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Del Mar Academy

Q: Is Del Mar Academy a good school?

Del Mar Academy ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Del Mar Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 950 students attended Del Mar Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Del Mar Academy?

Students at Del Mar Academy are 72% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades PK, KG-7

944^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Del Mar Academy is an elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 647 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28, which is ranked 103 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Del Mar Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of Colorado elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school struggles across key metrics, including low proficiency rates in English Language Arts (11.4%) and Math (5.1%), high rates of chronic absenteeism (up to 54.4%), and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (up to 90.26%). The student-teacher ratio has also fluctuated significantly, ranging from 15 students per teacher to 80.8 students per teacher.

While the nearby schools, such as Altura Elementary School, Lansing Elementary Community School, and Vaughn Elementary School, also perform poorly compared to the state, some schools within the Aurora Joint District No. 28, like Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy and Aurora Quest K-8, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, suggesting that there is potential for improvement within the district.

950

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,742

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

560 Vaughn St
Aurora, CO 80011-8552

(303) 366-6019

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

African American:

11.8%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg22%

Colorado avg40%

944^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	4.9	944 of 950	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	930 of 943	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	931 of 933	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	915 of 921	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	957 of 965	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	914 of 917	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	910 of 929	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	912 of 914	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	935 of 938	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	872 of 962	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	841 of 954	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	832 of 935	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	868 of 935	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.6	883 of 925	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.5	850 of 872	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.9	817 of 849	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	826 of 852	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.6	808 of 829	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.7	789 of 823	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.6	782 of 808	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	693 of 694	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	680 of 684	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	247 of 247	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	240 of 242	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	700 of 700	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	679 of 683	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts11%-33 vs state

Math5%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Del Mar Academy

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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
Del Mar Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	560 Vaughn St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-6019	950	48	19.9	82.5%	64 (6.7%)	112 (11.8%)	688 (72.4%)	24 (2.5%)	7 (0.7%)	23 (2.4%)	32 (3.4%)	4.9	944^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.4	930^th of 943 public elementary schools	1.4%	14	6.1	12.0	11.6	5.0	25.8		11.4	4.7	9.9			7.1		5.1			$19,742
Academy of Advanced Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	431 N Sable Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 500-5252	847	38	22.1	46.3%	32 (3.8%)	135 (15.9%)	637 (75.2%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	26 (3.1%)								(n/a)
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
Elkhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Eagle St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-3050	525	36	14.7	98.3%	19 (3.6%)	53 (10.1%)	383 (73.0%)	43 (8.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	15.6	798^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.0%		9.6	891^st of 943 public elementary schools	5.5%	93	24.7	16.1	28.4				22.7	30.3	13.3	15.8				20.0	14.5		$20,337
Virginia Court Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	395 South Troy St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-9594	657	41	16.1	90.4%	44 (6.7%)	89 (13.5%)	450 (68.5%)	27 (4.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	8.6	913^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.9%		8.9	902^nd of 943 public elementary schools	4.3%	11	16.3	8.5	15.8				13.7	16.2	10.6	11.9				13.1	14.8		$18,205
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 344-8670	282	19	14.8	74.1%	38 (13.5%)	54 (19.1%)	148 (52.5%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.7%)	23.3	692^nd of 950 public elementary schools	27.2%		23.5	694^th of 943 public elementary schools	26.4%	2	16.3	35.7	34.7				29.1	23.8	31.0	22.4				25.6	18.8		$21,791
Aurora Quest K-8	Public	K-8	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 343-3664	575	30	19.1	42.8%	209 (36.3%)	121 (21.0%)	121 (21.0%)	57 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.5%)	99.2	3^rd of 950 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.1	2^nd of 943 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	92.0	78.9	94.9	94.3	82.4	82.1	87.2	98.0	92.7	94.9	93.2	91.8	94.0	93.8	91.5	76.2	$18,107
Altura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Altura Blvd	Aurora	80011	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-3500	527	30	17.8	93.4%	18 (3.4%)	41 (7.8%)	437 (82.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	13 (2.5%)	4.2	949^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.2	941^st of 943 public elementary schools	0.2%	8	3.9	3.4	7.4				4.9			8.1				3.9	9.4		$17,883
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Mar Academy

What district is Del Mar Academy in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

Is Del Mar Academy a good school?

Del Mar Academy ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Del Mar Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 950 students attended Del Mar Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Del Mar Academy?

Students at Del Mar Academy are 72% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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