora Schools in Aurora

Nearby schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Aurora Central CampusFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	2,468	17.9	36%	24%	1.5 mi
Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	K–12	382	16.2	58%	46%	3.7 mi
Vanguard Classical School - EastCharterFree meals for all	K–12	690	14.4	25%	15%	4.0 mi
Kunsmiller Creative Arts AcademyFree meals for all	1–12	670	15.4	17%	9.8%	9.9 mi
Colorado Connections @ 27JFully virtual	K–12	2,042	22.3	28%	14%	10.0 mi
Colorado Summit Connections AcademyFully virtual	K–12	1,245	18.2	31%	13%	10.0 mi

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.

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).
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.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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