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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Crawford Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000058
Crawford Elementary School
1600 FLORENCE ST, AURORA, CO 80010 · (303) 340-3290 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
554 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
Student demographics
47%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
4.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
2.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.7% | 2.4% |
| 2023-24 | 6.2% | 2.5% |
% 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
5.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
7.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 7% 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 Crawford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #931 of 931 | #89 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.4% | #940 of 940 | #89 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.7% | #945 of 946 | #89 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #147 of 1,056 | #20 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #461 of 896 | #29 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #532 of 896 | #51 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #3 of 983 | #1 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #194 of 200 | #20 of 20 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
567
+92 (+19%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 36.5 | 15.6:1 | 98% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 97% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 93% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 94% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 31.6 | 17.9:1 | 86% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 87% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 87% (579) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 81% (534) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 39 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crawford Elementary School.
About Crawford Elementary School
Crawford Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, (ZIP code 80010). It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 567 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
Aurora Public Schools runs 59 schools with a combined 39,464 students. Crawford Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Crawford Elementary School, at 71%. The next largest groups are 14% Black, 9% Asian, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. In Adams County overall, about 43% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Crawford Elementary School and a ratio of 15.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Adams County report 62%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Crawford Elementary School is 2.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 5.0% actual, 7.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Within Adams County, the median household income is $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Adams County has 171 public schools and roughly 87,938 students.
The closest other public school is New Legacy Charter School, about 0.5 miles away. Crawford Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Crawford Elementary School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 5.0% versus a 24.4% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Crawford Elementary School's enrollment climbed 19%, to 567.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Crawford Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- 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
- New Legacy Charter School0.5 mi · 96
- Early Learning Center at New Legacy Charter School0.5 mi · 8
- Aurora West College Preparatory Academy0.5 mi · 927
- Boston K-8 School0.6 mi · 413
- William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School0.7 mi · 872
- Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher0.7 mi · 701
Frequently asked questions
About Crawford Elementary SchoolHow large is Crawford Elementary School?
Crawford Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
Is Crawford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crawford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Crawford Elementary School have?
Crawford Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Crawford Elementary School?
Student demographics at Crawford Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 71% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Crawford Elementary School?
Crawford Elementary School is overseen by Aurora Public Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.