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The highest-poverty public schools in Arapahoe County, Colorado

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Arapahoe County, Colorado, drawn from 147 qualifying public schools. Elkhart Elementary School leads the list at 98.3%, against a median of 52.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
147
Arapahoe County, Colorado
Top % FRL
98.3%
Median % FRL
52.0%
HIGHEST POVERTY · ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Elkhart Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary52598.3%
2Vega Collegiate AcademyAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary58397.8%
3Boston K-8 SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary41395.6%
4Aurora West College Preparatory AcademyAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsHigh92794.1%
5Fulton Academy of ExcellenceAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary41093.4%
6East Middle SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsMiddle63492.1%
7Vaughn Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary44691.7%
8Laredo Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary44990.4%
9Virginia Court Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary65790.4%
10Aurora Central CampusAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsCombined2,46889.3%
11Hinkley High SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsHigh1,52787.8%
12Early Childhood Education CenterENGLEWOOD, COSheridan School District No. 2Elementary11486.8%
13Sheridan High SchoolENGLEWOOD, COSheridan School District No. 2High32186.0%
14Aurora Hills Middle SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsMiddle82185.9%
15Jewell Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary49385.8%
16Fort Logan NorthgateDENVER, COSheridan School District No. 2Middle33885.8%
17Lansing Elementary Community SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary36685.8%
18Yale Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary49284.8%
19Kenton Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary58384.2%
20Alice Terry Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COSheridan School District No. 2Elementary16783.8%
21Academy of Advanced LearningAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary77383.8%
22Gateway High SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsHigh1,74883.1%
23Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary LearningAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary60182.9%
24Mrachek Middle SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsMiddle81182.7%
25Del Mar AcademyAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary95082.5%
26Jamaica Child Development CenterAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary10682.1%
27Edna and John W. Mosley P-8AURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary99482.0%
28William Smith High SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsHigh41081.5%
29Iowa Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary50281.1%
30AXL AcademyAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary40279.6%
31Laredo Child Development CenterAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary21078.6%
32Wm E Bishop Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COEnglewood SchoolsElementary20078.5%
33Colorado Early Colleges AuroraAURORA, COState Charter School InstituteHigh56777.1%
34Global Village Academy AuroraAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary80277.1%
35Columbia Middle SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsMiddle63675.6%
36Dalton Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary43075.6%
37Arkansas Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary43275.0%
38Dartmouth Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary42274.6%
39Clara Brown Entrepreneurial AcademyAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary28274.1%
40Field Elementary SchoolLITTLETON, COLittleton Public SchoolsElementary28073.9%
41Aurora Academy Charter SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary53673.9%
42Englewood Middle SchoolENGLEWOOD, COEnglewood SchoolsMiddle21072.9%
43Vassar Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary50072.8%
44Side Creek Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary51271.9%
45Ponderosa Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary63471.5%
46Rangeview High SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsHigh2,07869.6%
47Highline Community Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary43569.0%
48Prairie Middle SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictMiddle1,49168.3%
49Englewood High SchoolENGLEWOOD, COEnglewood SchoolsHigh51568.0%
50Montessori del Mundo Charter SchoolAURORA, COState Charter School InstituteElementary36567.1%
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