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Mission Viejo Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mission Viejo Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 528 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, which is ranked 30th out of 115 school districts in the state.

Despite being in a high-performing district, Mission Viejo Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 27.4% in ELA and 21.3% in Math, compared to the district's 48.2% and 42.8%, and the state's 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 24.6% to 27.7% over the past three years, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools within the Cherry Creek School District, such as Summit Elementary, Indian Ridge Elementary, and Cimarron Elementary, Mission Viejo Elementary School performs significantly worse academically. However, the nearby schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28, such as Dartmouth Elementary, Dalton Elementary, and Yale Elementary, have even lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch eligibility.

552

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,507

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3855 South Alicia Parkway
Aurora, CO 80013-2758

(720) 886-8000

District: Cherry Creek School District No. 5

Students who attend Mission Viejo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Laredo Middle School
High:	Smoky Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.0%

White:

34.2%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg45%

Colorado avg40%

746^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 46Elementary Schools in the Cherry Creek School District No. 5

30^th of 115Cherry Creek School District No. 5 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	19.5	746 of 950	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	783 of 943	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	659 of 933	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	610 of 921	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	455 of 710	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	595 of 965	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	656 of 917	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.5	487 of 929	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	537 of 914	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.4	633 of 938	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	570 of 962	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.3	546 of 954	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.3	561 of 935	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	571 of 935	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.7	572 of 925	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	530 of 872	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.5	458 of 849	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.4	403 of 852	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.2	473 of 829	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.5	439 of 823	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.5	363 of 808	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	574 of 694	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	619 of 684	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	511 of 642	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	476 of 595	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	306 of 351	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	573 of 758	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	605 of 690	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	208 of 247	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.9	60 of 197	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	112 of 270	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	56 of 172	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	326 of 337	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	322 of 365	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	189 of 265	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	130 of 203	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	39 of 75	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	197 of 332	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	206 of 308	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	593 of 700	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	636 of 683	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	478 of 649	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	423 of 594	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	282 of 352	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	476 of 764	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	533 of 693	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	487 of 551	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	494 of 539	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	429 of 525	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	418 of 454	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	266 of 288	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	459 of 596	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	317 of 337	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Math21%-15 vs state

Science20%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Bullying is happening all over st this school and Pearson is doing nothing about it!! Bullying policy is a joke. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 6, 2011

I love the teachers, staff, and principal. They all care about the students and us parents. My son's teacher is so creative and makes school enjoyable for him. Close Quote

Schools Near Mission Viejo Elementary School

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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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Mission Viejo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3855 South Alicia Parkway	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8000	552	35	15.6	53.8%	189 (34.2%)	83 (15.0%)	193 (35.0%)	17 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	59 (10.7%)	19.5	746^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.5%		16.6	783^rd of 943 public elementary schools	17.0%	37	24.0	34.7	24.1	27.4	28.0	18.4	18.2	21.3	20.2	$17,507
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
Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 South Memphis Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8200	439	33	13.3	64.7%	157 (35.8%)	72 (16.4%)	145 (33.0%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.2%)	24.8	668^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.7%		21.4	725^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.1%	57	25.8	27.1	23.9	25.6	18.8	29.6	27.9	25.6	35.3	$20,438
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
Sagebrush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14700 East Temple Place	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8300	354	34	10.5	52.0%	146 (41.2%)	44 (12.4%)	113 (31.9%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.5%)	24.5	672^nd of 950 public elementary schools	29.3%		21.9	718^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.9%	46	24.0	17.9	36.0	25.6	28.0	34.5	23.5	28.9	24.0	$19,918
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
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
Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 East Quincy Ave	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-6400	337	25	13.4	49.6%	112 (33.2%)	54 (16.0%)	117 (34.7%)	19 (5.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%		30.4	608^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.5%	70	30.6	37.2	24.5	30.5	40.0	16.3	19.1	25.7	14.6	$20,870
Indian Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16501 East Progress Drive	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8400	410	27	15.1	20.7%	254 (62.0%)	37 (9.0%)	51 (12.4%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	81.2	163^rd of 950 public elementary schools	82.8%		78.3	181^st of 943 public elementary schools	80.8%	18	61.4	63.6	55.0	60.2	70.0	70.1	50.8	64.1	52.5	$18,182
Meadow Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17901 East Grand Avenue	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8600	401	30	13.5	59.9%	136 (33.9%)	48 (12.0%)	154 (38.4%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.0%)	28.3	634^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.3%		25.6	669^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.1%	35	24.5	30.3	38.5	31.0	28.8	24.2	32.7	28.2	30.2	$18,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Viejo Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mission Viejo Elementary School?

Students at Mission Viejo Elementary School are 35% Hispanic, 34% White, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Mission Viejo Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mission Viejo Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Laredo Middle School
High : Smoky Hill High School

How many students attend Mission Viejo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Mission Viejo Elementary School.

Is Mission Viejo Elementary School a good school?

Mission Viejo Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Mission Viejo Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

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