Crawford Elementary School

Crawford Elementary School, a moderately sized primary school in AURORA, Colorado, run under Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, teaches 567 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 50% bigger than typical.

Across the 59 schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A (39,464 students total), Crawford Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Crawford Elementary School reports that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Black, 9% Asian, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Crawford Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Adams County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crawford Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 7.5%; this one delivers 5.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate the typical household earns roughly $94,571 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Adams County's 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), Crawford Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is New Legacy Charter School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Crawford Elementary School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crawford Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 565 students in 2018 to 567 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 50% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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