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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Virginia Court Elementary School?
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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234000081
Virginia Court Elementary School
395 SOUTH TROY ST, AURORA, CO 80012 · (303) 366-9594 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- B-Beats 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
16.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
594 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
50%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
13.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
13.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.7% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.5% | 11.8% |
% 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
13.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Virginia Court Elementary School
Virginia Court Elementary School's state test result (13.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Court Elementary School this school | 657 | 90.4% | 13.6% |
| Park Lane Elementary School AURORA | 486 | 91.8% | 7.9% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher AURORA | 701 | 89.4% | 25.2% |
| Clyde Miller K-8 AURORA | 466 | 88.2% | 22.1% |
| Laredo Elementary School AURORA | 449 | 90.4% | 11.0% |
| Marie L. Greenwood Academy DENVER | 597 | 88.4% | 15.9% |
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 Virginia Court Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #884 of 931 | #86 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #846 of 940 ▲ 2 | #83 of 96 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #902 of 946 ▼ 39 | #87 of 96 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #81 of 1,056 | #13 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #562 of 896 | #64 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #444 of 896 | #72 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #31 of 983 | #7 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.7% | #46 of 200 | #4 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
657
+282 (+75%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 657 | 40.7 | 16.2:1 | 90% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 90% (606) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 43.5 | 15.8:1 | 86% (591) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 85% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 27.3 | 19.3:1 | 87% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 82% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 82% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 29 | 20.4:1 | 37% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 25 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virginia Court Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (527 to 657); teachers up 49% (27.3 to 40.7).
About Virginia Court Elementary School
Students in AURORA, Colorado, attend Virginia Court Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 657 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
Aurora Public Schools runs Virginia Court Elementary School along with 58 other schools, enrolling 39,464 students in total.
A majority of students at Virginia Court Elementary School, 68%, are Hispanic. Next come 14% Black, 7% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 22% Hispanic. Virginia Court Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Virginia Court Elementary School was 16.2:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 16.6:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 90%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Arapahoe County.
allk12 grades Virginia Court Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Virginia Court Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 13.6%, compared with a predicted 11.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Arapahoe County residents, median household income is about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 176 public schools in Arapahoe County, with a combined enrollment of about 115,502.
The next-closest public school is Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Virginia Court Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 13.6% versus a 14.9% average.
Virginia Court Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Virginia Court Elementary School reported 375 students in 2020-21 and 657 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.2:1, from 15.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Aurora Public Schools
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
- Vista Peak 9-12 PreparatoryHigh · 2,045 students
- Gateway High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Hinkley High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Lotus School for ExcellenceCombined · 1,008 students
Other schools in AURORA
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
Nearby schools
- Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy0.5 mi · 282
- Aurora Hills Middle School0.6 mi · 821
- Highline Community Elementary School1.0 mi · 435
- Lotus School for Excellence1.1 mi · 1,008
- Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado Aurora1.1 mi · 49
- Village East Community Elementary School1.3 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Virginia Court Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Virginia Court Elementary School?
Virginia Court Elementary School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades PK-05.
Is Virginia Court Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Virginia Court Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Virginia Court Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Virginia Court Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Virginia Court Elementary School?
At Virginia Court Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 68% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Virginia Court Elementary School public or private?
Virginia Court Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Aurora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.