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Side Creek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

846^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Side Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 508 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Side Creek Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Colorado elementary schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 697 out of 710 schools in 2020-2021 to 843 out of 943 schools in 2023-2024. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, ranging from 12.8% to 25.7% in English Language Arts and 12.8% to 20% in Math, compared to state averages of 35.9% to 48%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28, such as Iowa Elementary, Dalton Elementary, and Dartmouth Elementary, also struggle academically and have similar low rankings and ratings. However, the schools in the neighboring Cherry Creek School District No. 5, such as Cimarron Elementary and Arrowhead Elementary, perform significantly better on academic measures, suggesting that the challenges faced by Side Creek Elementary School are more systemic issues within the Aurora Joint District No. 28.

512

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,080

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19191 East Iliff Pl
Aurora, CO 80013-6201

(303) 755-1785

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Students who attend Side Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mrachek Middle School
High:	Rangeview High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.4%

White:

19.7%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

846^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	12.8	846 of 950	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	843 of 943	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	866 of 933	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	839 of 921	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	697 of 710	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	761 of 965	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	695 of 917	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	795 of 929	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	685 of 914	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	745 of 938	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.7	726 of 962	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.4	628 of 954	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.7	487 of 935	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	528 of 935	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	441 of 925	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.3	330 of 872	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.7	476 of 849	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.6	399 of 852	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.1	429 of 829	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.7	408 of 823	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.6	262 of 808	67.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	59.0	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	640 of 694	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	651 of 684	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	634 of 642	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	560 of 595	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	643 of 758	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	567 of 690	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	14.0	150 of 153	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	166 of 270	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	93 of 172	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	304 of 337	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	355 of 365	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	264 of 265	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	203 of 203	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	274 of 332	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	254 of 308	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	671 of 700	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	658 of 683	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	617 of 649	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	523 of 594	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	661 of 764	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	623 of 693	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	4.1	530 of 539	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	542 of 596	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)73rd percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2022)2nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Science17%-22 vs state

Math17%-19 vs state

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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
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
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
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%)	16.2	791^st of 950 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.4	738^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.7%	53	23.3	18.2	26.9				22.8	29.3	17.4	17.6				21.7	15.2		$17,751
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
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%)	62.3	342^nd of 950 public elementary schools	64.0%		56.9	386^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.1%	44	41.0	49.3	50.6	59.4	75.3	80.0	58.8	47.1	53.4	39.0	43.6	54.7	53.0	48.1	43.9	57.6	$17,418
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
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%)	28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%		27.3	649^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.2%	22	30.6	29.3	41.4				33.7	26.6	36.1	25.4				29.3	18.2		$18,086
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%)	25.7	659^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.6%		16.1	787^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.5%	128	21.5	25.5	35.4				27.6	25.4	36.4	28.8				29.8	24.2		$20,180
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%)	7	930^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.1%		9.6	889^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.7%	41	10.3	9.5	15.2				11.6	15.0	4.7	9.2				10.0	15.4		$18,777
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%)	19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%		12.2	850^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.9%	106	20.0	26.7	29.8				25.7	20.0	23.0	26.3				23.2	21.4		$17,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Side Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Side Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Side Creek Elementary School.

Is Side Creek Elementary School a good school?

Side Creek Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Side Creek Elementary School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

What schools do graduates of Side Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Side Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mrachek Middle School
High : Rangeview High School

What is the racial makeup of Side Creek Elementary School?

Students at Side Creek Elementary School are 40% Hispanic, 20% White, 17% African American, 15% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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