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Dartmouth Elementary School

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Dartmouth Elementary School ranks 554 th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Dartmouth Elementary School, a PK–5 school in Aurora, CO, serves 422 students as part of Aurora Joint District No. 28, a district that ranks near the bottom of Colorado, with about 74.6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite those challenges, Dartmouth has become one of the stronger-performing elementary schools in its area, improving its state rank from the 17th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 41st percentile in 2025–2026 — a gain of 233 places in just two years. Among nearby schools, only Summit Elementary School ranks slightly higher at the 43rd percentile; Dartmouth outranks every other nearby school, including all other Aurora district schools.

Dartmouth's math proficiency rate was 36.3% in 2025–2026, nearly matching the Colorado state average of 37.3% and far exceeding the Aurora district's 20.5%. That beats every nearby school in the dataset, including Summit Elementary School (35.0%) and Independence Elementary School (23.0%). Science is also a standout: 5th-grade science proficiency was 31.5%, the highest among all nearby schools, compared to the Aurora district's 17.7%. ELA proficiency reached 35.1%, above the district's 26.1% and competitive with many Cherry Creek School District No. 5 schools nearby.

Dartmouth also posts strong trends and attendance. Chronic absenteeism was 25.2% in 2024–2025, better than the state average of 28.4% and far better than the Aurora district's 38.9%. Math proficiency has nearly doubled in two years, from 18.1% to 36.3%, and science jumped from 11.9% to 31.5%. Students show steady growth across grade levels: 5th-grade math proficiency (46.3%) is above the state average. By contrast, Yale Elementary School, just 0.42 miles away with similar demographics, had only 9.0% math proficiency. The main remaining challenge is early literacy, with 3rd-grade ELA proficiency at just 23.2%.

422

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,224

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 — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

554^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	36.9	554 of 943	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.3	412 of 692	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	43.1	126 of 249	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	22.6	528 of 694	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)24th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math36%~ state avg

English Language Arts35%-10 vs state

Science32%-5 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

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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 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%)	36.9	554^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.3%		25.7	659^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.6%	105	23.2	40.3	43.6	35.1	29.0	35.8	46.3	36.3	31.5	$21,224
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%)	8.3	908^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.7%		7	930^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.1%	22	12.8	28.2	11.8	17.5	10.1	10.8	5.9	9.0	13.2	$18,881
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%)	26.9	657^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.3%		28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%	30	29.4	32.3	43.3	34.7	18.8	31.8	27.9	26.0	23.3	$19,562
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%)	18.9	757^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.7%		19.5	746^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.5%	11	17.9	21.7	38.9	26.0	15.2	25.7	19.4	19.9	26.8	$19,556
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%)	14.5	816^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.5%		19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%	72	13.2	16.0	34.0	21.2	15.1	16.0	25.5	18.8	19.6	$21,101
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%)	19.2	749^th of 943 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.1	676^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.8%	73	20.6	26.8	33.9	26.9	28.1	19.5	21.4	22.8	23.2	$19,337
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%)	15.3	807^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.4%		18.9	753^rd of 950 public elementary schools	20.7%	54	27.7	33.3	31.1	30.8	16.4	18.3	9.5	14.6	8.2	$19,331
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%)	7.8	910^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.8	889^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.4%	21	5.3	18.1	23.3	14.1	13.2	13.9	11.6	13.1	11.9	$17,879
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%)	15.4	802^nd of 943 public elementary schools	15.0%		16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%	11	31.4	22.2	27.7	27.1	21.4	16.7	16.9	18.4	10.9	$19,743
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%)	38	540^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.7%		24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%	138	48.5	33.3	39.0	39.3	43.8	38.8	23.8	35.0	26.2	$23,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Dartmouth Elementary School

What district is Dartmouth Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

Is Dartmouth Elementary School a good school?

Dartmouth Elementary School ranks 554^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dartmouth Elementary School?

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

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 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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