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If you had an hour of school board time for AXL Academy, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234006399
AXL Academy
450 S CHAMBERS ROAD, AURORA, CO 80017 · (303) 377-0758 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
320 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 12% |
Student demographics
67%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
23.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
5.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 5.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 7.6% |
% 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
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 →
Where AXL Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #825 of 931 | #81 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #928 of 940 | #94 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #766 of 946 | #72 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #419 of 1,056 | #76 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #364 of 896 | #42 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #80 of 896 | #37 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #308 of 664 | #25 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
402
-92 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.4:1
% White
17%
was 21%
% Hispanic
48%
was 40%
% Black
26%
was 30%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 402 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 80% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 28.2 | 14.2:1 | 78% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 69% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 34.4 | 14.4:1 | 69% (339) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AXL Academy.
About AXL Academy
Federal records list AXL Academy as an elementary school in AURORA, Colorado. Its enrollment is 402 students, spread over pre-K through 8.
AXL Academy is in Aurora Public Schools, a district with 39,464 students across 59 schools.
About 48% of students at AXL Academy are Hispanic, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 17% White, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Arapahoe County, the Hispanic share is about 22%. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at AXL Academy are from different groups.
Based on 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, AXL Academy has a ratio of 14.9:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 1.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 80%. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County, the school's rate is higher.
AXL Academy scores 16.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 18.4%.
The school is in Arapahoe County, where median household income comes to about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Arapahoe County's 176 public schools enroll about 115,502 students and include AXL Academy.
Measured in a straight line, Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning is about 0.4 miles from AXL Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. AXL Academy comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place AXL Academy in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. AXL Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, AXL Academy had a net loss of 92 students, or 19%. The Hispanic share was 40% in 2017-18 and 48% in 2024-25.
AXL Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning0.4 mi · 601
- Global Village Academy Aurora0.6 mi · 802
- Montessori del Mundo Charter School0.7 mi · 365
- Gateway High School1.1 mi · 1,748
- Vanguard Classical School - East1.1 mi · 690
- Edna and John W. Mosley P-81.3 mi · 994
Frequently asked questions
About AXL AcademyHow many students attend AXL Academy?
AXL Academy enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does AXL Academy serve?
AXL Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does AXL Academy have?
AXL Academy employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is AXL Academy?
AXL Academy reports a student body of 17% White, 48% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is AXL Academy in?
AXL Academy is part of Aurora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.