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Yale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Yale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Aurora, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 495. The school is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28, which is ranked 103 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Yale Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Colorado elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yale Elementary has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 40.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Yale Elementary students perform well below the district and state averages on CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.6% of Yale students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.8% statewide. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.02% to 89.63% in recent years.

When comparing Yale Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Arkansas Elementary, Dalton Elementary, and Jewell Elementary, Yale consistently performs worse on academic measures like test scores and ranks lower in the state. This suggests that Yale Elementary is an underperforming school within its own district, and the combination of high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and high poverty rates indicates that the school may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed.

492

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,777

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16001 East Yale Ave
Aurora, CO 80013-1657

(303) 751-7470

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Yale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Middle School
High:	Rangeview High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

White:

21.5%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (11% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

930^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	7.0	930 of 950	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	889 of 943	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	907 of 933	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	855 of 921	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	816 of 965	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	808 of 917	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	778 of 929	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	704 of 914	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	836 of 938	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.4	795 of 962	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.0	817 of 954	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	710 of 935	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	754 of 935	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	802 of 925	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	723 of 872	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.5	662 of 849	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	725 of 852	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	685 of 829	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	701 of 823	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.6	661 of 808	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	4.7	677 of 684	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	564 of 595	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	631 of 758	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	654 of 690	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	245 of 247	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	119 of 153	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	233 of 270	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	157 of 172	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	10.7	639 of 683	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	547 of 594	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	731 of 764	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	653 of 693	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)6th percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science15%-24 vs state

English Language Arts12%-33 vs state

Math10%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Yale 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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	7	930^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.1%		9.6	889^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.7%	41	10.3	9.5	15.2	11.6	15.0	4.7	9.2	10.0	15.4	$18,777
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%)	25.7	659^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.6%		16.1	787^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.5%	128	21.5	25.5	35.4	27.6	25.4	36.4	28.8	29.8	24.2	$20,180
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%)	28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%		27.3	649^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.2%	22	30.6	29.3	41.4	33.7	26.6	36.1	25.4	29.3	18.2	$18,086
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%)	18.9	753^rd of 950 public elementary schools	20.7%		15	806^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.5%	53	29.7	20.0	35.9	27.8	27.6	10.8	13.4	17.3	25.0	$17,243
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%)	24.1	676^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.8%		28.6	629^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.3%	47	27.5	16.1	32.4	25.8	32.1	4.8	32.4	24.3	32.4	$18,075
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%)	9.8	889^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.4%		8	913^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	14.3	12.8	19.1	15.6	16.7	15.7	12.9	15.1	15.5	$17,128
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%)	19.5	746^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.5%		16.6	783^rd of 943 public elementary schools	17.0%	37	24.0	34.7	24.1	27.4	28.0	18.4	18.2	21.3	20.2	$17,507
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%)	19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%		12.2	850^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.9%	106	20.0	26.7	29.8	25.7	20.0	23.0	26.3	23.2	21.4	$17,977
Arkansas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17301 East Arkansas Ave	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 755-0323	432	33	13.0	75.0%	79 (18.3%)	79 (18.3%)	183 (42.4%)	27 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	50 (11.6%)	23	695^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.8%		19.7	745^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.0%	50	24.5	19.7	37.9	26.9	34.0	16.9	24.1	24.2	29.1	$19,269
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%)	16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.4	738^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.7%	53	23.3	18.2	26.9	22.8	29.3	17.4	17.6	21.7	15.2	$17,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Yale Elementary School

Is Yale Elementary School a good school?

Yale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Yale Elementary School?

Students at Yale Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Yale Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Columbia Middle School
High : Rangeview High School

What district is Yale Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

How many students attend Yale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Yale Elementary School.

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