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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234001324
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning
701 SOUTH KALISPELL WAY, AURORA, CO 80017 · (303) 696-0944 · Arapahoe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Colorado public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
498 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
57%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
10.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
6.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.5% | 6.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.2% | 9.0% |
% 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
8.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning's state test result (8.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning this school | 601 | 82.9% | 8.8% |
| Sand Creek International School COLORADO SPRINGS | 595 | 77.1% | 30.9% |
| Carmel Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 490 | 87.6% | 17.5% |
| Global Village Academy Aurora AURORA | 802 | 77.1% | 21.8% |
| Virginia Court Elementary School AURORA | 657 | 90.4% | 13.6% |
| Mountain Vista Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 590 | 72.5% | 33.5% |
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 Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #923 of 931 | #96 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #925 of 940 ▼ 31 | #92 of 96 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #928 of 946 ▼ 5 | #93 of 96 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #107 of 1,056 | #19 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #806 of 896 | #84 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #253 of 896 | #63 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #125 of 983 | #15 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #104 of 200 | #9 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
601
+122 (+25%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 601 | 32.5 | 18.5:1 | 83% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 85% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 33.5 | 16.9:1 | 86% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 88% (420) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 31.3 | 17.5:1 | 82% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 80% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 35 | 20.1:1 | 82% (573) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 32 | 19.2:1 | 25% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 26 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (547 to 601); teachers up 4% (31.3 to 32.5).
About Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning is a high-enrollment elementary school in Colorado, located in AURORA. It had 601 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 59% higher.
Aurora Public Schools, which runs Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning, has 59 schools and 39,464 students.
The largest group at Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning is Hispanic students, at 62%. Enrollment also includes 17% Black, 11% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Arapahoe County, the Hispanic share is about 22%. The diversity index for Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 1.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 83%. For comparison, public schools in Arapahoe County average 50%.
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of Colorado public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning is 16.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 8.8%.
The county, Arapahoe County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $101,087 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Arapahoe County has 176 public schools with about 115,502 students, including Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning.
AXL Academy sits about 0.4 miles from Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 17.1% proficiency; Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning posts 8.8%.
Federal data place Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 122 students, from 479 to 601. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.5:1 to 18.5:1.
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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 Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary LearningHow many students attend Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning?
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning enrolls approximately 601 students in grades KG-05.
Is Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning is approximately 18.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning?
At Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning, the student body is approximately 11% White, 62% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning?
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning is overseen by Aurora Public Schools in Arapahoe County.
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