Side Creek Elementary School

Side Creek Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, part of Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, educates 512 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Side Creek Elementary School sits 35% above that benchmark.

Within Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, which oversees 59 schools and 39,464 students, Side Creek Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Side Creek Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% White, 17% Black, 15% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Side Creek Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Side Creek Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Arapahoe County's rate of about 50%.

With demographic context factored in, Side Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Arapahoe County put median household income runs about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Arapahoe County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), of which Side Creek Elementary School is one.

Vassar Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Side Creek Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 24.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 511 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 22% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

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