Public schools in Aurora, CO

Aurora has 100 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 13 high, 15 middle, 62 elementary, 10 other, enrolling 71,727 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Aurora Public Schools runs 55 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Aurora's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in AuroraDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Aurora Public Schools5538,135$18,111
Cherry Creek School District #54052,392$15,158
State Charter School Institute519,239$12,197

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

13 high schools in Aurora, 20,130 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Cherokee Trail High School3,08920.218.6%Cherry Creek
Grandview High School2,68419.827.2%Cherry Creek
Smoky Hill High School2,29720.043.4%Cherry Creek
Overland High School2,22817.958.7%Cherry Creek
Rangeview High School2,07820.361.8%Aurora Public Schools
Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory2,04521.254.0%Aurora Public Schools
Gateway High School1,74821.075.1%Aurora Public Schools
Hinkley High School1,52721.879.2%Aurora Public Schools
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy92720.287.1%Aurora Public Schools
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora56724.166.0%State Charter School Institute
The other 3 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Aurora Science & Tech High School43413.273.7%Aurora Public Schools
William Smith High School41017.168.0%Aurora Public Schools
New Legacy Charter School9613.2100.0%State Charter School Institute

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

15 middle schools in Aurora, 12,596 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Prairie Middle School1,49115.263.3%Cherry Creek
Thunder Ridge Middle School1,10615.732.1%Cherry Creek
Infinity Middle School1,02016.919.3%Cherry Creek
Sky Vista Middle School96917.829.3%Cherry Creek
Fox Ridge Middle School96617.416.7%Cherry Creek
Liberty Middle School86816.634.0%Cherry Creek
Laredo Middle School84615.944.4%Cherry Creek
Aurora Hills Middle School82116.679.7%Aurora Public Schools
Mrachek Middle School81120.375.2%Aurora Public Schools
Horizon Middle School71414.651.7%Cherry Creek
The other 5 middle schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Falcon Creek Middle School70114.330.7%Cherry Creek
Columbia Middle School63617.766.8%Aurora Public Schools
East Middle School63426.486.1%Aurora Public Schools
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology56519.584.4%Aurora Public Schools
Aurora Science & Tech Middle School44813.476.1%Aurora Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

62 elementary schools in Aurora, 34,166 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Edna and John W. Mosley P-899417.375.6%Aurora Public Schools
Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory96020.049.5%Aurora Public Schools
Sixth Avenue Elementary School95020.078.0%Aurora Public Schools
Harmony Ridge P-889419.954.7%Aurora Public Schools
Murphy Creek K-8 School85516.952.4%Aurora Public Schools
Village East Community Elementary School82116.459.6%Cherry Creek
Global Village Academy Aurora80212.566.7%Aurora Public Schools
Aurora Frontier K-876116.751.6%Aurora Public Schools
Altitude Elementary School75816.910.8%Cherry Creek
Eastridge Community Elementary School71615.161.3%Cherry Creek
The other 52 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher70115.381.2%Aurora Public Schools
High Point Academy68019.154.1%State Charter School Institute
Virginia Court Elementary School65716.283.6%Aurora Public Schools
Ponderosa Elementary School63418.164.4%Cherry Creek
Buffalo Trail Elementary School63216.933.2%Cherry Creek
Pine Ridge Elementary School61715.419.1%Cherry Creek
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learni60118.578.2%Aurora Public Schools
Kenton Elementary School58315.579.4%Aurora Public Schools
Vega Collegiate Academy58322.494.7%Aurora Public Schools
Woodland Elementary School57716.018.5%Cherry Creek
Aurora Quest K-857519.235.5%Aurora Public Schools
Dakota Valley Elementary School57114.635.7%Cherry Creek
Crawford Elementary School56715.692.8%Aurora Public Schools
Fox Hollow Elementary School55515.428.3%Cherry Creek
Mission Viejo Elementary School55215.650.0%Cherry Creek
Antelope Ridge Elementary School54916.535.9%Cherry Creek
Aurora Academy Charter School53613.466.8%Aurora Public Schools
Altura Elementary School52717.984.4%Aurora Public Schools
Elkhart Elementary School52514.893.9%Aurora Public Schools
Side Creek Elementary School51219.066.0%Aurora Public Schools
Iowa Elementary School50217.374.5%Aurora Public Schools
Vassar Elementary School50016.167.8%Aurora Public Schools
Black Forest Hills Elementary School50015.017.0%Cherry Creek
Arrowhead Elementary School49914.548.3%Cherry Creek
Rolling Hills Elementary School49912.621.6%Cherry Creek
Sunrise Elementary School49714.854.5%Cherry Creek
Jewell Elementary School49314.176.5%Aurora Public Schools
Yale Elementary School49218.276.4%Aurora Public Schools
Park Lane Elementary School48616.886.2%Aurora Public Schools
Coyote Hills Elementary School47814.521.5%Cherry Creek
Canyon Creek Elementary School47714.934.6%Cherry Creek
Clyde Miller K-846621.279.0%Aurora Public Schools
Polton Community Elementary School46613.851.9%Cherry Creek
Laredo Elementary School44918.381.7%Aurora Public Schools
Vaughn Elementary School44617.887.7%Aurora Public Schools
Independence Elementary School43913.458.3%Cherry Creek
Highline Community Elementary School43513.365.3%Cherry Creek
Arkansas Elementary School43213.169.0%Aurora Public Schools
Dalton Elementary School43015.964.4%Aurora Public Schools
Dartmouth Elementary School42214.665.4%Aurora Public Schools
Boston K-8 School41315.987.9%Aurora Public Schools
Fulton Academy of Excellence41014.683.4%Aurora Public Schools
Indian Ridge Elementary School41015.217.3%Cherry Creek
AXL Academy40214.971.1%Aurora Public Schools
Meadow Point Elementary School40113.651.6%Cherry Creek
Cimarron Elementary School39311.960.3%Cherry Creek
Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School38014.688.7%Aurora Public Schools
Lansing Elementary Community School36612.677.6%Aurora Public Schools
Montessori del Mundo Charter School36513.962.7%State Charter School Institute
Sagebrush Elementary School35410.648.0%Cherry Creek
Summit Elementary School33713.545.7%Cherry Creek
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy28214.865.2%Aurora Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

