Fulton Academy of Excellence

Fulton Academy of Excellence, a reasonably sized primary school in AURORA, Colorado, run under Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, educates 410 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, Fulton Academy of Excellence records that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 9% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Arapahoe County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Fulton Academy of Excellence lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Arapahoe County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fulton Academy of Excellence performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 10.1%, the actual is 10.2%, a residual of +0.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Arapahoe County put median household income runs about $101,087, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Fulton Academy of Excellence is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: New America School - Aurora, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fulton Academy of Excellence ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 15.3%.

Fulton Academy of Excellence operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Fulton Academy of Excellence's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 425 (now 410). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 66% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.