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What's the biggest difference between Elkhart Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000061
Elkhart Elementary School
1020 EAGLE ST, AURORA, CO 80011 · (303) 340-3050 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
516 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 | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
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
22.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% | 15.3% |
% 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
7.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 →
Schools most like Elkhart Elementary School
Elkhart Elementary School's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Elementary School this school | 525 | 98.3% | 16.9% |
| Crawford Elementary School AURORA | 567 | 97.7% | 5.0% |
| Vaughn Elementary School AURORA | 446 | 91.7% | 8.9% |
| Boston K-8 School AURORA | 413 | 95.6% | 9.7% |
| Maplewood Elementary School GREELEY | 544 | 87.3% | 11.1% |
| Laredo Elementary School AURORA | 449 | 90.4% | 11.0% |
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 Elkhart Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #822 of 931 | #80 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #710 of 940 ▲ 77 | #68 of 96 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #776 of 946 ▲ 97 | #76 of 96 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #198 of 1,056 | #38 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #343 of 896 | #35 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #567 of 896 | #80 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #1 of 983 | #1 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #353 of 664 | #30 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
525
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 525 | 35.5 | 14.8:1 | 98% (516) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 36.2 | 13.7:1 | 97% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 95% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 93% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 36.3 | 17.3:1 | 95% (595) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 93% (592) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 95% (666) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 55% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 22 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elkhart Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (627 to 525); teachers down 2% (36.3 to 35.5).
About Elkhart Elementary School
Elkhart Elementary School is an elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, reachable at (303) 340-3050. The school reports 525 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 39% above the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Elkhart Elementary School is in Aurora Public Schools, a district with 39,464 students across 59 schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Elkhart Elementary School, at 73%. Other students are 10% Black, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. That is higher than the 22% Hispanic share among all Arapahoe County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Elkhart Elementary School is 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. About 98% of students, or 516, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
Elkhart Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Colorado, Elkhart Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 16.9% actual against a predicted 7.1%.
Among Arapahoe County residents, the median household income is $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Elkhart Elementary School is one of 176 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Elkhart Elementary School is East Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Elkhart Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Elkhart Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Elkhart Elementary School is City: Large.
Elkhart Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 507 in 2020-21 to 525 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.8:1, from 13.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Elkhart Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Other Elkhart Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Elkhart Elementary. Elkhart Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Elkhart Elementary SchoolELKHART, TX · 353 students
- Elkhart ElemElkhart, KS · 171 students
Nearby schools
- East Middle School0.2 mi · 634
- Hinkley High School0.4 mi · 1,527
- Academy of Advanced Learning0.6 mi · 847
- Academy of Advanced Learning0.6 mi · 773
- Altura Elementary School0.8 mi · 527
- Del Mar Academy0.9 mi · 950
Frequently asked questions
About Elkhart Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Elkhart Elementary School?
Elkhart Elementary School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-05.
Is Elkhart Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elkhart Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Elkhart Elementary School have?
Elkhart Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Elkhart Elementary School?
Elkhart Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 73% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Elkhart Elementary School?
Elkhart Elementary School is overseen by Aurora Public Schools in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.