Lotus School for Excellence

As a high-enrollment multi-level school in AURORA, Colorado, Lotus School for Excellence educates 1,008 students from grades K through 12, run under Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A. That puts it 93% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 523 students.

Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A runs 59 schools in total, collectively educating 39,464 students. Lotus School for Excellence is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lotus School for Excellence records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Black, 11% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lotus School for Excellence has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Arapahoe County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lotus School for Excellence tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 11.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Arapahoe County shows median household income runs about $101,087, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Arapahoe County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), of which Lotus School for Excellence is one.

Nearest neighbor: Aurora Academy Charter School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lotus School for Excellence ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 29.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Lotus School for Excellence is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Lotus School for Excellence's enrollment has rose 12% since 2018, when it stood at 902 (now 1,008). Over the same period, the White share declined from 17% to 11%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.