The Journey Preschool

The Journey Preschool, a micro-enrollment elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, one of the schools within Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, serves 75 students, covering grade pre-K. That puts it 80% smaller than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Within Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, which oversees 70 schools and 52,099 students, The Journey Preschool is one campus in the system.

Demographically, The Journey Preschool shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Black, 21% multiracial, 19% White, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 53% of students at The Journey Preschool qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Arapahoe County reports that median household income runs about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. The Journey Preschool is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

Nearest neighbor: Summit Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.