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Which teacher or staff member at Arkansas Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234001296
Arkansas Elementary School
17301 EAST ARKANSAS AVE, AURORA, CO 80017 · (303) 755-0323 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
324 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 | 26 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
74%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
26.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 24.2% | 21.4% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Arkansas Elementary School
Arkansas Elementary School's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Elementary School this school | 432 | 75.0% | 25.4% |
| Dalton Elementary School AURORA | 430 | 75.6% | 28.4% |
| Side Creek Elementary School AURORA | 512 | 71.9% | 17.7% |
| Vassar Elementary School AURORA | 500 | 72.8% | 27.4% |
| Iowa Elementary School AURORA | 502 | 81.1% | 13.4% |
| Ponderosa Elementary School AURORA | 634 | 71.5% | 18.2% |
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 Arkansas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #670 of 931 | #63 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #631 of 940 ▲ 40 | #62 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #703 of 946 ▲ 39 | #64 of 96 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #359 of 1,056 | #68 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #126 of 896 | #10 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #13 of 896 | #11 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #215 of 983 | #25 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #660 of 664 | #70 of 70 |
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
432
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 432 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 75% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 80% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 75% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 70% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 21.4 | 20.3:1 | 71% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 67% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 26 | 23.4:1 | 58% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 674 | 31 | 21.7:1 | 19% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 28 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arkansas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (434 to 432); teachers up 54% (21.4 to 33).
About Arkansas Elementary School
Arkansas Elementary School is a public elementary school in AURORA, Colorado. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 432 students.
Aurora Public Schools operates 59 schools. Combined enrollment is 39,464 students.
Enrollment at Arkansas Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 42%. Other reported shares: 18% White, 18% Black, 12% multiracial, and 6% Asian. That compares with about 22% Hispanic among all Arapahoe County residents. Arkansas Elementary School has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Arkansas Elementary School is 33 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.1:1. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The school counts 324 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 75%. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Arapahoe County.
Arkansas Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Arkansas Elementary School, the prediction is 21.2% and the result is 25.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Arapahoe County, median household income is about $101,087, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 176 public schools operate in Arapahoe County, serving about 115,502 students.
Of nearby public schools, Iowa Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 25.4% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 432 was 10% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 394. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.1:1, from 14.6:1.
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Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Iowa Elementary School0.5 mi · 502
- Vanguard Classical School - East0.7 mi · 690
- Mrachek Middle School0.9 mi · 811
- Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning1.1 mi · 601
- Rangeview High School1.2 mi · 2,078
- Montessori del Mundo Charter School1.3 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Arkansas Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Arkansas Elementary School?
Arkansas Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Arkansas Elementary School serve?
Arkansas Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Arkansas Elementary School have?
Arkansas Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Arkansas Elementary School?
Arkansas Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 42% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Arkansas Elementary School in?
Arkansas Elementary School is part of Aurora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.