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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000066
Jewell Elementary School
14601 EAST JEWELL AVE, AURORA, CO 80012 · (303) 751-8862 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
423 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 | 46 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
64%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
27.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
17.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.8% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.7% | 14.2% |
% 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Jewell Elementary School
Jewell Elementary School's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewell Elementary School this school | 493 | 85.8% | 21.6% |
| Samuels Elementary School DENVER | 532 | 86.5% | 28.2% |
| Lansing Elementary Community School AURORA | 366 | 85.8% | 10.3% |
| SOAR at Green Valley Ranch DENVER | 484 | 80.0% | 20.6% |
| Iowa Elementary School AURORA | 502 | 81.1% | 13.4% |
| Smith Elementary School DENVER | 457 | 88.8% | 19.9% |
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 Jewell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #741 of 931 | #71 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #756 of 940 ▲ 47 | #73 of 96 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #690 of 946 ▲ 42 | #61 of 96 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #247 of 1,056 | #52 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #237 of 896 | #25 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #125 of 896 | #48 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #84 of 983 | #9 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #100 of 200 | #8 of 20 |
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
493
+118 (+31%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 493 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 86% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 30.6 | 16.5:1 | 87% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 29.6 | 17.0:1 | 80% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 74% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 78% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 69% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 68% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 24 | 21.9:1 | 26% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 26 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jewell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (447 to 493); teachers up 66% (21 to 35).
About Jewell Elementary School
In AURORA, Colorado, part of Arapahoe County, Jewell Elementary School is an elementary school. It enrolled 493 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
Aurora Public Schools is the district for Jewell Elementary School. It has 59 schools and 39,464 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Jewell Elementary School, at 53%. Next come 23% Black, 10% White, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 22% Hispanic among all Arapahoe County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Jewell Elementary School is 35 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.1:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Around 86% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
allk12 grades Jewell Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 14.7%.
Among Arapahoe County residents, the median household income is $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jewell Elementary School is one of 176 public schools in the county.
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora is the public school closest to Jewell Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Jewell Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Jewell Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 31% from 2020-21, when Jewell Elementary School had 375 students, to 2024-25, when it had 493. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.1:1, from 15.6:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Aurora Public Schools
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
- Vista Peak 9-12 PreparatoryHigh · 2,045 students
- Gateway High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Hinkley High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Lotus School for ExcellenceCombined · 1,008 students
Other schools in AURORA
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
Nearby schools
- Colorado Early Colleges Aurora0.8 mi · 567
- Gateway High School0.8 mi · 1,748
- Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado Aurora1.0 mi · 49
- Prairie Middle School1.2 mi · 1,491
- Montessori del Mundo Charter School1.2 mi · 365
- Yale Elementary School1.3 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Jewell Elementary SchoolHow large is Jewell Elementary School?
Jewell Elementary School enrolls approximately 493 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jewell Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jewell Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jewell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jewell Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jewell Elementary School?
Jewell Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 53% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Jewell Elementary School?
Jewell 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.