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Aurora Hills Middle School

Q: Is Aurora Hills Middle School a good school?

Aurora Hills Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Colorado middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Aurora Hills Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 821 students attended Aurora Hills Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Aurora Hills Middle School?

Students at Aurora Hills Middle School are 65% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Aurora Hills Middle School attend?

Students who attend Aurora Hills Middle School usually go on to attend Gateway High School

Public Grades 6-8

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Aurora Hills Middle School serves 821 students in grades 6–8 in Aurora, Colorado, and is part of Aurora Joint District No. 28, a district ranked in the bottom 10% of Colorado districts. About 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and academic performance places the school in the bottom tier of Colorado middle schools: it ranked 443rd out of 469 schools in the 2025–2026 school year. On state CMAS assessments, only 15% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 12.5% in Math, and 7.1% in Science, compared to state averages of 44.7%, 37.3%, and 35.4%.

Compared to nearby schools, Aurora Hills is among the lowest-performing, though not the very lowest. Its 6th-percentile rank is slightly better than East Middle School (3rd percentile) and North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus (1st percentile), but far behind several schools in the same area. Aurora Science & Technical Middle School, serving nearly identical demographics just 4 miles away, ranks at the 26th percentile with ELA proficiency more than double Aurora Hills' (31.1% vs. 15%). Campus Middle School, about 5 miles away in Cherry Creek School District No. 5, ranks in the 93rd percentile with 68.4% ELA proficiency. Even Prairie Middle School, just 1.19 miles away, outperforms Aurora Hills.

There are encouraging signs. Math proficiency has more than doubled over four years, from 5.3% to 12.5%. The dropout rate of 1.2% is below state and district averages, and chronic absenteeism (35.4%) is better than several nearby schools, though still above the state average of 28.4%. However, subgroup data remains concerning: African American students have ranked last among Colorado middle schools for three consecutive years, and gifted and talented students also ranked at the bottom. The comparison with Aurora Science & Technical—much better results with the same poverty level—shows improvement is possible and suggests lower student-teacher ratios (13.3 vs. 16.6) and instructional strategies could offer lessons for Aurora Hills.

821

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,227

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1009 South Uvalda St
Aurora, CO 80012-3407

(303) 341-7450

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Aurora Hills Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gateway High School

Feeder schools for Aurora Hills Middle School:

Elementary:	Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy
	Jewell Elementary School
	Virginia Court Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.3%

African American:

16.7%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

450^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28

105^th of 114Aurora 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	10.3	450 of 476	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	458 of 469	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	469 of 485	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	467 of 480	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	429 of 448	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	452 of 458	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	412 of 418	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	416 of 424	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	382 of 400	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	419 of 436	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	417 of 461	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	416 of 454	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	383 of 425	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	386 of 422	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	363 of 409	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	332 of 377	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	301 of 362	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	307 of 360	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	294 of 346	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	293 of 340	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.8	299 of 336	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	29 of 29	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	22 of 22	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	357 of 368	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	343 of 347	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	345 of 350	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	358 of 363	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	318 of 326	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	348 of 352	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	313 of 315	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	0.0	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	121 of 126	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	117 of 125	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	91 of 93	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	195 of 208	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	216 of 218	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	197 of 199	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	183 of 198	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	163 of 169	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	219 of 220	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	163 of 165	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	219 of 231	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	238 of 241	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	236 of 244	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	226 of 241	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	189 of 197	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	237 of 240	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	222 of 222	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	354 of 372	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	348 of 352	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	354 of 357	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	339 of 356	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	322 of 328	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	340 of 343	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	316 of 317	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	8.3	264 of 273	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	253 of 265	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	268 of 283	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-30 vs state

