Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
Public school district based in Aurora, Colorado. NCES district ID 0802340; state ID CO-0180.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
58
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
38,691
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
2,197.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
17.6
Charter schoolsDefinition
10
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1,698 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,851 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,880 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,956 | |
| Grade 3 | 3,084 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,937 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,887 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,850 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,814 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,697 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,663 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,772 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,718 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,884 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% | |
| Asian | 4.9% | |
| Black or African American | 17.0% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 59.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.9% | |
| Two or more races | 5.8% | |
| White | 11.7% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.4% | |
| Male | 51.6% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 55, Rural 3.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Central Campus Aurora | PK–12 | Regular | 2,468 | 138.0 | 17.9 | City: Large |
| Rangeview High School Aurora | 9–12 | Regular | 2,078 | 102.4 | 20.3 | City: Large |
| Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory Aurora | 9–12 | Regular | 2,045 | 96.5 | 21.2 | City: Large |
| Gateway High School Aurora | 9–12 | Regular | 1,748 | 83.3 | 21 | City: Large |
| Hinkley High School Aurora | 9–12 | Regular | 1,527 | 70.0 | 21.8 | City: Large |
| Lotus School for ExcellenceCharter Aurora | K–12 | Regular | 1,008 | 66.0 | 15.3 | City: Large |
| Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 Aurora | PK–8 | Regular | 994 | 57.5 | 17.3 | City: Large |
| Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory Aurora | PK–8 | Regular | 960 | 48.0 | 20 | City: Large |
| Del Mar Academy Aurora | PK–7 | Regular | 950 | 47.6 | 20 | City: Large |
| Aurora West College Preparatory Academy Aurora | 6–12 | Regular | 927 | 46.0 | 20.2 | City: Large |
| Harmony Ridge P-8 Aurora | PK–8 | Regular | 894 | 45.0 | 19.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Murphy Creek K-8 School Aurora | PK–8 | Regular | 855 | 50.5 | 16.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Aurora Hills Middle School Aurora | 6–8 | Regular | 821 | 49.4 | 16.6 | City: Large |
| Mrachek Middle School Aurora | 6–8 | Regular | 811 | 40.0 | 20.3 | City: Large |
| Global Village Academy AuroraCharter Aurora | K–8 | Regular | 802 | 64.0 | 12.5 | City: Large |
| Aurora Frontier K-8 Aurora | PK–8 | Regular | 761 | 45.6 | 16.7 | City: Large |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: FletcherCharter Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 701 | 45.9 | 15.3 | City: Large |
| Vanguard Classical School - EastCharter Aurora | K–12 | Regular | 690 | 48.0 | 14.4 | City: Large |
| Virginia Court Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 657 | 40.7 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Columbia Middle School Aurora | 6–8 | Regular | 636 | 36.0 | 17.7 | City: Large |
| East Middle School Aurora | 6–8 | Regular | 634 | 24.0 | 26.4 | City: Large |
| Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning Aurora | K–5 | Regular | 601 | 32.5 | 18.5 | City: Large |
| Kenton Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 583 | 37.5 | 15.5 | City: Large |
| Vega Collegiate AcademyCharter Aurora | K–8 | Regular | 583 | 26.0 | 22.4 | City: Large |
| Aurora Quest K-8 Aurora | K–8 | Regular | 575 | 30.0 | 19.2 | City: Large |
| Crawford Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 567 | 36.5 | 15.6 | City: Large |
| North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus Aurora | 6–8 | Regular | 565 | 29.0 | 19.5 | City: Large |
| Aurora Academy Charter SchoolCharter Aurora | K–8 | Regular | 536 | 40.0 | 13.4 | City: Large |
| Altura Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 527 | 29.5 | 17.9 | City: Large |
| Elkhart Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 525 | 35.5 | 14.8 | City: Large |
| Side Creek Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 512 | 27.0 | 19 | City: Large |
| Iowa Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 502 | 29.0 | 17.3 | City: Large |
| Vassar Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 500 | 31.0 | 16.1 | City: Large |
| Jewell Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 493 | 35.0 | 14.1 | City: Large |
| Yale Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 492 | 27.0 | 18.2 | City: Large |
| Park Lane Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 486 | 29.0 | 16.8 | City: Large |
| Aurora Highlands K-8 Aurora | PK–8 | Regular | 472 | 31.0 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Clyde Miller K-8 Aurora | PK–8 | Regular | 466 | 22.0 | 21.2 | City: Large |
| Laredo Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 449 | 24.5 | 18.3 | City: Large |
| Aurora Science & Tech Middle SchoolCharter Aurora | 6–8 | Regular | 448 | 33.5 | 13.4 | City: Large |
| Vaughn Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 446 | 25.0 | 17.8 | City: Large |
| Aurora Science & Tech High SchoolCharter Aurora | 9–11 | Regular | 434 | 33.0 | 13.2 | City: Large |
| Arkansas Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 432 | 33.0 | 13.1 | City: Large |
| Dalton Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 430 | 27.0 | 15.9 | City: Large |
| Dartmouth Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 422 | 29.0 | 14.6 | City: Large |
| Boston K-8 School Aurora | PK–8 | Regular | 413 | 26.0 | 15.9 | City: Large |
| Fulton Academy of Excellence Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 410 | 28.0 | 14.6 | City: Large |
| William Smith High School Aurora | 9–12 | Regular | 410 | 24.0 | 17.1 | City: Large |
| AXL AcademyCharter Aurora | PK–8 | Regular | 402 | 27.0 | 14.9 | City: Large |
| Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 380 | 26.0 | 14.6 | City: Large |
| Vanguard Classical School - WestCharter Denver | K–8 | Regular | 380 | 29.0 | 13.1 | City: Large |
| Lansing Elementary Community School Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 366 | 29.0 | 12.6 | City: Large |
| Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy Aurora | PK–5 | Regular | 282 | 19.0 | 14.8 | City: Large |
| Laredo Child Development Center Aurora | PK | Regular | 210 | 5.0 | 42 | City: Large |
| Meadowood Child Development Center Aurora | PK | Regular | 166 | 3.0 | 55.3 | City: Large |
| Sable Child Development Center Aurora | PK | Regular | 130 | 1.5 | 86.7check | City: Large |
| Jamaica Child Development Center Aurora | PK | Regular | 106 | 3.0 | 35.3 | City: Large |
| APS Early Beginnings - A Zoom Site Aurora | PK | Regular | 23 | 0.0 | — | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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