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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234001295
Dalton Elementary School
17401 EAST DARTMOUTH AVE, AURORA, CO 80013 · (303) 693-7561 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
325 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 41 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
73%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
33.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
29.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 21.2% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Dalton Elementary School
Dalton Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Elementary School this school | 430 | 75.6% | 28.4% |
| Arkansas Elementary School AURORA | 432 | 75.0% | 25.4% |
| Side Creek Elementary School AURORA | 512 | 71.9% | 17.7% |
| Vassar Elementary School AURORA | 500 | 72.8% | 27.4% |
| Iowa Elementary School AURORA | 502 | 81.1% | 13.4% |
| Otero Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 330 | 73.3% | 24.9% |
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 Dalton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #611 of 931 | #53 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #552 of 940 ▲ 117 | #52 of 96 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #592 of 946 ▼ 11 | #52 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #366 of 1,056 | #69 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #520 of 896 | #60 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #21 of 896 | #18 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #209 of 983 | #24 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #354 of 664 | #31 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
430
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 430 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 76% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 77% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 25.7 | 15.9:1 | 68% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 56% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 21.7 | 23.7:1 | 56% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 26 | 20.3:1 | 51% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 17% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 26 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dalton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (514 to 430); teachers up 24% (21.7 to 27).
About Dalton Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, Dalton Elementary School is part of Aurora Public Schools. It reported 430 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Dalton Elementary School is part of Aurora Public Schools, where 59 schools serve 39,464 students.
The student body at Dalton Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 42%. Other groups make up 23% White, 18% Black, 12% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Arapahoe County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 27 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is similar, at 16.6:1. Income data for the school show 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Dalton Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 28.4% actual against 20.9% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Arapahoe County, 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 has 176 public schools and about 115,502 students.
Dalton Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Columbia Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Dalton Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Dalton Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Dalton Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 427 in 2020-21, 430 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.4:1 to 15.9:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other Dalton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dalton Elementary. Dalton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Dalton Elementary SchoolUVALDE, TX · 815 students
- DALTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDALTON GARDENS, ID · 411 students
- Dalton Elementary SchoolDalton, OH · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Middle School0.1 mi · 636
- Meadowood Child Development Center0.6 mi · 166
- Cimarron Elementary School0.7 mi · 393
- Dartmouth Elementary School0.8 mi · 422
- Vassar Elementary School0.8 mi · 500
- Arrowhead Elementary School1.1 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Dalton Elementary SchoolHow large is Dalton Elementary School?
Dalton Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dalton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dalton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dalton Elementary School have?
Dalton Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dalton Elementary School?
At Dalton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 42% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Dalton Elementary School in?
Dalton Elementary School is part of Aurora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.