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Harmony Ridge P-8

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Harmony Ridge P-8 ranks 580 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Harmony Ridge P-8 is a public elementary and middle school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 769 students in grades PK-8. While part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28, which is ranked 103 out of 115 districts in the state, Harmony Ridge P-8 has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools.

The school's academic challenges are evident in its test scores, which are significantly lower than both the district and state averages in English Language Arts (37.3% proficiency) and Math (29.3% proficiency). Harmony Ridge P-8 also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has higher dropout rates and chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average.

When comparing Harmony Ridge P-8 to nearby schools, the differences become more pronounced. For example, Murphy Creek K-8 School, just 2.72 miles away, consistently outperforms Harmony Ridge P-8 in test scores, ranking in the top 30% of Colorado elementary schools. While the school's challenges may be influenced by its high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the proximity to higher-performing schools suggests opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and collaboration.

894

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,065

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52 North Robertsdale Street
Aurora, CO 80018

(303) 326-1013

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.2%

White:

16.4%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2021 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2021

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (32% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

580^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 38 pts since 2021

From bottom 1% (2021) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

273^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 32 pts since 2021

From bottom 10% (2021) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	580 of 950	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	664 of 943	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	819 of 933	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	866 of 921	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	701 of 710	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2024	30.1	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	504 of 694	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	543 of 684	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	588 of 642	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	572 of 595	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	136 of 247	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	181 of 242	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	185 of 197	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	129 of 153	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	153 of 337	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	258 of 365	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	244 of 265	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	184 of 203	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	476 of 700	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	522 of 683	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	609 of 649	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	563 of 594	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	6.6	444 of 454	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	273 of 469	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	325 of 485	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	399 of 480	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	338 of 448	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	332 of 369	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	255 of 347	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	278 of 350	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	301 of 363	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	247 of 326	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	124 of 218	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	118 of 199	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.7	191 of 198	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	109 of 169	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	97 of 241	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	118 of 244	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.2	187 of 241	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	115 of 197	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	194 of 352	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	220 of 357	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.9	314 of 356	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	260 of 328	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-12 vs school

White (2022)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)79th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-8 vs state

Math29%-7 vs state

Science26%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Son is in Kindergarten and he has been developing at a much faster pace than we had expected. His teacher is absolutely amazing and cares about her students individual development. Close Quote

by a teacher
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

I love working at Harmony! The students are the best part! I have a great team where I feel supported and encouraged to be the best teacher I can be. I get paid better in APS than in any other district in the state. I feel like I am respected as a professional and asked for my opinion and not micro managed. We are working on building traditions and adding to culture since it is hard to open a new school during a pandemic when parents were not allowed in the building. There are always positive and negative and no where is perfect but I have had a great experience here so far! 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
Harmony Ridge P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	52 North Robertsdale Street	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 326-1013	894	45	19.8	61.7%	147 (16.4%)	143 (16.0%)	449 (50.2%)	52 (5.8%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.5%)	85 (9.5%)	33.8	580^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.9%		25.9	664^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.6%	84	34.1	40.9	41.2	32.9	40.0	34.4	37.3	35.2	31.0	20.0	24.7	45.2	19.0	29.3	30.2	21.0	$18,065
Sky Ranch Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	849 N Carrie Street	Aurora	80137	Arapahoe County	Bennett School District No. 29J	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 644-3234	495	24	20.6	42.4%	176 (35.6%)	94 (19.0%)	145 (29.3%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (12.9%)	20	741^st of 950 public elementary schools	22.0%		25.9	663^rd of 943 public elementary schools	29.7%	78	26.4	25.9	39.1	25.0	41.7	32.0	30.4	24.5	18.5	23.9	8.3	20.8	11.5	18.3	21.7	26.9	$00
Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory	Public	PK, KG-8	24551 East 1st Avenue	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-3757	960	48	20.0	54.9%	221 (23.0%)	175 (18.2%)	404 (42.1%)	66 (6.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (9.1%)	32.4	594^th of 950 public elementary schools	37.5%		28.5	630^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.2%	36	13.5	44.2	36.8	43.3	43.4	35.9	36.5	21.2	36.2	23.9	33.0	29.5	23.5	27.9	22.2	21.2	$16,792
Murphy Creek K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 S Old Tom Morris Road	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 366-0579	855	51	16.9	59.9%	235 (27.5%)	194 (22.7%)	275 (32.2%)	59 (6.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.4%)	68.2	287^th of 950 public elementary schools	69.8%		62.8	337^th of 943 public elementary schools	64.3%	50	45.9	57.7	49.3	53.8	77.0	64.9	57.9	50.0	58.2	46.4	40.7	68.0	57.6	53.3	56.5	49.1	$17,379
Aurora Highlands K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	24405 E 42nd Ave	Aurora	80019	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 326-3125	472	31	15.2	61.0%	77 (16.3%)	138 (29.2%)	181 (38.3%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	22	711^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.2%		18.4	764^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.0%	53	20.4	26.5	47.2	33.3	45.2	27.8	32.5	17.0	14.0	33.3	12.3	26.2	13.9	18.6	25.7	11.4	$22,382
Clyde Miller K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Espana St	Aurora	80011	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-7918	466	22	21.1	88.2%	39 (8.4%)	46 (9.9%)	323 (69.3%)	19 (4.1%)	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	24 (5.2%)	16.8	780^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.9%		17.4	777^th of 943 public elementary schools	17.6%	3	22.0	22.9	32.7	21.6	27.3	36.1	27.5	27.5	16.3	13.2	15.1	13.0	14.8	16.6		9.8	$19,294
Green Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Jericho St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6710	714	48	14.8	81.8%	53 (7.4%)	178 (24.9%)	395 (55.3%)	55 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	19 (2.7%)	17.8	770^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.9%		15.7	796^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.6%	26	25.6	16.4	31.0				25.4	33.0	12.9	17.0				21.1	17.3		$18,385
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
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
Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	21601 East 51st Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2840	886	49	17.9	85.3%	34 (3.8%)	239 (27.0%)	424 (47.9%)	97 (10.9%)	6 (0.7%)	48 (5.4%)	38 (4.3%)	9.1	906^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.3	876^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.1%	30	17.6	20.5	12.0	29.2	35.1	30.9	22.7	17.5	7.3	3.9	9.7	15.8	20.6	11.8	5.0	10.6	$16,032

Frequently Asked Questions about Harmony Ridge P-8

What district is Harmony Ridge P-8 in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

How many students attend Harmony Ridge P-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 894 students attended Harmony Ridge P-8.

What is the racial makeup of Harmony Ridge P-8?

Students at Harmony Ridge P-8 are 50% Hispanic, 16% White, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Harmony Ridge P-8 a good school?

Harmony Ridge P-8 ranks 580^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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