10 other schools in Aurora, 4,835 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Aurora Central Campus2,46817.982.2%Aurora Public Schools
Lotus School for Excellence1,00815.384.1%Aurora Public Schools
Vanguard Classical School - East69014.472.5%Aurora Public Schools
Laredo Child Development Center21042.072.4%Aurora Public Schools
Meadowood Child Development Center16655.354.8%Aurora Public Schools
Jamaica Child Development Center10635.375.5%Aurora Public Schools
Outback Preschool8120.3not reportedCherry Creek
The Journey Preschool7518.849.3%Cherry Creek
APS Early Beginnings - A Zoom Site23not reportednot reportedAurora Public Schools
Early Learning Center at New Legacy Charter School87.7not reportedState Charter School Institute

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Aurora's public schools compare with Colorado's

The median Aurora school has 16.2 students per full-time teacher, more than the Colorado median of 15.4. 39% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 33% across the state. Its median school enrolls 560 students (state 368).

Aurora against Colorado, schools open in 2024-25 with students
AuroraColorado
Median students per teacher16.215.4
Median school size (students)560368
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)39%33%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)88%72%
Charter schools14%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 100 Aurora schools and the 1,861 Colorado schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Aurora

  1. Aurora Public SchoolsRuns 55 of Aurora's 100 public schools and spent $18,111 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,111
  2. Cherokee Trail High School, the largest high school in Aurora3,089 students in 2024-25, 20.2 per teacher.3,089
  3. Compare Aurora Public Schools with Cherry Creek School District #5Aurora's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in ColoradoColorado's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Aurora addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Colorado

  1. Denver226 schools
  2. Colorado Springs179 schools
  3. Fort Collins47 schools
  4. Lakewood47 schools
  5. Pueblo45 schools
  6. Littleton42 schools
  7. Thornton39 schools
  8. Grand Junction33 schools

Questions about schools in Aurora

  1. How many public schools are in Aurora, CO?
    100 public schools with an address in Aurora were open in 2024-25: 13 high, 15 middle, 62 elementary, 10 other, enrolling 71,727 students. 14 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Aurora?
    Cherokee Trail High School, with 3,089 students in 2024-25 (Cherry Creek School District #5).
  3. Which districts run Aurora's schools?
    Aurora Public Schools (55 schools), Cherry Creek School District #5 (40 schools), State Charter School Institute (5 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .