Jamaica Child Development Center

Jamaica Child Development Center is one of the rural-scale elementary schools in AURORA, Colorado, operated by Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, with 106 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 72% leaner than typical.

Within Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, which oversees 59 schools and 39,464 students, Jamaica Child Development Center is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Jamaica Child Development Center shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Black, 10% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. 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, On paper, Jamaica Child Development Center has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 35.3:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Arapahoe County) logs that median household earnings sit near $101,087, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Arapahoe County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), of which Jamaica Child Development Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: APS Early Beginnings - A Zoom Site, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jamaica Child Development Center.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Jamaica Child Development Center's enrollment has declined 47% since 2018, when it stood at 201 (now 106). The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 60% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 72.6:1 in 2018 to 35.3:1 in 2025.

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