Arkansas Elementary School

Regular School · AURORA, CO

Arkansas Elementary School is a regular school school in AURORA, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 432 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

432

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	183	42%
White	79	18%
Black or African American	79	18%
Two or more races	50	12%
Asian	27	6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	12	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	432	224M / 208F

English Language Learners: 138 (32% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<50%	32.2%	10
Reading Proficiency	<=20%	55.2%	25

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.64 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

13 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

121

28% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	432	100%

Contact & Location

17301 EAST ARKANSAS AVE

AURORA, CO 80017

Phone: (303)755-0323

http://arkansas.aurorak12.org

District

Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,852

District enrollment: 38,122

Other Schools in District

AXL Academy Elementary
Altura Elementary School Elementary
Aurora Academy Charter School Elementary
Aurora Frontier K-8 Elementary
Aurora Highlands K-8 Elementary
Aurora Quest K-8 Elementary
Boston K-8 School Elementary
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80017) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080234001296

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD