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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 0.5% 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

945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learni is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 641 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28, which is ranked 103 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being an "Expeditionary Learning" school, Tollgate Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools over the past decade, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science that are less than half the state and district averages. The school faces significant challenges, including high poverty, with 84.56% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates reaching 53% in 2023-2024. This underperformance is consistent across different student subgroups, and the school has not shown any meaningful improvement over time.

In contrast to Tollgate Elementary, several nearby schools, such as Aurora Quest K-8 and Global Village Academy Aurora, have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state and district averages. This highlights the stark educational inequities within the Aurora district, which will need to address the systemic challenges facing schools like Tollgate Elementary to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for its students.

601

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,965

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 — 11th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (8% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

945^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	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
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
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
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

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-34 vs state

Math6%-30 vs state

Science4%-34 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado Aurora	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	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)																	$28,541
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 344-8670	282	19	14.8	74.1%	38 (13.5%)	54 (19.1%)	148 (52.5%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.7%)	23.3	692^nd of 950 public elementary schools	27.2%		23.5	694^th of 943 public elementary schools	26.4%	2	16.3	35.7	34.7				29.1	23.8	31.0	22.4				25.6	18.8		$21,791

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

What district is Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

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.

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.

Is Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning a good school?

Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

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