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Enrollment
567
High
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE·NCES 080002006710
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora
1400 S ABILENE ST., AURORA, CO 80012 · (720) 572-5040 · Arapahoe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
437 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 147 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 129 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 154 | 27% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Colorado Early Colleges Aurora
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora's state test result (10.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Early Colleges Aurora this school | 567 | 77.1% | 10.2% |
| Harrison High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,089 | 72.5% | 13.3% |
| DSST: Conservatory Green High School DENVER | 556 | 69.8% | 29.4% |
| Sierra High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 843 | 72.5% | 13.6% |
| Aurora Science & Tech High School AURORA | 434 | 84.1% | N/A |
| DSST: Elevate Northeast High School DENVER | 545 | 76.9% | 19.9% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Colorado Early Colleges Aurora ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #213 of 231 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #149 of 409 | #15 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #246 of 250 | #21 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #86 of 250 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #55 of 320 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +126.8% | #2 of 108 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
567
+148 (+35%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 27.9:1
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 | 567 | 23.5 | 24.1:1 | 77% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 21.4 | 24.6:1 | 69% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 54% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 15 | 27.9:1 | 52% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 50% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colorado Early Colleges Aurora.
Since 2017-18: students up 127% (250 to 567); teachers up 47% (16 to 23.5).
About Colorado Early Colleges Aurora
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora is the name of a mid-sized high school in AURORA, Colorado. The school counted 567 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.
State Charter School Institute has a total of 49 schools and 21,411 students, Colorado Early Colleges Aurora among them.
The student body at Colorado Early Colleges Aurora is 66% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 13% Black, 12% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Arapahoe County, the Hispanic share is about 22%. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Colorado Early Colleges Aurora are from different groups.
The school's 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1. Across high schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.9:1. Lunch program data show 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 27 points above the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 10.2%, compared with a predicted 20.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Arapahoe County show the median household earns about $101,087 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Arapahoe County number 176, with about 115,502 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Colorado Early Colleges Aurora from the closest public school, Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado Aurora. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Colorado Early Colleges Aurora is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Colorado Early Colleges Aurora as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Colorado Early Colleges Aurora operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Colorado Early Colleges Aurora had a net gain of 148 students, or 35%. By 2024-25, the school had 24.1 students per teacher, compared with 27.9 in 2020-21.
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 State Charter School Institute
- The Pinnacle Charter SchoolCombined · 1,905 students
- Academy of Charter SchoolsCombined · 1,887 students
- Colorado Early Colleges Douglas CountyHigh · 1,035 students
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsHigh · 971 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 965 students
- Caprock AcademyCombined · 871 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
- Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado Aurora0.2 mi · 49
- Gateway High School0.5 mi · 1,748
- Jewell Elementary School0.8 mi · 493
- Aurora Hills Middle School0.8 mi · 821
- Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy0.9 mi · 282
- Prairie Middle School1.0 mi · 1,491
Frequently asked questions
About Colorado Early Colleges AuroraWhat is the total enrollment at Colorado Early Colleges Aurora?
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora enrolls approximately 567 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Colorado Early Colleges Aurora serve?
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colorado Early Colleges Aurora?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colorado Early Colleges Aurora is approximately 24.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Colorado Early Colleges Aurora?
Student demographics at Colorado Early Colleges Aurora are roughly 12% White, 66% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Colorado Early Colleges Aurora?
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora is overseen by State Charter School Institute in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.