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Vassar Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

749^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Vassar Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Aurora, CO, serving about 500 students in the Aurora Joint District No. 28, where nearly three-quarters of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Academically, Vassar sits in the lower-middle tier of Colorado elementary schools: 26.9% of students are proficient in English Language Arts and 22.8% in math, which is slightly above the district average but roughly 18 and 15 points below state averages, respectively.

The most concerning trend is a steady, broad-based decline. Vassar's statewide percentile rank has fallen from the 42nd percentile in 2021–22 to the 21st percentile in 2025–26, dropping from a 2-star to a 1-star rating. Female students are particularly underserved, ranking in the bottom 4% of Colorado elementary schools for that subgroup, while male students rank in the 18th percentile. The school's effectiveness for low-income students also collapsed, falling from the 68th percentile statewide in 2023–24 to the 33rd percentile in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism, while improved to 30.2%, remains above the state rate of 28.4%.

Compared to nearby schools, Vassar sits in the middle of the pack. It outpaces Iowa Elementary School (14.1% ELA) and Yale Elementary School (17.5% ELA), but trails Dartmouth Elementary School (35.1%) and Dalton Elementary School (34.7%). Notably, Aurora Frontier K-8, less than two miles away in the same district, achieves 59.3% ELA proficiency with a similarly high-poverty population — evidence that strong outcomes are possible in this context. Vassar also holds its own against nearby Cherry Creek School District No. 5 schools like Arrowhead Elementary School and Cimarron Elementary School in both ELA and math. Science has historically been a relative strength, though recent scores have dipped from matching the state average in 2023–24 to 23.2% in 2025–26.

500

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,337

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18101 East Vassar Pl
Aurora, CO 80013-4823

(303) 752-3772

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Vassar Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mrachek Middle School
High:	Rangeview High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.6%

African American:

18.6%

White:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

749^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

106^th 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
2026	19.2	749 of 943	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	676 of 950	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	629 of 943	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	553 of 933	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	534 of 921	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	440 of 710	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	685 of 965	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	650 of 917	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	643 of 929	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.5	645 of 914	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	708 of 938	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.3	781 of 962	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	718 of 954	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.2	705 of 935	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	719 of 935	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	711 of 925	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	682 of 872	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	630 of 849	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.1	578 of 852	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.8	643 of 829	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.3	688 of 823	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.3	550 of 808	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	662 of 692	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	553 of 694	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	564 of 684	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	465 of 642	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	389 of 595	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	236 of 351	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	605 of 758	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	586 of 690	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	211 of 249	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	163 of 247	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	146 of 242	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	147 of 197	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	76 of 153	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	181 of 270	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	111 of 172	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	225 of 337	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	118 of 365	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	129 of 265	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	58 of 203	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	9 of 75	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	33.8	238 of 332	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	224 of 308	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	567 of 694	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	556 of 700	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	497 of 683	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	436 of 649	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	421 of 594	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	322 of 352	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	572 of 764	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	551 of 693	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

Math23%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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	Total
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%)	19.2	749^th of 943 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.1	676^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.8%	73	20.6	26.8	33.9				26.9	28.1	19.5	21.4				22.8	23.2		$19,337
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%)	15.4	802^nd of 943 public elementary schools	15.0%		16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%	11	31.4	22.2	27.7				27.1	21.4	16.7	16.9				18.4	10.9		$19,743
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%)	26.9	657^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.3%		28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%	30	29.4	32.3	43.3				34.7	18.8	31.8	27.9				26.0	23.3		$19,562
Side Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19191 East Iliff Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 755-1785	512	27	18.9	71.9%	101 (19.7%)	89 (17.4%)	207 (40.4%)	29 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	75 (14.6%)	14.2	822^nd of 943 public elementary schools	12.8%		12.8	846^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.9%	24	21.1	21.3	22.7				21.7	28.6	15.8	22.7				22.2	7.6		$19,044
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%)	36.9	554^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.3%		25.7	659^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.6%	105	23.2	40.3	43.6				35.1	29.0	35.8	46.3				36.3	31.5		$21,224
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%)	8.3	908^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.7%		7	930^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.1%	22	12.8	28.2	11.8				17.5	10.1	10.8	5.9				9.0	13.2		$18,881
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%)	14.5	816^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.5%		19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%	72	13.2	16.0	34.0				21.2	15.1	16.0	25.5				18.8	19.6		$21,101
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%)	7.8	910^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.8	889^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.4%	21	5.3	18.1	23.3				14.1	13.2	13.9	11.6				13.1	11.9		$17,879
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%)	21.8	717^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.0%		23	695^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.8%	22	34.3	31.0	24.7				29.8	29.9	25.9	12.5				22.3	22.2		$21,108
Aurora Frontier K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Jericho Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-1995	761	46	16.6	61.0%	179 (23.5%)	154 (20.2%)	243 (31.9%)	118 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.4%)	63.9	315^th of 943 public elementary schools	66.6%		62.3	342^nd of 950 public elementary schools	64.0%	27	41.2	37.7	69.6	65.1	69.4	68.4	59.3	39.7	39.0	64.3	39.5	45.9	61.5	48.0	50.0	43.0	$17,567

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Is Vassar Elementary School a good school?

Vassar Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Vassar Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

How many students attend Vassar Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Vassar Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Vassar Elementary School?

Students at Vassar Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 19% African American, 16% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Vassar Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mrachek Middle School
High : Rangeview High School

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