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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Across Arapahoe County, Colorado, 101 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Elkhart Elementary School leads the list at 98.3%, against a median of 53.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
101
Arapahoe County, Colorado
Top % FRL
98.3%
Median % FRL
53.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Elkhart Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary52598.3%
2Vega Collegiate AcademyAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary58397.8%
3Boston K-8 SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary41395.6%
4Fulton Academy of ExcellenceAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary41093.4%
5Vaughn Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary44691.7%
6Laredo Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary44990.4%
7Virginia Court Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary65790.4%
8Early Childhood Education CenterENGLEWOOD, COSheridan School District No. 2Elementary11486.8%
9Jewell Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary49385.8%
10Lansing Elementary Community SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary36685.8%
11Yale Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary49284.8%
12Kenton Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary58384.2%
13Alice Terry Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COSheridan School District No. 2Elementary16783.8%
14Academy of Advanced LearningAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary77383.8%
15Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary LearningAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary60182.9%
16Del Mar AcademyAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary95082.5%
17Jamaica Child Development CenterAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary10682.1%
18Edna and John W. Mosley P-8AURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary99482.0%
19Iowa Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary50281.1%
20AXL AcademyAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary40279.6%
21Laredo Child Development CenterAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary21078.6%
22Wm E Bishop Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COEnglewood School District No. 1 in the county of ArapahoeElementary20078.5%
23Global Village Academy AuroraAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary80277.1%
24Dalton Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary43075.6%
25Arkansas Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary43275.0%
26Dartmouth Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary42274.6%
27Clara Brown Entrepreneurial AcademyAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary28274.1%
28Field Elementary SchoolLITTLETON, COLittleton School District No. 6 in the county of ArapahoeElementary28073.9%
29Aurora Academy Charter SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary53673.9%
30Vassar Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary50072.8%
31Side Creek Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary51271.9%
32Ponderosa Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary63471.5%
33Highline Community Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary43569.0%
34Montessori del Mundo Charter SchoolAURORA, COState Charter School InstituteElementary36567.1%
35Village East Community Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary82165.7%
36Eastridge Community Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary71665.6%
37Cimarron Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary39365.4%
38Independence Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary43964.7%
39Clayton Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COEnglewood School District No. 1 in the county of ArapahoeElementary40264.2%
40Holly Hills Elementary SchoolDENVER, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary63362.4%
41Harmony Ridge P-8AURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary89461.7%
42Sunrise Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary49761.2%
43Cherrelyn Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COEnglewood School District No. 1 in the county of ArapahoeElementary22461.2%
44Aurora Frontier K-8AURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary76161.0%
45Murphy Creek K-8 SchoolAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary85559.9%
46Meadow Point Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary40159.9%
47Red Hawk Ridge Elementary SchoolCENTENNIAL, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary51857.7%
48Polton Community Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary46655.6%
49Vista Peak P-8 ExploratoryAURORA, COAurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and AElementary96054.9%
50Arrowhead Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of ArapahElementary49954.1%
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