Elementary · Colorado
Polton Community Elementary School
Free meals for allPolton Community Elementary School, a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado: grades pre-k–5, 466 students, 13.8 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
- 466
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33.8
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 15.1 · 1,025 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 71% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 370 · 1,025 schools compared
Larger than 60% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 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%25%proficient
−3.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 43% · 971 elementary schools compared
158 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%24%proficient
−2.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 69% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 35% · 964 elementary schools compared
162 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
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
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
- 2985 South Oakland Street, Aurora, CO 80014
- Phone
- (720)747-2600
- City or town
- Aurora
- County
- Arapahoe County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastridge Community Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 716 | 15.1 | 18% | 12% |
Joe Shoemaker SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 543 | 18.5 | 18% | 11% |
Ponderosa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 634 | 18.1 | 19% | 18% |
Village East Community Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 821 | 16.4 | 15% | 14% |
Jewell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 493 | 14.1 | 28% | 17% |
Holm Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 510 | 15.5 | 40% | 33% |
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
- 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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