Polton Community Elementary School

Regular School · AURORA, CO

Polton Community Elementary School is a regular school school in AURORA, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 466 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

466

Teachers (FTE)

33.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	146	31%
Hispanic/Latino	122	26%
Black or African American	108	23%
Two or more races	66	14%
Asian	17	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	466	248M / 218F

English Language Learners: 59 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11-19%	32.2%	32
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	55.2%	80

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)

+0.15 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

6 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

20.4% 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.)	466	100%

Contact & Location

2985 SOUTH OAKLAND STREET

AURORA, CO 80014

Phone: (720)747-2600

District

Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,139

District enrollment: 52,392

Other Schools in District

Altitude Elementary School Elementary
Antelope Ridge Elementary School Elementary
Arrowhead Elementary School Elementary
Aspen Crossing Elementary School Elementary
Belleview Elementary School Elementary
Black Forest Hills Elementary School Elementary
Buffalo Trail Elementary School Elementary
Canyon Creek Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80014) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080291000199

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