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Altura Elementary School

Q: Is Altura Elementary School a good school?

Altura Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Altura Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Altura Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Altura Elementary School?

Students at Altura Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Altura Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Altura Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus High : Hinkley High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Altura Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Aurora, CO, serving 527 students in the Aurora Joint District No. 28, where a large majority of families (93.4%) qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school faces severe academic challenges: it ranked 943rd out of 943 Colorado elementary schools in 2025-26 — dead last in the state — with just 3.8% of students scoring proficient in English Language Arts and 5.3% in math, far below district averages of 26.1% and 20.5%.

What makes this especially concerning is that nearby schools with similar or even higher poverty rates are achieving much stronger results. Elkhart Elementary School, located just 0.81 miles away, has an even higher poverty rate (98.3% free/reduced lunch) yet posts ELA proficiency of 25.9% and math proficiency of 26.2% — more than six times Altura's rates. Similarly, Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School (95% poverty) reaches 17.9% ELA proficiency, and Vega Collegiate Academy (97.8% poverty) reaches 17.5%. Even Vaughn Elementary School and Laredo Elementary School, with similar poverty levels, outperform Altura by a wide margin.

Attendance is one clear area of concern: 43.7% of Altura students were chronically absent in 2024-25, well above the state average of 28.4%. However, attendance alone doesn't explain the results, since Del Mar Academy (54% chronic absenteeism) and Vega (52.7%) have worse attendance yet still outperform Altura in both subjects. Altura's ELA scores have also been declining steadily, from 9.1% proficiency in 2022-23 to 3.8% in 2025-26, suggesting the school has not reversed a long-standing pattern of underperformance. For parents considering this school, the data shows that nearby high-poverty schools like Elkhart are achieving dramatically better results, and a focus on attendance and learning from stronger in-district peers could be meaningful paths forward.

527

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,683

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 Altura Blvd
Aurora, CO 80011-4402

(303) 340-3500

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Altura Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus
High:	Hinkley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.9%

African American:

7.8%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

943^rd of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

106^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	943 of 943	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	949 of 950	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	941 of 943	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	929 of 933	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	964 of 965	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	927 of 929	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	911 of 914	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	932 of 938	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	938 of 962	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	920 of 954	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	922 of 935	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	923 of 935	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.9	868 of 925	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	862 of 872	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.9	818 of 849	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.0	816 of 852	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	789 of 829	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.0	805 of 823	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.8	735 of 808	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	2.1	758 of 758	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	7.1	753 of 764	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2019)1st percentile~ school

Female (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math5%-32 vs state

English Language Arts4%-41 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
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
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
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%)	7.4	916^th of 943 public elementary schools	2.9%		7.3	926^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.5%	10	15.8	10.3	10.0				12.0	12.3	17.2	11.7				13.7	8.3		$19,141
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)
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
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
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
Park Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13001 East 30th Ave	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 343-8313	486	29	16.7	91.8%	29 (6.0%)	69 (14.2%)	332 (68.3%)	18 (3.7%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	6.6	927^th of 943 public elementary schools	1.7%		4.1	950^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.0%	23	7.1	9.9	16.2				10.9	7.1	8.6	6.8				7.5	19.2		$18,250
Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2055 Moline St	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-8549	380	26	14.6	95.0%	12 (3.2%)	32 (8.4%)	295 (77.6%)	14 (3.7%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.7%)	12.4	848^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.1%		9.8	888^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.5%	40	10.9	16.4	26.3				17.9		13.2					10.5	24.6		$21,927
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%)	12.2	852^nd of 943 public elementary schools	9.7%		14.7	811^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.6%	41	17.4	24.5	22.8	17.7	25.3	34.6	24.0	26.1	11.7	14.4	12.5	13.2	21.0	16.5	11.2	15.0	$18,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Altura Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Altura Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Altura Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus
High : Hinkley High School

What is the racial makeup of Altura Elementary School?

Students at Altura Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Altura Elementary School a good school?

Altura Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Altura Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

How many students attend Altura Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Altura Elementary School.

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