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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000062
Fulton Academy of Excellence
755 FULTON ST, AURORA, CO 80010 · (303) 364-8078 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Colorado public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
383 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 46 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
37%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
12.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
7.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.6% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 10.1% | 5.7% |
% 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
10.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
10.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 10% 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 Fulton Academy of Excellence
Fulton Academy of Excellence's state test result (10.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Academy of Excellence this school | 410 | 93.4% | 10.2% |
| Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School AURORA | 380 | 95.0% | 11.8% |
| College View Elementary School DENVER | 368 | 93.2% | 15.7% |
| Altura Elementary School AURORA | 527 | 93.4% | 6.1% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest DENVER | 453 | 90.9% | 16.5% |
| Barney Ford Elementary School DENVER | 487 | 94.0% | 13.7% |
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 Fulton Academy of Excellence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #916 of 931 | #92 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #912 of 940 ▲ 8 | #90 of 96 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #912 of 946 ▲ 18 | #89 of 96 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #407 of 1,056 | #74 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #306 of 896 | #31 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #736 of 896 | #89 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #10 of 983 | #4 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #599 of 664 | #62 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
410
+33 (+9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 93% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 94% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 22 | 18.0:1 | 91% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 95% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 24.6 | 17.3:1 | 89% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 85% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 26 | 20.8:1 | 88% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 27 | 20.5:1 | 68% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 19 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fulton Academy of Excellence.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (425 to 410); teachers up 14% (24.6 to 28).
About Fulton Academy of Excellence
Fulton Academy of Excellence is a mid-sized elementary school found in AURORA, Colorado. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 410 students enrolled.
Aurora Public Schools counts 59 schools and 39,464 students, including Fulton Academy of Excellence.
The largest group at Fulton Academy of Excellence is Hispanic students, at 79%. Other groups include 9% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Arapahoe County residents are about 22% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fulton Academy of Excellence scores 37%.
Fulton Academy of Excellence has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. The school has 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County is 43 points lower.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Fulton Academy of Excellence outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 10.1% at Fulton Academy of Excellence; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 10.2%.
In Arapahoe County, home to about 659,844 people, the median household earns about $101,087 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Arapahoe County number 176, with about 115,502 students.
Measured in a straight line, New America School - Aurora is about 0.4 miles from Fulton Academy of Excellence. The five-mile area around Fulton Academy of Excellence holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 10.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 6 nearby schools.
Fulton Academy of Excellence falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 9%.
People who know Fulton Academy of Excellence can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Fulton Academy of ExcellenceWhat is the total enrollment at Fulton Academy of Excellence?
Fulton Academy of Excellence enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fulton Academy of Excellence serve?
Fulton Academy of Excellence serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fulton Academy of Excellence?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Fulton Academy of Excellence.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fulton Academy of Excellence?
At Fulton Academy of Excellence, the student body is approximately 6% White, 79% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fulton Academy of Excellence public or private?
Fulton Academy of Excellence 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.