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Enrollment
950
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000078
Del Mar Academy
560 VAUGHN ST, AURORA, CO 80011 · (303) 366-6019 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL950 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
784 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 | 36 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 22% larger than its 7th grade class (102).
Student demographics
45%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
11.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
5.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.4% | 5.1% |
| 2023-24 | 12.7% | 5.8% |
% 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
9.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Del Mar Academy
Del Mar Academy's state test result (9.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mar Academy this school | 950 | 82.5% | 9.9% |
| Global Village Academy Aurora AURORA | 802 | 77.1% | 21.8% |
| Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology GREELEY | 876 | 79.7% | 13.4% |
| Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 AURORA | 994 | 82.0% | 18.6% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher AURORA | 701 | 89.4% | 25.2% |
| Virginia Court Elementary School AURORA | 657 | 90.4% | 13.6% |
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 Del Mar Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #917 of 931 | #93 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.1% | #933 of 940 ▼ 12 | #96 of 96 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #920 of 946 ▼ 18 | #91 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 950 | #15 of 1,056 | #3 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #863 of 896 | #90 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #557 of 896 | #79 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #129 of 983 | #16 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +98.7% | #5 of 200 | #2 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. 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
950
+572 (+151%) vs 2020
+178% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 950 | 47.6 | 20.0:1 | 83% (784) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 8 | 80.9:1 | 90% (584) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 89% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 95% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 27.9 | 17.1:1 | 88% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 82% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 35 | 19.2:1 | 84% (563) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 48% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 16 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Del Mar Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 99% (478 to 950); teachers up 71% (27.9 to 47.6).
About Del Mar Academy
Del Mar Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in AURORA, Colorado. Enrollment totals 950 students across pre-K through 7. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
Del Mar Academy is one of the 59 schools that make up Aurora Public Schools (39,464 students in total).
The student body at Del Mar Academy is 72% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 22%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
For every teacher at Del Mar Academy, there are about 20.0 students; the school has 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is lower. There are 784 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 83% of enrollment. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County, the school's rate is higher.
The model predicts 16.7% for a school in Colorado with Del Mar Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Del Mar Academy posts 9.9%.
The school is in Arapahoe County, where the median household earns about $101,087 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Del Mar Academy shares Arapahoe County with 175 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Academy of Advanced Learning is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Del Mar Academy. On state test proficiency, Del Mar Academy ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Del Mar Academy is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment figures are 378 for 2020-21 and 950 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. The ratio was 15.8:1 in 2020-21 and 20.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Del Mar Academy lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 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
- Academy of Advanced Learning0.5 mi · 773
- Academy of Advanced Learning0.5 mi · 847
- Vaughn Elementary School0.8 mi · 446
- Elkhart Elementary School0.9 mi · 525
- East Middle School1.1 mi · 634
- Aurora Central Campus1.2 mi · 2,468
Frequently asked questions
About Del Mar AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Del Mar Academy?
Del Mar Academy enrolls approximately 950 students in grades PK-07.
What age range does Del Mar Academy serve?
Del Mar Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 07.
How many teachers does Del Mar Academy have?
Del Mar Academy employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Del Mar Academy?
Student demographics at Del Mar Academy are roughly 7% White, 72% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Del Mar Academy public or private?
Del Mar 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.