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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Lotus School for Excellence administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,008
Combined
DISTRICT 1,389 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234001916
Lotus School for Excellence
11001-A EAST ALAMEDA AVENUE, AURORA, CO 80012 · (303) 360-0052 · Arapahoe County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,008 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
925 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (102).
Student demographics
63%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
23.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
15.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 12.8% |
% 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
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,008
+59 (+6%) vs 2020
+66% since 2010-11, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,008 | 66 | 15.3:1 | 92% (925) |
| 2023-24 | 945 | 59 | 16.0:1 | 90% (849) |
| 2022-23 | 951 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 88% (837) |
| 2020-21 | 949 | 63 | 15.1:1 | 87% (821) |
| 2017-18 | 902 | 61.9 | 14.6:1 | 76% (682) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 67% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 60% (363) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lotus School for Excellence.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (902 to 1,008); teachers up 7% (61.9 to 66).
About Lotus School for Excellence
Lotus School for Excellence is a large combined-grade school serving families in AURORA, Colorado. Its 1,008 students are spread across kindergarten through 12. The school's enrollment is 93% above the 523 average for combined schools in Colorado.
Aurora Public Schools enrolls 39,464 students, and its 59 schools include Lotus School for Excellence.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Lotus School for Excellence, 45% of enrollment. Other groups include 39% Black, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Arapahoe County residents are about 22% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Lotus School for Excellence comes in at 63%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.3:1, with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 14.3:1 average for combined schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lotus School for Excellence is 92%. That is 42 points above the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
Measured against Colorado public K-12 schools, Lotus School for Excellence receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lotus School for Excellence sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.2% and a predicted 11.1%.
Arapahoe County has about 659,844 residents, and median household income is about $101,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 176 public schools in Arapahoe County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,502.
Aurora Academy Charter School is the public school closest to Lotus School for Excellence, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 29.7% proficiency; Lotus School for Excellence posts 20.2%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Lotus School for Excellence operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was 949 in 2020-21 and 1,008 in 2024-25, a gain of 59 students.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Lotus School for ExcellenceHow many students attend Lotus School for Excellence?
Lotus School for Excellence enrolls approximately 1,008 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Lotus School for Excellence serve?
Lotus School for Excellence serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lotus School for Excellence?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lotus School for Excellence is approximately 15.3:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lotus School for Excellence?
At Lotus School for Excellence, the student body is approximately 11% White, 45% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lotus School for Excellence public or private?
Lotus School for Excellence is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Aurora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.