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Virginia Court Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

913^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Court Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 673 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.

Despite being a long-standing school, Virginia Court Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Colorado elementary schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 962 out of 962 schools in 2013-2014 to 902 out of 943 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, and Hispanic students, is also very low, with rankings in the bottom 10-20% of Colorado elementary schools. Additionally, Virginia Court has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 40.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Virginia Court Elementary to nearby schools, the performance gap is significant. For example, Aurora Academy Charter School and Aurora Quest K-8, both within the same district, have significantly higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings compared to Virginia Court Elementary. The high poverty rates at Virginia Court, with 83.73% to 90.04% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, appear to be closely linked to the school's low academic performance, a trend consistent with research on the challenges faced by high-poverty schools.

657

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,205

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

395 South Troy St
Aurora, CO 80012-2472

(303) 366-9594

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Virginia Court Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Aurora Hills Middle School
High:	Gateway High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

African American:

13.5%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

913^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	8.6	913 of 950	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	902 of 943	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	917 of 933	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	944 of 965	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	913 of 917	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	907 of 929	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	892 of 914	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	937 of 938	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	962 of 962	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	924 of 954	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	796 of 935	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	914 of 935	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	846 of 925	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.3	820 of 872	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	805 of 849	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.5	833 of 852	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	773 of 829	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.7	760 of 823	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.8	717 of 808	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	683 of 694	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	676 of 684	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	742 of 758	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	242 of 247	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	238 of 242	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	197 of 197	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	269 of 270	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	171 of 172	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	692 of 700	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	669 of 683	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	764 of 764	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science15%-24 vs state

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Math13%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Virginia Court 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
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
Highline Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11000 East Exposition	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2300	435	33	13.2	69.0%	38 (8.7%)	62 (14.3%)	269 (61.8%)	22 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	39 (9.0%)	9.5	894^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.9%		10.1	881^st of 943 public elementary schools	6.6%	13	10.0	11.7	28.1				16.4	15.3	4.9	17.9				12.5	12.7		$19,153
Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado Aurora	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	1330 S. Potomac Suite #104	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 432-1664	49	5	9.4	26.5%	15 (30.6%)	2 (4.1%)	26 (53.1%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)																	$28,541
Village East Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1433 South Oakland Street	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2000	821	50	16.4	65.7%	120 (14.6%)	196 (23.9%)	376 (45.8%)	30 (3.7%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	85 (10.4%)	10.1	885^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.6	870^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.7%	15	10.8	14.7	19.3				15.2	14.2	11.0	16.1				13.8	20.0		$17,296
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Court Elementary School

What district is Virginia Court Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

Is Virginia Court Elementary School a good school?

Virginia Court Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Court Elementary School?

Students at Virginia Court Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Virginia Court Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Virginia Court Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aurora Hills Middle School
High : Gateway High School

How many students attend Virginia Court Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Virginia Court Elementary School.

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