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Global Village Academy Aurora

Q: Is Global Village Academy Aurora a good school?

Global Village Academy Aurora ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Global Village Academy Aurora?

In the 2024-25 school year, 802 students attended Global Village Academy Aurora.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Global Village Academy Aurora?

Students at Global Village Academy Aurora are 70% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

738^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Global Village Academy Aurora is a public charter elementary and middle school serving 861 students in grades K-8 in Aurora, Colorado, which is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28.

Despite being part of the district, Global Village Academy Aurora has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates across CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Its performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom third or half of Colorado elementary schools for these groups. Additionally, the school has experienced high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism, which are major concerns.

When comparing Global Village Academy Aurora to nearby schools within the same Aurora Joint District No. 28, it performs significantly worse than its peers, such as Iowa Elementary School and Edna and John W. Mosley P-8, which outperform Global Village Academy Aurora across multiple subject areas and grade levels. The only nearby school that outperforms Global Village Academy Aurora is Aurora Quest K-8, a public school that ranks in the top 1% of Colorado elementary schools, highlighting the stark contrast in academic achievement between the two schools.

802

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,194

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16401 E Alameda Dr
Aurora, CO 80017-3900

(303) 309-6657

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

African American:

14.3%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

738^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

326^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28

103^rd of 115Aurora Joint District No. 28 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	738 of 950	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	789 of 943	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	852 of 933	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	784 of 921	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	699 of 710	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	787 of 965	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	870 of 917	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	880 of 929	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	816 of 914	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	736 of 938	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	810 of 962	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	810 of 954	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	756 of 935	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	721 of 935	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	727 of 925	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	56.6	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.5	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	534 of 694	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	583 of 684	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	555 of 642	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	533 of 595	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	648 of 758	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	668 of 690	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	144 of 247	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	178 of 242	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	178 of 197	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	135 of 153	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	187 of 270	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.5	162 of 172	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	255 of 337	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.3	158 of 365	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.9	257 of 265	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	141 of 203	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	298 of 332	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	306 of 308	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	630 of 700	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	661 of 683	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	641 of 649	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	530 of 594	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	627 of 764	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	680 of 693	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	326 of 469	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	385 of 485	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	434 of 480	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	395 of 448	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	354 of 369	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	435 of 458	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	360 of 418	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	372 of 424	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	354 of 400	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	367 of 436	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	387 of 461	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	389 of 454	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	361 of 425	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	355 of 422	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	328 of 409	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	12.7	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	266 of 347	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	284 of 350	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	293 of 326	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	345 of 352	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	273 of 315	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	128 of 218	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	110 of 199	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	161 of 198	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	136 of 169	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	204 of 220	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	140 of 165	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	138 of 241	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	191 of 241	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	175 of 197	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	236 of 240	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	190 of 222	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	244 of 352	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	273 of 357	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	303 of 328	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	322 of 343	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	275 of 317	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2022)67th percentile+52 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2022)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-14 vs state

Science16%-22 vs state

Math14%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Thursday, October 17, 2013

I would give it zero star if I can. This is the last place you can send your child to. Let's just get it straight. If your child is from a native Spanish or French family, they will have a chance to be fluent in this two languages, but if you wish or the principal tells you they will be fluent in Chinese, you better forget about it. Teachers are very concerned on our students, some of them might not even graduate from high school, what's the point to know a second language. This school only cares about money, they won't tell you if it doesn't fit the child. They will see them struggle and keep them in the school still. The principals accept student failure as long as the teacher is teaching in the target language. Basically if you can not provide a super high level after school support, your child will be behind very soon. There is no support what so ever from the principals, super high teachers turn over rate cause no one believes it is working. Chinese teachers will not even care about your child if they are behind, they just want the job. I have been working here over 2 years, there are just too much you don't know about the school and you don't even want to know. Sad place. Zero teachers like it there. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

I wish someone had explained these things to me when I was school shopping:
The TCAP scores are not a good gauge for assessing the intelligence of these students and the efficacy of the curriculum because a significant number of the students speak one language at home,another in class, and English only in GVA literacy and during those state standardized tests! So what I learned is that each class has several of these multi-lingual learners, so the reporting process is off. Also, I didn't understand the after school classes: They are truly valuable. Highly skilled professionals come in and teach intense specialized classes after school. (good luck with your search) Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

My child has been going to this school since kindergarten. My child has had great teachers the first three years (K- 3rd). We are very, very happy with my child's Chinese but would like to see some more emphasis on math and science. Even if it required after school hours. I rate K-2nd grade as 4 stars and Mr Kao himself 5 stars.
I would love to see more help for the overworked teachers. But unfortunately budget cuts have layed off some key teachers (Mr. Gillet-music) and other staff. I wish GVA could have perfected this school before spending time and resources on another branch in Northglenn. The price for afterschool activities has risen this year. Pick up, drop off and parking Is not convenient. Parental volunteer hours should be mandatory.

