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Dartmouth Elementary School

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Dartmouth Elementary School ranks 659 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

659^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Dartmouth Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 445 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28, which is ranked 103 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dartmouth Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in academic assessments, with proficiency rates of 27.6% in English Language Arts, 29.8% in Math, and 24.2% in Science, compared to the state averages of 44.8%, 35.9%, and 39%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 550 out of 965 Colorado elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 659 out of 950 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.7% to 40.1% in the past three school years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Cherry Creek School District, such as Arrowhead Elementary, Mission Viejo Elementary, and Cimarron Elementary, which are all rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, Dartmouth Elementary School performs significantly worse. The nearby schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28, such as Jewell Elementary and Iowa Elementary, also outperform Dartmouth Elementary School in academic assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

422

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,180

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3050 South Laredo St
Aurora, CO 80013-1867

(303) 690-1155

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Dartmouth Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Middle School
High:	Rangeview High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

White:

26.5%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

659^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

103^rd 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
2025	25.7	659 of 950	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	787 of 943	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	685 of 933	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	757 of 921	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	550 of 965	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	598 of 917	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	571 of 929	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	10.6	863 of 914	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	639 of 938	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.5	764 of 962	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	849 of 954	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.1	797 of 935	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	837 of 935	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	755 of 925	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.8	759 of 872	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	674 of 849	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	714 of 852	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.3	696 of 829	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.6	669 of 823	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.9	544 of 808	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	545 of 694	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	598 of 684	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	507 of 642	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	491 of 595	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	320 of 758	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.8	519 of 690	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	182 of 247	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	202 of 242	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	126 of 197	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	91 of 153	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	91 of 270	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	81 of 172	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	223 of 337	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	270 of 365	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	153 of 203	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	101 of 332	69.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	562 of 700	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	642 of 683	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	503 of 649	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	525 of 594	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	353 of 764	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.8	487 of 693	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	498 of 551	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math30%-6 vs state

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Science24%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

I believe that Dartmouth has selected some of the best new teachers around. I feel so blessed to have what I feel are partners in my children's educations. I have read the scores but I don't think that this can be at the blame of the teachers and staff...I have witnessed time and time again lack of parental involvement and have experienced it myself in extracurricular activities. If you as a parent make an effort with your child's education then Dartmouth is a great place for your child to be. The only negative I can say is about the main art teacher - my kids and their friends have told me about their day in art and I am not impressed (cartoon watching?; heads down the ENTIRE classroom time because they weren't good in art earlier in the week)lazy art teacher not meant for elementary school if you ask me. Close Quote

Schools Near Dartmouth Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Dartmouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3050 South Laredo St	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 690-1155	422	29	14.5	74.6%	112 (26.5%)	55 (13.0%)	202 (47.9%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.5%)	25.7	659^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.6%		16.1	787^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.5%	128	21.5	25.5	35.4	27.6	25.4	36.4	28.8	29.8	24.2	$20,180
Yale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16001 East Yale Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 751-7470	492	27	18.2	84.8%	106 (21.5%)	54 (11.0%)	259 (52.6%)	34 (6.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.9%)	7	930^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.1%		9.6	889^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.7%	41	10.3	9.5	15.2	11.6	15.0	4.7	9.2	10.0	15.4	$18,777
Dalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17401 East Dartmouth Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-7561	430	27	15.9	75.6%	98 (22.8%)	77 (17.9%)	180 (41.9%)	20 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	50 (11.6%)	28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%		27.3	649^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.2%	22	30.6	29.3	41.4	33.7	26.6	36.1	25.4	29.3	18.2	$18,086
Mission Viejo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3855 South Alicia Parkway	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8000	552	35	15.6	53.8%	189 (34.2%)	83 (15.0%)	193 (35.0%)	17 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	59 (10.7%)	19.5	746^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.5%		16.6	783^rd of 943 public elementary schools	17.0%	37	24.0	34.7	24.1	27.4	28.0	18.4	18.2	21.3	20.2	$17,507
Cimarron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17373 East Lehigh Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8100	393	33	11.9	65.4%	105 (26.7%)	70 (17.8%)	163 (41.5%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.0%)	19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%		12.2	850^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.9%	106	20.0	26.7	29.8	25.7	20.0	23.0	26.3	23.2	21.4	$17,977
Vassar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18101 East Vassar Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 752-3772	500	31	16.1	72.8%	80 (16.0%)	93 (18.6%)	253 (50.6%)	29 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.8%)	24.1	676^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.8%		28.6	629^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.3%	47	27.5	16.1	32.4	25.8	32.1	4.8	32.4	24.3	32.4	$18,075
Jewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14601 East Jewell Ave	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 751-8862	493	35	14.0	85.8%	50 (10.1%)	114 (23.1%)	263 (53.3%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	18.9	753^rd of 950 public elementary schools	20.7%		15	806^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.5%	53	29.7	20.0	35.9	27.8	27.6	10.8	13.4	17.3	25.0	$17,243
Iowa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16701 East Iowa Ave	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 751-3660	502	29	17.3	81.1%	66 (13.1%)	100 (19.9%)	255 (50.8%)	38 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	30 (6.0%)	9.8	889^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.4%		8	913^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	14.3	12.8	19.1	15.6	16.7	15.7	12.9	15.1	15.5	$17,128
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19100 East Bates Avenue	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2800	499	35	14.4	54.1%	149 (29.9%)	81 (16.2%)	175 (35.1%)	28 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (12.6%)	16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.4	738^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.7%	53	23.3	18.2	26.9	22.8	29.3	17.4	17.6	21.7	15.2	$17,751
Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 East Quincy Ave	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-6400	337	25	13.4	49.6%	112 (33.2%)	54 (16.0%)	117 (34.7%)	19 (5.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%		30.4	608^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.5%	70	30.6	37.2	24.5	30.5	40.0	16.3	19.1	25.7	14.6	$20,870

Frequently Asked Questions about Dartmouth Elementary School

Is Dartmouth Elementary School a good school?

Dartmouth Elementary School ranks 659^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dartmouth Elementary School?

Students at Dartmouth Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 27% White, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Dartmouth Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

How many students attend Dartmouth Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Dartmouth Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dartmouth Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Columbia Middle School
High : Rangeview High School

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