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Boston K-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

941^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Boston K-8 School in Aurora, CO, serves 413 students in grades PK-8 within the Aurora Joint District No. 28, where 95.6% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked at the very bottom of Colorado elementary schools, placing in the 1st percentile statewide in 2025-26—a rank of 938 out of 943 schools—with math proficiency at just 4%, compared to 20.5% for the district and 37.3% statewide.

Academic struggles are broad, with ELA proficiency at 11.7% in 2025-26, well below the district’s 26.1% and the state’s 44.7%. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, affecting 45.7% of students in 2024-25—a sharp jump from 36.8% the prior year, while the district rate declined over the same period. Nearly half of the student body is chronically absent, a factor closely linked to lower engagement and achievement. While the school has serving a very high-need population, nearby schools with similar demographics show stronger results: Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher achieves 26.1% ELA and 28.1% math proficiency with an 89% free/reduced lunch rate.

The contrast with neighboring schools is stark. Within a mile, William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 in Denver SD1 posts 80.7% ELA and 82% math proficiency, while Westerly Creek Elementary achieves 89.5% ELA proficiency. Locally, Crawford Elementary and Ashley Elementary face similar challenges, but other same-district schools like Aurora Academy Charter rank at the 50th percentile statewide. These comparisons show that the outcomes at Boston, while deeply concerning, are not inevitable for high-poverty schools.

413

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,523

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1365 Boston St.
Aurora, CO 80010-3430

(303) 364-6878

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.1%

African American:

11.1%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (8% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg22%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

941^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

447^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 36Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	941 of 946	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	935 of 950	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	936 of 943	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	919 of 933	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	887 of 921	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	881 of 965	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	853 of 929	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	861 of 914	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	934 of 938	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.9	955 of 962	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	941 of 954	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	913 of 935	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	892 of 935	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.8	871 of 925	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	826 of 872	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	750 of 849	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	5.6	810 of 852	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	689 of 829	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.9	726 of 823	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	9.0	565 of 595	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	19.6	246 of 270	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	7.9	581 of 594	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	447 of 476	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	455 of 469	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	468 of 485	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	449 of 480	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	394 of 448	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	381 of 458	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	283 of 418	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.6	342 of 424	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.2	268 of 400	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	12.5	415 of 436	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.8	454 of 461	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	443 of 454	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	416 of 425	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.7	409 of 422	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.4	409 of 409	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	370 of 377	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2019)9th percentile~ school

Female (2022)5th percentile~ school

Male (2022)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts12%-33 vs state

Math4%-33 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 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
Boston K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1365 Boston St.	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-6878	413	26	15.8	95.6%	17 (4.1%)	46 (11.1%)	310 (75.1%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	5.5	941^st of 946 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.4	935^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.6%	6	692.0	14.6	9.3	12.8	20.0	712.0	11.7	696.0	703.0	708.0	708.0	12.5	701.0	4.0	689.0	704.0	$21,523
Crawford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Florence St	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-3290	567	36	15.5	97.7%	17 (3.0%)	80 (14.1%)	401 (70.7%)	49 (8.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	5.7	940^th of 946 public elementary schools	0.6%					(n/a)	696.0	695.0	11.1				8.1	707.0	699.0	11.1				9.1	5.7		$19,728
William (Bill) Roberts K-8 School	Public	K-8	2100 Akron Way	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2640	872	47	18.7	13.1%	563 (64.6%)	63 (7.2%)	126 (14.4%)	30 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.1%)	95.5	25^th of 946 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.4	24^th of 950 public elementary schools	97.5%	1	77.4	74.5	77.2	79.5	89.7	87.3	80.7	82.8	71.9	78.5	78.2	87.1	96.2	82.0	66.7	76.0	$16,018
Vanguard Classical School - West	Public, Charter	K-8	801 Yosemite Street	Denver	80230	Denver County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 691-2384	380	29	13.1	83.4%	19 (5.0%)	85 (22.4%)	246 (64.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	7.1	922^nd of 946 public elementary schools	2.5%		13.5	828^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.8%	94	11.1	8.5	18.2	10.5	23.1	22.0	15.5	19.4	8.3	706.0	703.0	17.9	14.6	11.4	11.4	12.2	$22,744
Fulton Academy of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	755 Fulton St	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-8078	410	28	14.6	93.4%	25 (6.1%)	36 (8.8%)	323 (78.8%)	8 (2.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	7	924^th of 946 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.4	933^rd of 950 public elementary schools	1.8%	9	19.0	9.4	16.9				14.5	14.0	700.0	711.0				7.1	8.3		$20,953
Kenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Kenton St	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-0947	583	38	15.5	84.2%	38 (6.5%)	53 (9.1%)	430 (73.8%)	30 (5.1%)	7 (1.2%)	9 (1.5%)	16 (2.7%)	10.3	885^th of 946 public elementary schools	6.4%		8.8	909^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.3%	24	9.0	18.0	28.8				18.5	700.0	18.9	728.0				13.5	6.2		$19,884
Ashley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1914 Syracuse Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9748	387	23	16.4	86.0%	14 (3.6%)	49 (12.7%)	306 (79.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)		20.0	707.0				10.0	709.0	9.3	708.0				6.5	692.0		$18,836
Westerly Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8800 East 28th Avenue	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3160	647	42	15.5	20.1%	401 (62.0%)	52 (8.0%)	102 (15.8%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.9%)	97.3	13^th of 946 public elementary schools	98.6%		96	17^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.2%	4	87.8	87.1	93.8				89.5	91.9	65.3	79.4				78.8	89.8		$17,907
Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8922	701	46	15.2	89.4%	35 (5.0%)	85 (12.1%)	530 (75.6%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.4%)	23.5	691^st of 946 public elementary schools	27.0%		24.3	673^rd of 950 public elementary schools	29.2%	18	23.9	21.6	32.6				26.1	26.7	26.1	31.3				28.1	26.6		$16,243
Vega Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1345 Macon Street	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 390-6975	583	26	22.4	97.8%	18 (3.1%)	32 (5.5%)	365 (62.6%)	147 (25.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.4%)	10.2	886^th of 946 public elementary schools	6.3%		8.9	908^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.4%	22	7.0	19.4	18.0	12.9	30.9	14.5	17.5	10.5	17.5	17.7	17.7	11.6	15.9	15.2	11.3	7.9	$18,012

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In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Boston K-8 School.

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Boston K-8 School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Boston K-8 School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

What is the racial makeup of Boston K-8 School?

Students at Boston K-8 School are 75% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

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