Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000083
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy
472 SOUTH WHEELING ST, AURORA, CO 80012 · (303) 344-8670 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
209 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
66%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
25.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 20.5% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy this school | 282 | 74.1% | 25.7% |
| Wildflower Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 346 | 71.4% | 20.2% |
| Giberson Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 291 | 77.3% | 10.6% |
| Laredo Child Development Center AURORA | 210 | 78.6% | N/A |
| Monarch Montessori DENVER | 282 | 68.4% | 16.9% |
| Dalton Elementary School AURORA | 430 | 75.6% | 28.4% |
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 Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #663 of 931 | #61 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #609 of 940 ▲ 74 | #59 of 96 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #670 of 946 ▼ 41 | #59 of 96 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #759 of 1,056 | #90 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #352 of 896 | #37 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #103 of 896 | #40 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #223 of 983 | #27 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.1% | #8 of 664 | #1 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
282
-188 (-40%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 74% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 78% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 12.5 | 15.4:1 | 81% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 84% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 29.2 | 18.6:1 | 80% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 74% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 82% (502) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 37% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 20 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (543 to 282); teachers down 35% (29.2 to 19).
About Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy
A low-enrollment elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy is part of Aurora Public Schools. It had 282 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
Aurora Public Schools includes 59 schools. Together they enroll 39,464 students.
The student body at Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy is 52% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Black, 13% White, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 22%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 74% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Arapahoe County is 50%.
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.7% is 3.9 points above the 21.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Arapahoe County show that median household income comes to about $101,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 176, with about 115,502 students.
Virginia Court Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 188 students, from 470 to 282.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Clara Brown Entrepreneurial AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy?
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy serve?
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy is approximately 14.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy?
At Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy, the student body is approximately 13% White, 52% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy public or private?
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy 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.