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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000052
Altura Elementary School
1650 ALTURA BLVD, AURORA, CO 80011 · (303) 340-3500 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Colorado public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
492 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
4.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
3.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| 2023-24 | 7.9% | 4.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
6.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
10.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 10% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Altura Elementary School
Altura Elementary School's state test result (6.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altura Elementary School this school | 527 | 93.4% | 6.1% |
| Barney Ford Elementary School DENVER | 487 | 94.0% | 13.7% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest DENVER | 453 | 90.9% | 16.5% |
| Maxwell Elementary School DENVER | 638 | 92.9% | 12.5% |
| Fulton Academy of Excellence AURORA | 410 | 93.4% | 10.2% |
| Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School DENVER | 585 | 88.9% | 12.9% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Altura Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #930 of 931 | #88 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.9% | #938 of 940 ▼ 12 | #87 of 89 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.9% | #944 of 946 ▼ 5 | #88 of 89 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #194 of 1,056 | #26 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #760 of 896 | #64 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #795 of 896 | #65 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #11 of 983 | #4 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
527
+47 (+10%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 527 | 29.5 | 17.9:1 | 93% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 28.5 | 18.8:1 | 92% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 24.5 | 19.1:1 | 90% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 91% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 31.9 | 16.5:1 | 88% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 85% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 93% (458) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 23 | 20.1:1 | 54% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 18 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altura Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (527 to 527); teachers down 7% (31.9 to 29.5).
About Altura Elementary School
Altura Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in AURORA, Colorado. It had 527 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
The 59 schools of Aurora Public Schools, including Altura Elementary School, enroll 39,464 students.
Roughly 83% of students at Altura Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Adams County residents are about 43% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Altura Elementary School scores 30%.
Altura Elementary School reported 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. There are 492 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 93% of enrollment. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Adams County.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Altura Elementary School outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Altura Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 6.1% actual against 10.1% predicted.
Adams County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Adams County's 171 public schools enroll about 87,938 students and include Altura Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, East Middle School is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Altura Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
NCES assigns Altura Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased 10% over 4 years, reaching 527 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.0:1 to 17.9:1.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aurora Public Schools
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
- Vista Peak 9-12 PreparatoryHigh · 2,045 students
- Gateway High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Hinkley High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Lotus School for ExcellenceCombined · 1,008 students
Other schools in AURORA
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
Nearby schools
- East Middle School0.6 mi · 634
- Hinkley High School0.6 mi · 1,527
- Laredo Child Development Center0.8 mi · 210
- Elkhart Elementary School0.8 mi · 525
- Sable Child Development Center0.8 mi · 130
- Laredo Elementary School0.9 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Altura Elementary SchoolHow large is Altura Elementary School?
Altura Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Altura Elementary School serve?
Altura Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Altura Elementary School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Altura Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Altura Elementary School?
Student demographics at Altura Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 83% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Altura Elementary School public or private?
Altura Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Aurora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.