Schools in Zip Code 80013

Zip code 80013 is home to 15 schools serving approximately 9,868 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades, split between the Aurora Joint District No. 28 and the Cherry Creek School District No. 5. Enrollment ranges widely, from 393 students at Cimarron Elementary to 2,078 students at Rangeview High School, and the area is economically diverse, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 39.4% at Dakota Valley Elementary to 84.8% at Yale Elementary.

Aurora Frontier K-8 is the clear academic standout, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide with CMAS ELA proficiency at 59.3% and math at 48.0% — both well above state averages — despite serving a 61% free/reduced lunch population. Dartmouth Elementary has shown the most improvement, jumping from the 17th to 41st percentile in two years. Dakota Valley Elementary is the strongest Cherry Creek school in the zip, with the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 16.1%. Rangeview High School posts solid graduation and dropout numbers, graduating 85.3% of students and keeping its dropout rate at 1.2%, below the state average.

However, there are significant concerns. Yale Elementary ranks in the 4th percentile with just 9.0% math proficiency, and Mrachek Middle School sits at the 8th percentile. All three middle schools in the zip rank at or below the 23rd percentile. Chronic absenteeism is widespread, with Rangeview High at 40.0% and over half of the schools exceeding the state rate of 28.4%. SAT proficiency at Rangeview also trails state averages significantly — 42% in reading/writing and 23% in math versus 60% and 32% statewide — suggesting graduates may not be fully college-ready despite earning diplomas.