Summary:
Zip code 80137 is served entirely by one school, Sky Ranch Academy, a K-8 school in Aurora, CO with 495 students, in the Bennett School District No. 29J. As the only school in the zip code, it is the sole public education option for local families and stands out as a positive outlier within its district. It outperforms the district in nearly every subject, especially in 8th grade English Language Arts, where 66.7% of students are proficient versus the district's 23.0% and the state's 42.2%. Chronic absenteeism is just 12.2%, far better than the district's 23.4% and the state's 28.4%. The school also improved dramatically year-over-year, with ELA proficiency rising from 30.4% to 42.7% and math from 18.3% to 33.1%.
Despite these gains, Sky Ranch Academy remains a mid-tier school statewide. Its state rank jumped from the 22nd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 48th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 2-star rating. CMAS scores for 2025-2026 show 42.7% proficiency in ELA, just below the state's 44.7%, while math proficiency is 33.1% versus the state's 37.3%. Science is mixed: 5th grade hit 38.5% (above the state's 36.1%), but 8th grade reached 29.2%, below the state's 35.4% though far above the district's 13.3%. The student-teacher ratio of 20.6 is high for a K-8 school, and 42.42% of students are eligible for free/reduced lunch.
The most urgent need is middle school math: 6th grade proficiency is 21.3% and 7th grade is 18.4%, well below state averages of 32.7% and 32.9%. Given its strong attendance and rapid overall gains, this is the clearest target for intervention. Overall, Sky Ranch Academy is a school on the rise — it leads its district by wide margins, approaches state averages in several subjects, and offers a tight-knit community within zip code 80137. While not yet top-tier, it is demonstrably improving.
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