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Arkansas Elementary School

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Arkansas Elementary School ranks 695 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

695^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Arkansas Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Aurora, Colorado, with 458 students enrolled. 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.

Arkansas Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 27.7% to 40.1% over the past few years, well above the state and district averages. The school also lags behind in academic performance, with only 26.9% of students proficient in ELA and 24.2% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. Additionally, Arkansas Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69% to 79.91%, indicating a high-poverty student population.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Vassar Elementary and Dartmouth Elementary, Arkansas Elementary consistently performs worse on test scores and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school's Hispanic students perform relatively better than the overall student population, ranking in the top half of Colorado elementary schools for Hispanic student performance. Despite these findings, Arkansas Elementary's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, suggesting the school is struggling to make meaningful improvements for its students.

432

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,269

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17301 East Arkansas Ave
Aurora, CO 80017-4204

(303) 755-0323

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Arkansas Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mrachek Middle School
High:	Rangeview High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.4%

White:

18.3%

African American:

18.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

695^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	23.0	695 of 950	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	745 of 943	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	845 of 933	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	834 of 921	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	821 of 965	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	783 of 917	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	815 of 929	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	852 of 914	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	813 of 938	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	910 of 962	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	943 of 954	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	893 of 935	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	848 of 935	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	825 of 925	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	706 of 872	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	694 of 849	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.9	711 of 852	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	663 of 829	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	705 of 823	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.2	685 of 808	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	561 of 694	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	570 of 684	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	607 of 642	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	568 of 595	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	701 of 758	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	638 of 690	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	107 of 247	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	153 of 242	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	164 of 197	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	109 of 153	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	578 of 700	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	640 of 683	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	632 of 649	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	574 of 594	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	681 of 764	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	602 of 693	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	503 of 539	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-10 vs state

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

Math24%-12 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, March 28, 2014

There is absolutly no discipline at this school. It has a 100% tolerance policy. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning	Public	K-5	701 South Kalispell Way	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 696-0944	601	33	18.4	82.9%	66 (11.0%)	101 (16.8%)	371 (61.7%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	37 (6.2%)	4.9	945^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.5	927^th of 943 public elementary schools	1.7%	18	14.1	9.2	8.4				10.5	5.4	6.8	5.7				6.0	4.5		$17,965
Montessori del Mundo Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	15503 East Mississippi Ave Un	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 432-2548	365	26	13.9	67.1%	35 (9.6%)	7 (1.9%)	311 (85.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	13.3	834^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.2%		8.2	910^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.5%	76	26.3	20.0	23.3	29.2			24.7	7.7						5.9			$13,478
Global Village Academy Aurora	Public, Charter	K-8	16401 E Alameda Dr	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 309-6657	802	64	12.5	77.1%	59 (7.4%)	115 (14.3%)	559 (69.7%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.1%)	20.2	738^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.3%		16.1	789^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.3%	51	31.3	12.7	29.5	38.9	23.4	46.1	30.6	37.6	12.0	12.8	11.1			14.2	14.5	18.1	$16,327
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%)	12.8	846^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.9%		12.5	843^rd of 943 public elementary schools	10.6%	3	19.2	15.2	25.7				19.8	19.4	12.8	20.0				17.3	17.4		$18,080
AXL Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	450 S Chambers Road	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 377-0758	402	27	14.8	79.6%	70 (17.4%)	103 (25.6%)	192 (47.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	24 (6.0%)	9.4	897^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.1	882^nd of 943 public elementary schools	6.5%	15			18.6	17.0	41.2	34.1	23.3					7.7	14.0	5.8	13.6	16.7	$13,772
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
Edna and John W. Mosley P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	55 North Salida Way	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 366-2807	994	57	17.2	82.0%	146 (14.7%)	132 (13.3%)	584 (58.8%)	33 (3.3%)	6 (0.6%)	19 (1.9%)	74 (7.4%)	14.7	811^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.6%		13.9	823^rd of 943 public elementary schools	12.7%	12	21.5	21.8	26.2	23.3	41.6	23.9	26.4	19.8	10.9	16.0	14.6	22.2	9.6	15.6	22.3	18.9	$17,571
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arkansas Elementary School

Is Arkansas Elementary School a good school?

Arkansas Elementary School ranks 695^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Arkansas Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

What schools do graduates of Arkansas Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mrachek Middle School
High : Rangeview High School

How many students attend Arkansas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Arkansas Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Arkansas Elementary School?

Students at Arkansas Elementary School are 42% Hispanic, 18% White, 18% African American, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

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