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Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning

Q: Is Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning a good school?

Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning?

Students at Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning are 62% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades K-5

936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning is a K-5 elementary school in Aurora, CO, serving 601 students as part of Aurora Joint District No. 28. The school is currently ranked 933 of 943 elementary schools in Colorado — the 1st percentile — and has received 0 stars from the state. With 82.9% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, it serves a largely economically disadvantaged community, and its student-teacher ratio of 18.4 is high relative to many nearby schools.

Academically, Tollgate posts very low CMAS proficiency rates: 13.6% in English Language Arts, 9.5% in math, and just 5.7% in science, compared to state averages of 44.7%, 37.3%, and 36.1%. Nearby schools with similar poverty rates show better outcomes are possible. Jewell Elementary School has 85.8% free/reduced lunch eligibility yet achieves 30.8% ELA proficiency, while Arkansas Elementary School (75% FRL) nearly doubles Tollgate's math and ELA proficiency and quadruples its science proficiency. Iowa Elementary School, though low-performing, also outperforms Tollgate in all three subjects. Meanwhile, Aurora Quest K-8, just 1.65 miles away in the same district, ranks 2nd in the state with 92.4% ELA and 95.8% math proficiency.

Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern — 44.9% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, down from 53.0% the prior year but still far above the state rate of 28.4%. Tollgate's subgroup outcomes rank near the bottom in Colorado, including last in the state for male students. The school's percentile rank has fallen from the 20th percentile in 2018-19 to the 1st percentile today. A small uptick in 2025-26 scores offers a faint sign of stabilization, but the most urgent priorities remain improving attendance, rebuilding foundational literacy and math instruction, and developing supports for the groups served at the lowest levels in the state.

601

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,849

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 South Kalispell Way
Aurora, CO 80017-2151

(303) 696-0944

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning usually attend:

High:

Gateway High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

African American:

16.8%

White:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg23%

Colorado avg41%

936^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	6.0	936 of 946	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	945 of 950	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	927 of 943	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	904 of 933	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	856 of 921	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	775 of 965	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	793 of 917	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	784 of 929	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	798 of 914	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	820 of 938	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	859 of 962	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	844 of 954	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	800 of 935	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	770 of 935	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	740 of 925	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	653 of 872	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	670 of 849	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	686 of 852	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.2	739 of 829	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	666 of 823	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.1	687 of 808	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	35.2	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	688 of 695	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	678 of 684	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	624 of 758	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	572 of 690	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	248 of 251	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	241 of 242	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	244 of 270	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	115 of 172	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	8.6	362 of 365	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	305 of 332	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	697 of 697	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	683 of 683	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	685 of 764	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	613 of 693	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)27th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Math10%-28 vs state

Science6%-30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 18, 2012

how many parents have a child with ADHD? What would you do, as a parent, if you got a phone call from the school that says...come pick up your child, he/shes acting out again and they are no longer welcome in this school? They are basically saying they can't do their job! If I were that parent, I'd be calling the news channels and reporting them. Spread it all over the news that the teachers at Tollgate Elementary cant do the job they were hired to do! Hundreds if not thousands of kids are diagnosed with ADHD and this school kicks them out because the Principal, Vice Principal, and the guidance counselor cant handle them!!!! OMG what is this world coming to if your child can't get the education they need because they have ADHD! Tollgate you should be ashamed of yourselves. You don't deserve to have your job if you can't handle an ADHD child. Your solution=kick him out so we don't have to deal with it! IT'S YOUR JOB TO DEAL WITH IT AND TO EDUCATE ALL CHILDREN! SHAME ON YOU. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

This school has gotten two Centers of Excellence Awards from CDE. They are now an Expeditionary Learning School. Good administration, good teachers, care about the community. The kids present their work to parents and the work is fun and not your typical school stuff. We love this school. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
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		$17,849
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	$14,978
Montessori del Mundo Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	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%)	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		$15,428
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
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		$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		$21,108
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%)	12.3	855^th of 946 public elementary schools	9.6%		14.7	811^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.6%	44	17.4	24.5	22.8	17.7	25.3	34.6	24.0	26.1	11.7	14.4	12.5	13.2	21.0	16.5	11.2	15.0	$18,164
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		$19,331
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
Aurora Quest K-8	Public	K-8	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 343-3664	575	30	19.1	42.8%	209 (36.3%)	121 (21.0%)	121 (21.0%)	57 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.5%)	99.3	2^nd of 946 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.2	3^rd of 950 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	91.8	96.6	95.2	90.7	95.5	86.5	92.4	100.0	94.8	96.8	95.3	94.3	95.5	95.8	74.2	76.4	$18,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning

What schools do graduates of Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning attend?

Students who attend Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning usually go on to attend:

High : Gateway High School

How many students attend Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning.

Is Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning a good school?

Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

What is the racial makeup of Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning?

Students at Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning are 62% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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