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What's one thing Aurora Science & Tech Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
448
Middle
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234006787
Aurora Science & Tech Middle School
10455 EAST 25TH AVENUE, AURORA, CO 80010 · (303) 524-6397 · Adams County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Colorado public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
384 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 163 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 31% |
Student demographics
37%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
26.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
14.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.7pp 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 14 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.6% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 8.7% |
% 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
17.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Aurora Science & Tech Middle School
Aurora Science & Tech Middle School's state test result (17.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Science & Tech Middle School this school | 448 | 85.7% | 17.3% |
| Kepner Beacon Middle School DENVER | 467 | 89.9% | 14.9% |
| Atlas Preparatory Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 473 | 85.8% | 24.1% |
| DSST: College View Middle School DENVER | 446 | 86.3% | 20.9% |
| East Middle School AURORA | 634 | 92.1% | 9.0% |
| Fort Logan Northgate DENVER | 338 | 85.8% | 11.2% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Science & Tech Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #206 of 241 | #10 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #193 of 244 ▲ 20 | #9 of 20 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #195 of 246 ▲ 10 | #9 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #143 of 278 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #40 of 227 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #195 of 227 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #24 of 246 | #5 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
448
+113 (+34%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 448 | 33.5 | 13.4:1 | 86% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 29.5 | 15.4:1 | 88% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 74% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 76% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aurora Science & Tech Middle School.
About Aurora Science & Tech Middle School
Aurora Science & Tech Middle School, located in AURORA, Colorado, is a medium-sized middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 448 students.
Aurora Science & Tech Middle School is one of the 59 schools that make up Aurora Public Schools (39,464 students in total).
Hispanic students make up a majority at Aurora Science & Tech Middle School, at 79%. The next largest groups are 8% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Adams County overall, about 43% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.4:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%. That is 24 points above the 62% average for public schools in Adams County.
The allk12 Grade for Aurora Science & Tech Middle School is C. Compared with Colorado public middle schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Aurora Science & Tech Middle School is 2.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
In the county around the school, Adams County, the median household income is $94,571, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Adams County is home to 171 public schools and about 87,938 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Aurora Science & Tech Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Aurora Science & Tech Middle School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment is up 34% from 2020-21, when Aurora Science & Tech Middle School had 335 students, to 2024-25, when it had 448. Students per teacher fell from 16.8 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
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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
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- 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
- Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher0.0 mi · 701
- Isabella Bird Community School0.5 mi · 487
- New Legacy Charter School0.6 mi · 96
- Early Learning Center at New Legacy Charter School0.6 mi · 8
- Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School0.7 mi · 380
- Crawford Elementary School0.7 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Aurora Science & Tech Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Aurora Science & Tech Middle School?
Aurora Science & Tech Middle School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Aurora Science & Tech Middle School serve?
Aurora Science & Tech Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aurora Science & Tech Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aurora Science & Tech Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Aurora Science & Tech Middle School?
Student demographics at Aurora Science & Tech Middle School are roughly 7% White, 79% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Aurora Science & Tech Middle School public or private?
Aurora Science & Tech Middle School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Aurora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.