Math12%-25 vs state

Science7%-28 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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Aurora Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1009 South Uvalda St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 341-7450	821	49	16.6	85.9%	49 (6.0%)	137 (16.7%)	536 (65.3%)	41 (5.0%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	46 (5.6%)	10.3	450^th of 476 public middle schools	5.5%		7	458^th of 469 public middle schools	2.3%	8	16.7	16.2	12.5	15.0	11.4	7.5	18.1	12.5	7.1	$20,227
Prairie Middle School	Public	6-8	12600 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-3000	1,491	98	15.2	68.3%	250 (16.8%)	305 (20.5%)	705 (47.3%)	86 (5.8%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	129 (8.7%)	14.6	421^st of 476 public middle schools	11.6%		11.5	433^rd of 469 public middle schools	7.7%	12	19.7	22.1	23.8	21.9	10.8	11.0	16.2	12.8	16.6	$17,587
East Middle School	Public	6-8	1275 Fraser St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-0660	634	24	26.4	92.1%	29 (4.6%)	56 (8.8%)	496 (78.2%)	23 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	18 (2.8%)	8	462^nd of 476 public middle schools	2.9%		6.6	460^th of 469 public middle schools	1.9%	2	14.6	10.0	10.8	11.8	7.3	8.8	11.2	9.2	6.5	$17,770
Mrachek Middle School	Public	6-8	1955 South Telluride St	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 750-2836	811	40	20.2	82.7%	114 (14.1%)	141 (17.4%)	426 (52.5%)	47 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.6%)	67 (8.3%)	12.5	438^th of 476 public middle schools	8.0%		10	443^rd of 469 public middle schools	5.5%	5	13.8	17.1	19.7	16.8	9.3	9.1	24.2	14.0	11.8	$18,296
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	Public	6-8	12095 Montview Blvd	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-7411	565	29	19.4	91.2%	30 (5.3%)	71 (12.6%)	401 (71.0%)	27 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.0%)	15 (2.7%)	5.6	472^nd of 476 public middle schools	0.8%		5.6	465^th of 469 public middle schools	0.9%	7	4.1	7.3	10.5	7.2	3.5	4.3	6.8	4.9	6.8	$20,008
Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	8600 East Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9500	775	49	15.9	67.4%	171 (22.1%)	113 (14.6%)	409 (52.8%)	24 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	47 (6.1%)	17.9	392^nd of 476 public middle schools	17.6%		18.1	383^rd of 469 public middle schools	18.3%	9	20.8	26.3	21.6	22.7	14.8	17.2	20.6	17.5	19.0	$18,033
Aurora Science & Technical Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6397	448	34	13.3	85.7%	33 (7.4%)	35 (7.8%)	352 (78.6%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	22.6	350^th of 476 public middle schools	26.5%		17.1	392^nd of 469 public middle schools	16.4%	42	20.7	40.0	33.1	31.1	15.2	14.2	17.3	15.5	19.4	$34,401
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	17600 East Columbia Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 690-6570	636	36	17.6	75.6%	144 (22.6%)	106 (16.7%)	305 (48.0%)	28 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	45 (7.1%)	21.1	365^th of 476 public middle schools	23.3%		18.5	382^nd of 469 public middle schools	18.6%	17	23.3	26.4	24.9	24.9	16.8	18.1	29.4	21.3	16.8	$20,098
DSST: Montview Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2000 Valentia Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-5570	463	29	15.9	76.9%	38 (8.2%)	188 (40.6%)	192 (41.5%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	31	303^rd of 476 public middle schools	36.3%		30	314^th of 469 public middle schools	33.0%	11	27.7	38.3	27.3	31.2	21.7	23.7	39.3	27.9	20.5	$11,419
Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	4785 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-2700	1,311	75	17.3	21.6%	722 (55.1%)	53 (4.0%)	184 (14.0%)	245 (18.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	98 (7.5%)	91.1	34^th of 476 public middle schools	92.9%		90.3	36^th of 469 public middle schools	92.3%	2	62.2	73.8	70.4	68.4	57.7	61.2	76.9	64.1	64.5	$17,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Aurora Hills Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Aurora Hills Middle School?

Students at Aurora Hills Middle School are 65% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Aurora Hills Middle School a good school?

Aurora Hills Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Colorado middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Aurora Hills Middle School attend?

Students who attend Aurora Hills Middle School usually go on to attend Gateway High School

How many students attend Aurora Hills Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 821 students attended Aurora Hills Middle School.

What district is Aurora Hills Middle School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

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