My child is now in the forth year and the Chinese teacher is ok but not great, like the previous teachers. I'm starting to have second thoughts about this school. I feel like my child is being held back in order for some of the rest of the class to catch up. I will meet with the principle soon to see If we can work out some of these issues. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Global Village Academy Aurora	Public, Charter	K-8	16401 E Alameda Dr	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 309-6657	802	64	12.5	77.1%	59 (7.4%)	115 (14.3%)	559 (69.7%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.1%)	20.2	738^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.3%		16.1	789^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.3%	51	31.3	12.7	29.5	38.9	23.4	46.1	30.6	37.6	12.0	12.8	11.1			14.2	14.5	18.1	$16,194
AXL Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	450 S Chambers Road	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 377-0758	402	27	14.8	79.6%	70 (17.4%)	103 (25.6%)	192 (47.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	24 (6.0%)	9.4	897^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.1	882^nd of 943 public elementary schools	6.5%	15			18.6	17.0	41.2	34.1	23.3					7.7	14.0	5.8	13.6	16.7	$14,978
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning	Public	K-5	701 South Kalispell Way	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 696-0944	601	33	18.4	82.9%	66 (11.0%)	101 (16.8%)	371 (61.7%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	37 (6.2%)	4.9	945^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.5	927^th of 943 public elementary schools	1.7%	18	14.1	9.2	8.4				10.5	5.4	6.8	5.7				6.0	4.5		$17,849
Edna and John W. Mosley P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	55 North Salida Way	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 366-2807	994	57	17.2	82.0%	146 (14.7%)	132 (13.3%)	584 (58.8%)	33 (3.3%)	6 (0.6%)	19 (1.9%)	74 (7.4%)	14.7	811^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.6%		13.9	823^rd of 943 public elementary schools	12.7%	12	21.5	21.8	26.2	23.3	41.6	23.9	26.4	19.8	10.9	16.0	14.6	22.2	9.6	15.6	22.3	18.9	$18,164
Montessori del Mundo Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	15503 East Mississippi Ave Un	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 432-2548	365	26	13.9	67.1%	35 (9.6%)	7 (1.9%)	311 (85.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	13.3	834^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.2%		8.2	910^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.5%	76	26.3	20.0	23.3	29.2			24.7	7.7						5.9			$15,428
Arkansas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17301 East Arkansas Ave	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 755-0323	432	33	13.0	75.0%	79 (18.3%)	79 (18.3%)	183 (42.4%)	27 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	50 (11.6%)	23	695^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.8%		19.7	745^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.0%	50	24.5	19.7	37.9				26.9	34.0	16.9	24.1				24.2	29.1		$21,108
Academy of Advanced Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	431 N Sable Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 500-5252	847	38	22.1	46.3%	32 (3.8%)	135 (15.9%)	637 (75.2%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	26 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$10,995
Iowa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16701 East Iowa Ave	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 751-3660	502	29	17.3	81.1%	66 (13.1%)	100 (19.9%)	255 (50.8%)	38 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	30 (6.0%)	9.8	889^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.4%		8	913^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	14.3	12.8	19.1				15.6	16.7	15.7	12.9				15.1	15.5		$17,879
Elkhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Eagle St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-3050	525	36	14.7	98.3%	19 (3.6%)	53 (10.1%)	383 (73.0%)	43 (8.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	15.6	798^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.0%		9.6	891^st of 943 public elementary schools	5.5%	93	24.7	16.1	28.4				22.7	30.3	13.3	15.8				20.0	14.5		$20,491
Laredo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Laredo St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-0314	449	25	18.3	90.4%	33 (7.3%)	46 (10.2%)	320 (71.3%)	17 (3.8%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	7.3	926^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.5%		6.5	928^th of 943 public elementary schools	1.6%	2	7.7	5.9	16.4				9.8	11.8	11.1	14.8				12.4	12.9		$19,141

Frequently Asked Questions about Global Village Academy Aurora

How many students attend Global Village Academy Aurora?

In the 2024-25 school year, 802 students attended Global Village Academy Aurora.

What district is Global Village Academy Aurora in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

What is the racial makeup of Global Village Academy Aurora?

Students at Global Village Academy Aurora are 70% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Global Village Academy Aurora a good school?

Global Village Academy Aurora ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

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