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Mission Viejo Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mission Viejo Elementary School in Aurora, CO, serves 552 students in grades PK–5 and is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5, a highly rated district that ranks in the 77th percentile statewide. Despite the district's overall strength, Mission Viejo itself ranks in the 20th percentile among Colorado elementary schools with a 1-star rating, making it a notable outlier. The school's rank history shows a pattern of persistent low performance, peaking at the 48th percentile in 2016–2017 and never rising above that mark in the past decade.

Mission Viejo's CMAS scores are significantly below both district and state averages. In 2025–2026, only 26% of students were proficient in English Language Arts versus 49.5% in the district, and 19.9% were proficient in math versus 44.2% in the district. Proficiency is low across every student subgroup, with no group ranking above the 16th percentile statewide. Grade-level performance is uneven: 5th grade ELA is the strongest at 38.9% proficient, while 3rd grade ELA sits at just 17.9%, suggesting early literacy challenges. Chronic absenteeism affects 25.2% of students, meaning about one in four miss substantial school time. The student-teacher ratio of 15.6 is also higher than several nearby elementary schools, including Summit Elementary School (13.4) and Sagebrush Elementary School (10.5).

The contrast with Indian Ridge Elementary School, just 1.8 miles away, is striking: Indian Ridge posts 61.4% ELA proficiency and 6.6% chronic absenteeism, while Mission Viejo posts 26% and 25.2%. Notably, schools with similar or higher poverty rates outperform Mission Viejo. Dartmouth Elementary School and Dalton Elementary School, both in the Aurora Joint District No. 28, serve higher shares of low-income students yet post higher ELA and math scores. Summit and Sagebrush, with poverty rates close to Mission Viejo's, also outpace it by 10–15 points. The good news: 5th-grade science proficiency has improved from 13.4% to 26.8% in two years. That improvement, combined with the success of nearby schools, shows Mission Viejo's results are not inevitable, and targeted investments in early literacy, math intervention, and attendance could help reverse the trend.

552

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,556

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

91.1%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.8% (MMR)

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 — 41st percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg46%

Colorado avg41%

760^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

26^th of 114Cherry 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
2026	18.9	760 of 946	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.7	642 of 695	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.9	288 of 322	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.1	593 of 697	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.2	514 of 547	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science27%-9 vs state

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Math20%-17 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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	18.9	760^th of 946 public elementary schools	19.7%		19.5	746^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.5%	14	17.9	21.7	38.9	26.0	15.2	25.7	19.4	19.9	26.8	91.1%	1.8%	$19,556
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%)	14.6	819^th of 946 public elementary schools	13.4%		19.7	744^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.7%	75	13.2	16.0	34.0	21.2	15.1	16.0	25.5	18.8	19.6	80.4%	0%	$21,101
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%)	30.3	619^th of 946 public elementary schools	34.6%		24.8	668^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.7%	49	31.0	55.0	32.9	39.2	19.7	33.3	17.3	23.0	28.9	87.5%	1.6%	$22,124
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%)	37	554^th of 946 public elementary schools	41.4%		25.7	659^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.6%	105	23.2	40.3	43.6	35.1	29.0	35.8	46.3	36.3	31.5	95.2%	3.2%	$21,224
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%)	33.8	583^rd of 946 public elementary schools	38.4%		24.5	672^nd of 950 public elementary schools	29.3%	89	45.7	22.2	38.2	35.6	34.8	40.0	29.6	34.5	20.4	94.7%	0%	$23,467
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%)	27	658^th of 946 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.7	627^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.0%	31	29.4	32.3	43.3	34.7	18.8	31.8	27.9	26.0	23.3	95.5%	3%	$19,562
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%)	8.3	911^th of 946 public elementary schools	3.7%		7	930^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.1%	19	12.8	28.2	11.8	17.5	10.1	10.8	5.9	9.0	13.2	87%	7.2%	$18,881
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%)	38.1	539^th of 946 public elementary schools	43.0%		24.1	678^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.6%	139	48.5	33.3	39.0	39.3	43.8	38.8	23.8	35.0	26.2	90.9%	0%	$23,211
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%)	79.8	176^th of 946 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.2	163^rd of 950 public elementary schools	82.8%	13	55.0	66.7	62.1	61.4	57.4	66.7	53.0	58.9	53.0	96.9%	3.1%	$21,525
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%)	19.3	750^th of 946 public elementary schools	20.7%		28.3	634^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.3%	116	25.5	27.3	27.0	26.6	28.6	21.8	23.8	24.7	18.0	86%	0%	$21,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Viejo Elementary School

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

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.

Is Mission Viejo Elementary School a good school?

Mission Viejo Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Mission Viejo Elementary School?

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

What district is Mission Viejo Elementary School in?

Cherry Creek School District No. 5

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