1
What tradition at Aurora Quest K-8 should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234001674
Aurora Quest K-8
472 SOUTH WHEELING ST, AURORA, CO 80012 · (303) 343-3664 · Arapahoe County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
19.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
246 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 51% smaller than its 8th grade class (90).
Student demographics
76%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
87.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
93.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.2% | 93.8% |
| 2023-24 | 85.9% | 91.2% |
% 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
88.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+47.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 48 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 →
Schools most like Aurora Quest K-8
Aurora Quest K-8's state test result (88.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Quest K-8 this school | 575 | 42.8% | 88.7% |
| Dakota Valley Elementary School AURORA | 571 | 39.4% | 39.6% |
| Buffalo Trail Elementary School AURORA | 632 | 38.1% | 36.2% |
| Aspen Crossing Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 569 | 35.1% | 41.4% |
| Arrowhead Elementary School AURORA | 499 | 54.1% | 22.4% |
| Heritage Heights Academy CENTENNIAL | 539 | 38.0% | 46.2% |
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 Aurora Quest K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #5 of 931 | #2 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.8% | #1 of 940 ▲ 1 | #1 of 96 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #8 of 946 ▲ 2 | #2 of 96 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #138 of 1,056 | #26 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #845 of 896 | #88 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #5 of 896 | #4 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #548 of 983 | #58 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #593 of 664 | #61 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
575
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+255% since 2000-01, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 575 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 43% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 44% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 41% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 35% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 28.6 | 20.9:1 | 25% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 28 | 21.3:1 | 20% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 23% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 162 | 9 | 18.0:1 | 9% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aurora Quest K-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (599 to 575); teachers up 5% (28.6 to 30).
About Aurora Quest K-8
At 472 SOUTH WHEELING ST in AURORA, Colorado, Aurora Quest K-8 operates as a high-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 575 students in kindergarten through 8. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students, which makes this school 52% larger than average.
Aurora Quest K-8 sits within Aurora Public Schools, which has 59 schools and 39,464 students.
No group is above 50% at Aurora Quest K-8; the largest is White, at 36%. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% multiracial, and 10% Asian. Among all residents of Arapahoe County, the White share is about 59%. The diversity index for Aurora Quest K-8 is 76%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at Aurora Quest K-8, giving a ratio of 19.2:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 246 students, or 43%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Aurora Quest K-8 lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Aurora Quest K-8 is 40.8%. It actually posts 88.7%, which is 47.9 points higher and in the top 10% of Colorado schools.
Census data for Arapahoe County show median household income comes to about $101,087, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 176 public schools and about 115,502 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, William Smith High School, is the closest to Aurora Quest K-8. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Aurora Quest K-8 is ahead of the 15.2% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Aurora Quest K-8 is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
From 592 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 575 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.2:1, from 21.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Aurora Quest K-8 can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- William Smith High School0.2 mi · 410
- Edna and John W. Mosley P-80.2 mi · 994
- Global Village Academy Aurora0.9 mi · 802
- Vanguard Classical School - East1.2 mi · 690
- Laredo Elementary School1.4 mi · 449
- AXL Academy1.4 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Aurora Quest K-8What is the total enrollment at Aurora Quest K-8?
Aurora Quest K-8 enrolls approximately 575 students in grades KG-08.
Is Aurora Quest K-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aurora Quest K-8 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Aurora Quest K-8 have?
Aurora Quest K-8 employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Aurora Quest K-8?
Student demographics at Aurora Quest K-8 are roughly 36% White, 21% Hispanic, 21% Black, 10% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Aurora Quest K-8?
Aurora Quest K-8 is overseen by Aurora Public Schools in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.