Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270022003473
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL
2103 E 26TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404 · (612) 870-3891 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
176 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 21% smaller than its 4th grade class (48).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL→AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
7.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
19.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 25% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (11.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 239 | 73.6% | 11.6% |
| Escuela Exitos NEW HOPE | 231 | 59.7% | 4.8% |
| Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary SAINT PAUL | 336 | 88.7% | 4.0% |
| Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop MINNEAPOLIS | 404 | 89.9% | 10.7% |
| PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. RICHFIELD | 515 | 87.0% | 24.5% |
| Las Estrellas Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 401 | 78.6% | 12.7% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #815 of 844 | #151 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #756 of 844 | #130 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #839 of 844 | #167 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #737 of 1,130 | #154 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #563 of 769 | #113 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.8% | #794 of 796 | #164 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #133 of 942 | #52 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #209 of 244 | #45 of 50 |
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
239
+19 (+9%) vs 2020
+351% since 2000-01, when it was 53
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 239 | 15.7 | 15.2:1 | 74% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 16.7 | 14.3:1 | 80% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 16.2 | 14.1:1 | 87% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 82% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 16.8 | 14.0:1 | 89% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 97% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 12 | 17.1:1 | 96% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 53 | 2 | 26.5:1 | 89% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (235 to 239); teachers down 7% (16.8 to 15.7).
About AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL
Families in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, are served by AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counts 239 students across pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Hispanic students make up 100% of enrollment at AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL. That is higher than the 8% Hispanic share among all Hennepin County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 74% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 13.9 points below it (11.6% actual, 25.5% predicted).
Among Hennepin County residents, the median household income is $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 496 public schools in the county.
Nearby, AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 11.6% versus a 10.3% average.
The federal government classifies AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL's location as City: Large. NCES lists AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL as a charter school.
The school enrolled 239 students in 2024-25, 19 more than the 220 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
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- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
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- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Nearby schools
- AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 180
- Lincoln International High School0.1 mi · 158
- Skyline Math and Science Academy0.3 mi · 145
- Skyline Math & Science Academy OLL0.3 mi · 115
- MTS HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 158
- Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem0.4 mi · 85
Frequently asked questions
About AURORA CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL?
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-04.
Is AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL have?
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL?
At AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
What district is AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL in?
AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL is part of AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL.
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