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Kenton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

909^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Kenton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 482 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.

Kenton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Colorado elementary schools over the past decade, maintaining a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with 44.4% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year. Academically, Kenton Elementary consistently underperforms the state and district averages on CMAS assessments, with only 16% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 44.8% statewide and 24.8% in the Aurora district. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 89.21% to 92.19% over the past three school years.

The challenges faced by Kenton Elementary are not unique, as the nearby Fulton Academy of Excellence, Crawford Elementary School, and Lansing Elementary Community School also perform poorly on academic measures and have high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism. Despite the consistently low performance of Kenton Elementary, there is no evidence of significant improvement over the past decade, suggesting a need for more effective interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the persistent underperformance of these schools.

583

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,036

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1255 Kenton St
Aurora, CO 80010-3443

(303) 364-0947

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Kenton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

African American:

9.1%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

909^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	8.8	909 of 950	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	937 of 943	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	923 of 933	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	907 of 921	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	938 of 965	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	916 of 917	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	929 of 929	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	913 of 914	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	919 of 938	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	903 of 962	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	945 of 954	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	894 of 935	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.8	871 of 935	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	854 of 925	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	778 of 872	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	781 of 849	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	733 of 852	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	774 of 829	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	751 of 823	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.2	733 of 808	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	680 of 694	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	752 of 758	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	11.5	264 of 270	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	684 of 700	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	746 of 764	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-29 vs state

Math13%-23 vs state

Science8%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Kenton 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 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
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%)	8.8	909^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.3%		5.7	937^th of 943 public elementary schools	0.6%	28	12.6	13.5	22.9				16.0	7.9	18.9	11.8				12.6	7.9		$20,036
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%)	8.9	908^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.4%		10.5	872^nd of 943 public elementary schools	7.5%	36	17.0	13.6	13.1	14.1	31.6	21.1	18.2	19.2	15.3	8.5	11.9	19.7	20.7	15.7	5.1	14.3	$15,734
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%)	6.4	933^rd of 950 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.9	933^rd of 943 public elementary schools	1.1%		14.1	4.8	21.3				12.6	5.9	6.1	12.5				7.7	10.4		$19,859
Crawford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Florence St	Aurora	80010	Adams 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%)								(n/a)		5.6					4.7							2.4			$20,216
Lansing Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Lansing St	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-8297	366	29	12.6	85.8%	29 (7.9%)	77 (21.0%)	215 (58.7%)	15 (4.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.6%)	6	941^st of 950 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.6	925^th of 943 public elementary schools	1.9%	16	7.1	6.5	20.9				11.0	7.1	8.7	11.4				8.9			$22,286
Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2055 Moline St	Aurora	80010	Adams 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%)	9.8	888^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.5%		6	932^nd of 943 public elementary schools	1.2%	44			16.1				10.7	9.5	14.3	11.3				11.7	19.4		$18,665
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%)	6.4	935^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.8	936^th of 943 public elementary schools	0.7%	1	10.2	10.8		8.5	7.5		8.8		8.1		8.5		14.7	5.7			$19,922
Aurora Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10251 East 1st Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 367-5983	536	40	13.4	73.9%	49 (9.1%)	272 (50.7%)	173 (32.3%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	42.7	509^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.4%		50.7	443^rd of 943 public elementary schools	53.0%	66	41.0	18.9	48.0	38.2	62.7	52.9	42.5	39.7		36.0	35.3	31.4		30.5	38.0	35.3	$13,726
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%)	4.7	948^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.2%		5.8	935^th of 943 public elementary schools	0.8%	13	10.0	6.4	9.4				8.5	7.1	6.0	7.6				6.8			$19,214
Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Adams 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%)	24.3	673^rd of 950 public elementary schools	29.2%		19.9	742^nd of 943 public elementary schools	21.3%	69	22.5	23.4	29.7				25.2	23.3	27.6	28.1				26.4	33.7		$17,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenton Elementary School

What district is Kenton Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

How many students attend Kenton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Kenton Elementary School.

Is Kenton Elementary School a good school?

Kenton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kenton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Aurora West College Preparatory Academy

What is the racial makeup of Kenton Elementary School?

Students at Kenton Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

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