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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.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

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 Public SchoolsElementary52598.3%
2Vega Collegiate AcademyAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary58397.8%
3Boston K-8 SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary41395.6%
4Fulton Academy of ExcellenceAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary41093.4%
5Vaughn Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary44691.7%
6Laredo Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary44990.4%
7Virginia Court Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary65790.4%
8Early Childhood Education CenterENGLEWOOD, COSheridan School District No. 2Elementary11486.8%
9Jewell Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary49385.8%
10Lansing Elementary Community SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary36685.8%
11Yale Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary49284.8%
12Kenton Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary58384.2%
13Alice Terry Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COSheridan School District No. 2Elementary16783.8%
14Academy of Advanced LearningAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary77383.8%
15Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary LearningAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary60182.9%
16Del Mar AcademyAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary95082.5%
17Jamaica Child Development CenterAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary10682.1%
18Edna and John W. Mosley P-8AURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary99482.0%
19Iowa Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary50281.1%
20AXL AcademyAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary40279.6%
21Laredo Child Development CenterAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary21078.6%
22Wm E Bishop Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COEnglewood SchoolsElementary20078.5%
23Global Village Academy AuroraAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary80277.1%
24Dalton Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary43075.6%
25Arkansas Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary43275.0%
26Dartmouth Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary42274.6%
27Clara Brown Entrepreneurial AcademyAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary28274.1%
28Field Elementary SchoolLITTLETON, COLittleton Public SchoolsElementary28073.9%
29Aurora Academy Charter SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary53673.9%
30Vassar Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary50072.8%
31Side Creek Elementary SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary51271.9%
32Ponderosa Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary63471.5%
33Highline Community Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary43569.0%
34Montessori del Mundo Charter SchoolAURORA, COState Charter School InstituteElementary36567.1%
35Village East Community Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary82165.7%
36Eastridge Community Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary71665.6%
37Cimarron Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary39365.4%
38Independence Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary43964.7%
39Clayton Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COEnglewood SchoolsElementary40264.2%
40Holly Hills Elementary SchoolDENVER, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary63362.4%
41Harmony Ridge P-8AURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary89461.7%
42Sunrise Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary49761.2%
43Cherrelyn Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, COEnglewood SchoolsElementary22461.2%
44Aurora Frontier K-8AURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary76161.0%
45Murphy Creek K-8 SchoolAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary85559.9%
46Meadow Point Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary40159.9%
47Red Hawk Ridge Elementary SchoolCENTENNIAL, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary51857.7%
48Polton Community Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary46655.6%
49Vista Peak P-8 ExploratoryAURORA, COAurora Public SchoolsElementary96054.9%
50Arrowhead Elementary SchoolAURORA, COCherry Creek School DistrictElementary49954.1%
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