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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000069
Laredo Elementary School
1350 LAREDO ST, AURORA, CO 80011 · (303) 366-0314 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
406 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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
47%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
9.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
12.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.8% | 12.4% |
| 2023-24 | 14.3% | 6.6% |
% 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
11.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Laredo Elementary School
Laredo Elementary School's state test result (11.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laredo Elementary School this school | 449 | 90.4% | 11.0% |
| Clyde Miller K-8 AURORA | 466 | 88.2% | 22.1% |
| Park Lane Elementary School AURORA | 486 | 91.8% | 7.9% |
| Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School AURORA | 380 | 95.0% | 11.8% |
| Fulton Academy of Excellence AURORA | 410 | 93.4% | 10.2% |
| Vaughn Elementary School AURORA | 446 | 91.7% | 8.9% |
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 Laredo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #912 of 931 | #90 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #858 of 940 ▲ 53 | #86 of 96 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #932 of 946 ▼ 48 | #94 of 96 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #322 of 1,056 | #63 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #793 of 896 | #83 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #529 of 896 | #76 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #30 of 983 | #6 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #191 of 200 | #19 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
449
+61 (+16%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 449 | 24.5 | 18.3:1 | 90% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 88% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 19.5 | 21.2:1 | 87% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 92% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 25.7 | 17.3:1 | 85% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 83% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 88% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 54% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laredo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (445 to 449); teachers down 5% (25.7 to 24.5).
About Laredo Elementary School
Laredo Elementary School is an elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, and it is part of Aurora Public Schools. Total enrollment is 449 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Laredo Elementary School is one of the 59 schools that make up Aurora Public Schools (39,464 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Laredo Elementary School, about 71 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 10% Black, 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Arapahoe County, the Hispanic share is about 22%. The diversity index for Laredo Elementary School is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 18.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Laredo Elementary School, which has 24.5. The school's 18.3:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 90%. The rate at public schools in Arapahoe County averages 50%, lower than here.
On BeatsExpectations, Laredo Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Arapahoe County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $101,087, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 176 public schools in the county, enrolling about 115,502, Laredo Elementary School among them.
Laredo Child Development Center is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Laredo Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Laredo Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 11.0% against a local average of 22.5%.
NCES describes the area around Laredo Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 61 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 14.9:1 in 2020-21 and 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Laredo Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Laredo Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Laredo Elementary. Laredo Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- LAREDO ELEM.LAREDO, MO · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Laredo Child Development Center0.1 mi · 210
- Hinkley High School0.5 mi · 1,527
- East Middle School0.8 mi · 634
- Altura Elementary School0.9 mi · 527
- Elkhart Elementary School0.9 mi · 525
- William Smith High School1.2 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Laredo Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Laredo Elementary School?
Laredo Elementary School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Laredo Elementary School serve?
Laredo Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Laredo Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Laredo Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Laredo Elementary School?
Student demographics at Laredo Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 71% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Laredo Elementary School in?
Laredo Elementary School is part of Aurora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.