Edna and John W. Mosley P-8

As a high-enrollment elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 educates 994 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 162% bigger than typical.

Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A comprises 59 schools with combined enrollment of 39,464 students; Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 15% White, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Arapahoe County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Arapahoe County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.6%.

Across the wider county, Arapahoe County reports that median household income runs about $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Arapahoe County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 is one campus in the mix.

Aurora Quest K-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 25.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 945 students in 2018 compared to 994 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 53% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.