Harmony Ridge P-8

Harmony Ridge P-8 is one of the roomy elementary-level communitys in AURORA, Colorado, operated by Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, with 894 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 136% above the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Within Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, which oversees 59 schools and 39,464 students, Harmony Ridge P-8 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Harmony Ridge P-8 shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 16% White, 16% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Arapahoe County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Harmony Ridge P-8 has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Harmony Ridge P-8 higher than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Arapahoe County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Harmony Ridge P-8 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Arapahoe County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $101,087 per year, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Arapahoe County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), of which Harmony Ridge P-8 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sky Ranch Academy, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harmony Ridge P-8 at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 26.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Harmony Ridge P-8 community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.