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Academy of Advanced Learning

Public, Charter Grades K-8

729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Academy of Advanced Learning is a K-8 charter school in Aurora, CO, serving 847 students under the State Charter School Institute, a district ranked 49 out of 115 in Colorado. The school itself ranks 729 out of 943 statewide (23rd percentile, 1 star). Academic proficiency is well below state averages, with 23.8% proficient in ELA versus 44.7% statewide, and 23.5% proficient in math versus 37.3% statewide. However, Academy clearly outperforms several nearby Aurora Joint District No. 28 schools, including Virginia Court Elementary School (9.9% ELA), Laredo Elementary School (12% ELA), Vaughn Elementary School (13.7% ELA), Altura Elementary School (3.8% ELA), and Del Mar Academy (8.8% ELA).

The school's student population differs notably from its neighbors. Its free/reduced lunch rate of 46.3% is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Elkhart Elementary School (98.3%), Altura (93.4%), Vaughn (91.7%), and Laredo (90.4%). Only Aurora Quest K-8 has a similar economic profile at 42.8%. The school also has the highest student-to-teacher ratio in the comparison set at 22.1, versus ratios ranging from 12.5 at Global Village Academy Aurora to 19.9 at Del Mar Academy. Academy belongs to a higher-performing authorizing environment, but its own performance lags behind its district's average.

There are encouraging signs. Eighth grade math proficiency reaches 39.3%, above the state average of 37.8% and well above nearby AXL Academy at 10.7%. Fifth grade ELA proficiency is 45.8%, nearly matching the state average of 49.9%. The school also shows relatively stronger results for Hispanic and low-socioeconomic-status students, ranking in the 30th and 31st percentiles respectively. However, sharp drops in 4th and 6th grade subjects suggest transition years are weak points. The contrast with Aurora Quest K-8 is stark—just 1.5 miles away, that school ranks 2nd in Colorado with 92.4% ELA and 95.8% math proficiency despite serving a similar share of low-income students. This highlights that school model and instructional practices, not demographics alone, likely play a major role in outcomes.

847

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,995

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

431 N Sable Blvd
Aurora, CO 80011-8800

(720) 500-5252

District: State Charter School Institute

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.2%

African American:

15.9%

White:

3.8%

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Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg31%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

729^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%

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Middle school

359^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 16Elementary Schools in the State Charter School Institute

49^th of 115State Charter School Institute among Colorado districts

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Math24%-14 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	20.8	729^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.7%					(n/a)	28.0	16.0	45.8	17.4	20.2	16.9	23.8	26.4	16.1	26.5	15.1	19.1	39.3	23.5	25.0	21.4	$10,995
Wildflower Montessori Public School of Colorado Aurora North	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	562 Sable Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(720) 432-1664	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Del Mar Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	560 Vaughn St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-6019	950	48	19.9	82.5%	64 (6.7%)	112 (11.8%)	688 (72.4%)	24 (2.5%)	7 (0.7%)	23 (2.4%)	32 (3.4%)	4.9	941^st of 943 public elementary schools	0.2%		4.9	944^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.6%	3	5.2	11.2	18.8	7.5			8.8	7.1		7.7				4.0	4.8		$17,915
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%)	19.4	743^rd of 943 public elementary schools	21.2%		15.6	798^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.0%	55	23.6	31.2	23.5				25.9	24.7	33.3	21.2				26.2	13.3		$20,491
Vaughn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Vaughn St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-8430	446	25	17.8	91.7%	21 (4.7%)	41 (9.2%)	320 (71.7%)	30 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	20 (4.5%)	6.2	931^st of 943 public elementary schools	1.3%		4.7	948^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.2%	17	11.3	10.5	19.0				13.7			11.4				6.2	5.1		$19,128
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	897^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.9%		9.4	897^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.6%		23.8	9.7	14.0	13.6	20.3	24.1	18.0	15.8			6.0		10.7	7.0	12.5	19.6	$14,978
Altura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Altura Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-3500	527	30	17.8	93.4%	18 (3.4%)	41 (7.8%)	437 (82.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	13 (2.5%)	3.3	943^rd of 943 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.2	949^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.1%	6			4.3				3.8	7.4	4.5	4.3				5.3			$18,683
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 344-8670	282	19	14.8	74.1%	38 (13.5%)	54 (19.1%)	148 (52.5%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.7%)	22.6	703^rd of 943 public elementary schools	25.5%		23.3	692^nd of 950 public elementary schools	27.2%	11	25.0	37.2	30.0	28.6			30.2	22.5	27.9	25.0	14.3			21.8	22.5		$21,901
Aurora Quest K-8	Public	K-8	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 343-3664	575	30	19.1	42.8%	209 (36.3%)	121 (21.0%)	121 (21.0%)	57 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.5%)	99.3	2^nd of 943 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.2	3^rd of 950 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	91.8	96.6	95.2	90.7	95.5	86.5	92.4	100.0	94.8	96.8	95.3	94.3	95.5	95.8	74.2	76.4	$18,232
Virginia Court Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	395 South Troy St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-9594	657	41	16.1	90.4%	44 (6.7%)	89 (13.5%)	450 (68.5%)	27 (4.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	6.3	930^th of 943 public elementary schools	1.4%		8.6	913^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.9%	17	6.6	9.9	13.8				9.9	19.1	10.6	8.8				12.9	6.4		$18,847

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy of Advanced Learning

What district is Academy of Advanced Learning in?

State Charter School Institute

What is the racial makeup of Academy of Advanced Learning?

Students at Academy of Advanced Learning are 75% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Academy of Advanced Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Academy of Advanced Learning.

Is Academy of Advanced Learning a good school?

Academy of Advanced Learning ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

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