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What advice would you give to incoming students at Aurora Frontier K-8?
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Enrollment
761
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234002009
Aurora Frontier K-8
3200 S JERICHO WAY, AURORA, CO 80013 · (303) 693-1995 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
464 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 9% |
Student demographics
77%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
58.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 41.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Aurora Frontier K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #290 of 931 | #33 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #290 of 940 | #32 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #230 of 946 | #25 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #47 of 1,056 | #10 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #632 of 896 | #71 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.1% | #2 of 896 | #2 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #364 of 983 | #44 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #105 of 200 | #10 of 20 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
761
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 761 | 45.6 | 16.7:1 | 61% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 45.6 | 16.6:1 | 64% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 43.1 | 18.1:1 | 52% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 42% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 34.2 | 20.4:1 | 34% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 33 | 21.4:1 | 28% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 32 | 19.6:1 | 29% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aurora Frontier K-8.
About Aurora Frontier K-8
Aurora Frontier K-8, located in AURORA, Colorado, is a large elementary school. It enrolls 761 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. The school is 101% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Aurora Frontier K-8 is one of the 59 schools that make up Aurora Public Schools (39,464 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Aurora Frontier K-8, about 32 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 24% White, 20% Black, 16% Asian, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Arapahoe County is roughly 22% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
Aurora Frontier K-8 has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1, with 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 61% at Aurora Frontier K-8. For comparison, public schools in Arapahoe County average 50%.
Aurora Frontier K-8 beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 20.5 points (50.2% versus 29.8%), a top-10% result in Colorado on BeatsExpectations.
In Arapahoe County, the median household earns about $101,087 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Arapahoe County has 176 public schools with about 115,502 students, including Aurora Frontier K-8.
Dakota Valley Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Aurora Frontier K-8, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.6%; Aurora Frontier K-8's is 50.2%, ranking 1st of 9.
Aurora Frontier K-8 falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Aurora Frontier K-8. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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
- Dakota Valley Elementary School0.8 mi · 571
- Arrowhead Elementary School1.1 mi · 499
- Sunrise Elementary School1.2 mi · 497
- Sky Vista Middle School1.7 mi · 969
- Side Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 512
- Horizon Middle School1.7 mi · 714
Frequently asked questions
About Aurora Frontier K-8How large is Aurora Frontier K-8?
Aurora Frontier K-8 enrolls approximately 761 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Aurora Frontier K-8 serve?
Aurora Frontier K-8 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aurora Frontier K-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aurora Frontier K-8 is approximately 16.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Aurora Frontier K-8?
Aurora Frontier K-8 reports a student body of 24% White, 32% Hispanic, 20% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Aurora Frontier K-8 public or private?
Aurora Frontier K-8 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.