Academy of Advanced Learning

Academy of Advanced Learning, a sizable elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, operated by Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, works with 773 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 104% larger than the state mean of about 379.

Within Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, which oversees 59 schools and 39,464 students, Academy of Advanced Learning is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Academy of Advanced Learning reports that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Arapahoe County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Academy of Advanced Learning tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 15.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.2%.

In the area at large, Arapahoe County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Academy of Advanced Learning is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

Academy of Advanced Learning is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Academy of Advanced Learning. On composite proficiency, Academy of Advanced Learning comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 10.5%.

Academy of Advanced Learning operates from an urban location. As a public charter, Academy of Advanced Learning runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Academy of Advanced Learning has climbed 57%, going from 491 students in 2018 to 773 in 2024. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 73% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Academy of Advanced Learning community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.