Dakota Valley Elementary School

Regular School · AURORA, CO

Dakota Valley Elementary School is a regular school school in AURORA, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 571 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

571

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	256	45%
Hispanic/Latino	129	23%
Black or African American	87	15%
Two or more races	56	10%
Asian	42	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	571	307M / 264F

English Language Learners: 74 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-49%	32.2%	52
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	55.2%	102

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)

+0.25 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.4% 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.)	571	100%

Contact & Location

3950 SOUTH KIRK WAY

AURORA, CO 80013

Phone: (720)886-3000

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 80013) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080291001671

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