Boston K-8 School

Set in AURORA, Colorado, Boston K-8 School is a moderately sized elementary school, operated by Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A. It teaches 413 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Within Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, which oversees 59 schools and 39,464 students, Boston K-8 School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Boston K-8 School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 11% Black, 6% Asian, 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Arapahoe County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Boston K-8 School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Boston K-8 School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 8.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 9.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Arapahoe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $101,087 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Boston K-8 School is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

The closest other public school is Aurora West College Preparatory Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Boston K-8 School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 23.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 420 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 71% to 75% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Boston K-8 School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.