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Virginia Court Elementary School

Q: Is Virginia Court Elementary School a good school?

Virginia Court Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Virginia Court Elementary School?

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

Q: 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.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

933^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Court Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Aurora, CO, serving 657 students in the Aurora Joint District No. 28, a district that itself ranks near the bottom of Colorado. The school operates in a very high-poverty context, with 90.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25 — the highest rate among all nearby schools in this comparison. Academically, Virginia Court is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state, ranking 930 out of 943 schools (1st percentile) for 2025-26 with a 0-star rating. This is not a recent decline; the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 0–4% of Colorado elementary schools since at least 2013-14.

In 2025-26, Virginia Court's CMAS proficiency rates are dramatically below both the district and state averages. Only 9.9% of students are proficient in English Language Arts (compared to 26.1% district and 44.7% state), 12.9% in math (vs. 20.5% district and 37.3% state), and just 6.4% in 5th grade science (vs. 17.7% district and 36.1% state). Learning gaps appear to widen as students progress: 3rd grade math proficiency (19.1%) nearly matches the district average, but by 5th grade it drops to 8.8%. Chronic absenteeism is 31.3%, higher than the state rate of 28.4% but lower than the Aurora district rate of 38.9%.

What makes the picture particularly striking is the contrast with nearby schools. Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy, just 0.45 miles away, posts 30.2% ELA proficiency and 21.8% math proficiency despite a 74% poverty rate — roughly three times Virginia Court's ELA rate. Aurora Quest K-8, only 0.46 miles away, is ranked #2 in Colorado with 92.4% ELA and 95.8% math proficiency. Aurora Academy Charter School, 1.7 miles away, serves a 74% free/reduced-price lunch student body yet achieves 49.6% ELA and 38.1% math proficiency. These comparisons suggest that school-level factors matter significantly, and that improvement is possible even in high-poverty settings. The most urgent areas for attention at Virginia Court are early literacy, upper-elementary math, and especially science.

657

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,847

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

94.2%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

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 — <1st percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

933^rd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

105^th of 114Aurora 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	6.3	933 of 946	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.7	692 of 695	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.6	250 of 251	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	3.5	696 of 697	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math13%-24 vs state

English Language Arts10%-35 vs state

Science6%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	6.3	933^rd of 946 public elementary schools	1.4%		8.6	913^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.9%	20	6.6	9.9	13.8				9.9	19.1	10.6	8.8				12.9	6.4		94.2%	0%	$18,847
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	22.7	704^th of 946 public elementary schools	25.6%		23.3	692^nd of 950 public elementary schools	27.2%	12	25.0	37.2	30.0	28.6			30.2	22.5	27.9	25.0	14.3			21.8	22.5		93.2%	2.3%	$21,901
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%)	11.6	867^th of 946 public elementary schools	8.4%		9.5	894^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.9%	27	20.3	18.0	15.6				18.2	25.9	12.0	14.6				18.1	12.2		90.3%	0%	$20,465
Wildflower Montessori Public School of Colorado Aurora South	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	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)																			$16,934
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%)	7.7	914^th of 946 public elementary schools	3.4%		10.1	885^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.8%	29	8.1	19.6	17.8				15.0	10.6	13.5	10.8				11.6	12.9		90.9%	1.8%	$17,991
Del Mar Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	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 946 public elementary schools	0.2%		4.9	944^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.2	11.2	18.8	7.5	702.0	703.0	8.8	7.1	704.0	7.7	705.0	708.0	698.0	4.0	4.8	693.0			$17,915
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%)	20.9	731^st of 946 public elementary schools	22.7%					(n/a)	28.0	16.0	45.8	17.4	20.2	16.9	23.8	26.4	16.1	26.5	15.1	19.1	39.3	23.5	25.0	21.4			$10,995
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%)	9.3	897^th of 946 public elementary schools	5.2%		6	941^st of 950 public elementary schools	0.9%	44	20.5	9.1	26.2				17.7	13.6	7.1	14.3				11.3	15.0		91.7%	0%	$23,861
Wildflower Montessori Public School of Colorado Aurora North	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	562 Sable Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(720) 432-1664	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	44.8	472^nd of 946 public elementary schools	50.1%		42.7	509^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.4%	37	52.8	31.6	51.8	44.9	60.9	60.8	49.6	49.1	18.4	39.3	28.6	45.3	54.9	38.1	35.7	43.1	87.8%	0%	$14,334

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Court Elementary School

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

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.

Is Virginia Court Elementary School a good school?

Virginia Court Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Virginia Court Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

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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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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