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Iowa Elementary School

Q: Is Iowa Elementary School a good school?

Iowa Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Iowa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Iowa Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Iowa Elementary School?

Students at Iowa Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 20% African American, 13% White, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Iowa Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Iowa Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mrachek Middle School High : Gateway High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

913^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Iowa Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in Aurora, CO, serving 502 students in the Aurora Joint District No. 28. The school serves a high-poverty community, with 81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student-teacher ratio is 17.3, which is higher than most nearby elementary schools.

Academically, Iowa Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Colorado elementary schools for over a decade. In the most recent ranking, it placed in the 3rd percentile statewide. Only 14.1% of students are proficient in English Language Arts and 13.1% in Math, compared to state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%. The most alarming metric is 3rd grade reading: just 5.3% proficiency, the lowest of all nearby schools. Reading does show improvement by 5th grade (23.3%), but math remains flat and low across all grade levels.

What makes the situation particularly telling is the comparison to Arkansas Elementary School, just half a mile away with nearly identical demographics (75% free/reduced lunch). Arkansas students are more than twice as likely to be proficient in reading (29.8% vs. 14.1%) and significantly stronger in math (22.3% vs. 13.1%). This gap suggests that school-specific factors, not poverty alone, are driving outcomes. On a more positive note, chronic absenteeism at 31.7% is better than the district average of 38.9% and many nearby schools, meaning students are attending at reasonable rates—yet still not achieving at expected levels. This points to a need for targeted academic interventions and instructional improvements.

502

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,879

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

92.2%

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

Exemptions: 1.3% (MMR)

16701 East Iowa Ave
Aurora, CO 80017-5112

(303) 751-3660

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Iowa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mrachek Middle School
High:	Gateway High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

African American:

19.9%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

913^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	7.9	913 of 946	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	889 of 950	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	913 of 943	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	906 of 933	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	880 of 921	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	708 of 710	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	846 of 965	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	825 of 917	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	789 of 929	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	850 of 914	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	893 of 938	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	851 of 962	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	907 of 954	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.8	778 of 935	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	859 of 935	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	822 of 925	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.0	724 of 872	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.9	719 of 849	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	742 of 852	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.6	734 of 829	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.7	731 of 823	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	720 of 808	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	15.1	668 of 758	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	634 of 690	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	246 of 247	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	249 of 270	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	135 of 172	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	330 of 337	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	326 of 332	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	10.8	716 of 764	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	658 of 693	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)12th percentile~ school

Male (2019)6th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Math13%-24 vs state

Science12%-24 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
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%)	7.9	913^th of 946 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.8	889^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.4%	24	5.3	18.1	23.3				14.1	13.2	13.9	11.6				13.1	11.9		92.2%	1.3%	$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	718^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.1%		23	695^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.8%	23	34.3	31.0	24.7				29.8	29.9	25.9	12.5				22.3	22.2		85.7%	1.4%	$21,108
Montessori del Mundo Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	15503 East Mississippi Ave Unit B	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%)	8.6	905^th of 946 public elementary schools	4.3%		13.3	834^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.2%	71	687.0	18.2	20.8	723.0	30.4		16.2	688.0	695.0	12.5	703.0	17.4		6.9	695.0		92.9%	5.4%	$15,428
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%)	6	936^th of 946 public elementary schools	1.1%		4.9	945^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.5%	9	9.8	17.5	13.6				13.6	7.3	12.0	9.1				9.5	5.7		88.9%	0%	$17,849
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%)	15.3	809^th of 946 public elementary schools	14.5%		18.9	753^rd of 950 public elementary schools	20.7%	56	27.7	33.3	31.1				30.8	16.4	18.3	9.5				14.6	8.2		88%	2.7%	$19,331
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	911^th of 946 public elementary schools	3.7%		7	930^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.1%	19	12.8	28.2	11.8				17.5	10.1	10.8	5.9				9.0	13.2		87%	7.2%	$18,881
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	900^th of 946 public elementary schools	4.9%		9.4	897^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.6%	3	23.8	9.7	14.0	13.6	20.3	24.1	18.0	15.8	711.0	707.0	6.0	715.0	10.7	7.0	12.5	19.6	84.6%	0%	$14,978
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%)	19.3	751^st of 946 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.1	676^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.8%	75	20.6	26.8	33.9				26.9	28.1	19.5	21.4				22.8	23.2		97.3%	2.7%	$19,337
Global Village Academy Aurora	Public, Charter	K-8	16401 E Alameda Dr	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(303) 309-6657	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	20.8	734^th of 946 public elementary schools	22.4%					(n/a)	31.2	32.1	23.4	20.5	38.2	20.4	28.1	38.5	17.2	20.8	9.6	8.8	5.6	18.5	15.6	708.0
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	825^th of 946 public elementary schools	12.8%		12.8	846^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.9%	21	21.1	21.3	22.7				21.7	28.6	15.8	22.7				22.2	7.6		83.6%	0%	$19,044

Frequently Asked Questions about Iowa Elementary School

Is Iowa Elementary School a good school?

Iowa Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Iowa Elementary School?

Students at Iowa Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 20% African American, 13% White, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Iowa Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mrachek Middle School
High : Gateway High School

What district is Iowa Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

How many students attend Iowa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Iowa 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

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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