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Colorado Early Colleges Aurora

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 8% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Colorado Early Colleges Aurora is a public charter high school serving 527 students in grades 9-12 in Aurora, Colorado. The school is part of the State Charter School Institute district, which is ranked 50 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colorado Early Colleges Aurora has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado high schools, with a low 0-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students is also consistently in the bottom half of Colorado high schools, with 1-star ratings. However, the school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking in the top 12 out of 36-38 Colorado high schools in recent years and earning a 4-star rating. The school also performs well for English Language Learner students, ranking 11th out of 32 Colorado high schools in 2021-2022 with a 4-star rating.

Colorado Early Colleges Aurora has low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the state and its district, and its four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 73.5% and 91.2% in recent years, which is below the state average. The school's dropout rate is also higher than the state average, ranging from 1.4% to 2.1% in recent years. The school serves a high-need student population, with 69.07% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, and has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 24-25 students per teacher.

567

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,521

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 S Abilene St.
Aurora, CO 80012-8754

(720) 572-5040

District: State Charter School Institute

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

African American:

12.9%

White:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg51%

Colorado avg47%

301^st of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 27 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8High Schools in the State Charter School Institute

50^th of 115State Charter School Institute 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	301 of 328	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	302 of 349	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	273 of 349	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	192 of 210	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	267 of 411	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	52.9	12 of 38	68.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	11 of 36	69.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	54.0	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	223 of 247	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	210 of 254	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	207 of 257	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	190 of 239	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	167 of 187	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	176 of 199	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	145 of 198	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	151 of 205	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	129 of 181	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	163 of 194	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	189 of 211	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	134 of 200	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	120 of 203	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	140 of 188	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	222 of 246	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	224 of 256	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	197 of 252	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	194 of 253	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	182 of 240	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	160 of 209	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)68th percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)66th percentile

White (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing44%-21 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science8%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)	CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 All Grades	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 S Abilene St.	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 572-5040	567	23	24.1	77.1%	69 (12.2%)	73 (12.9%)	375 (66.1%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	10.9	301^st of 328 public high schools	8.2%		13.4	302^nd of 349 public high schools	13.5%	1	37.0	9.0	44.0	16.0	38.0	5.0						7.8	$12,521
Gateway High School	Public	9-12	1300 South Sable Blvd	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 755-7160	1,748	83	20.9	83.1%	141 (8.1%)	322 (18.4%)	1,111 (63.6%)	73 (4.2%)	18 (1.0%)	17 (1.0%)	66 (3.8%)	6.2	319^th of 328 public high schools	2.7%		7.1	326^th of 349 public high schools	6.6%	7	28.0	8.0	31.0	12.0	21.0	8.0						5.2	$17,095
Overland High School	Public	9-12	12400 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-3700	2,228	124	17.9	64.8%	371 (16.7%)	538 (24.1%)	1,005 (45.1%)	120 (5.4%)	9 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	174 (7.8%)	20.6	266^th of 328 public high schools	18.9%		26.4	251^st of 349 public high schools	28.1%	15	47.0	21.0	47.0	21.0	43.0	20.0						8.3	$16,034
Rangeview High School	Public	9-12	17599 East Iliff Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 695-6848	2,078	102	20.2	69.6%	345 (16.6%)	426 (20.5%)	1,021 (49.1%)	95 (4.6%)	9 (0.4%)	18 (0.9%)	164 (7.9%)	32.1	224^th of 328 public high schools	31.7%		32.4	231^st of 349 public high schools	33.8%	7	47.0	29.0	58.0	27.0	45.0	24.0						36.7	$16,372
William Smith High School	Public	9-12	400 Airport Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-8715	410	24	17.0	81.5%	42 (10.2%)	25 (6.1%)	318 (77.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	18.9	272^nd of 328 public high schools	17.1%		14.4	299^th of 349 public high schools	14.3%	27	47.0		50.0	21.0	42.0							10.3	$18,341
Hinkley High School	Public	9-12	1250 Chambers Road	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1500	1,527	70	21.8	87.8%	68 (4.5%)	176 (11.5%)	1,155 (75.6%)	53 (3.5%)	17 (1.1%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.2%)	9.8	304^th of 328 public high schools	7.3%		7.1	329^th of 349 public high schools	5.7%	25	29.0	26.0	24.0	9.0	25.0	11.0						7.5	$17,603
New America School - Aurora	Public, Charter	9-12	9125 E Seventh Place Building	Denver	80230	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-9854	82	5	16.7	92.7%	1 (1.2%)	8 (9.8%)	62 (75.6%)	9 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)													$16,712
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	10100 East 13th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-2671	927	46	20.1	94.1%	26 (2.8%)	124 (13.4%)	685 (73.9%)	59 (6.4%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	15 (1.6%)	6.9	312^th of 328 public high schools	4.9%		6.3	331^st of 349 public high schools	5.2%	19	33.0		39.0	9.0	19.0		6.5	5.0	5.1	5.5	0.8	8.4	$18,520
Smoky Hill High School	Public	9-12	16100 East Smoky Hill Road	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-5300	2,297	115	19.9	48.6%	785 (34.2%)	374 (16.3%)	765 (33.3%)	127 (5.5%)	7 (0.3%)	12 (0.5%)	219 (9.5%)	44.6	174^th of 328 public high schools	47.0%		48.5	172^nd of 349 public high schools	50.7%	2	66.0	35.0	61.0	29.0	62.0	28.0						14.1	$15,854
New Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2091 North Dayton Street	Aurora	80010	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-7880	96	7	13.2	100.0%	6 (6.3%)	9 (9.4%)	78 (81.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)													$28,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Colorado Early Colleges Aurora

What is the racial makeup of Colorado Early Colleges Aurora?

Students at Colorado Early Colleges Aurora are 66% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Colorado Early Colleges Aurora a good school?

Colorado Early Colleges Aurora ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Colorado high schools.

How many students attend Colorado Early Colleges Aurora?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Colorado Early Colleges Aurora.

What district is Colorado Early Colleges Aurora in?

State Charter School Institute

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