Aurora Central Campus

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Aurora, Colorado

Aurora Central Campus in Aurora, Colorado enrolled 2,468 students in 2024-25 with 138.0 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the Colorado median of 15.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 62% (Colorado: 82.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

2,084 students in 2022-23, 2,256 students in 2023-24, 2,468 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 121.0 to 138.0.

Students enrolled at Aurora Central Campus by school year2022-23: 2,084, 2023-24: 2,256, 2024-25: 2,46801k2k3k2022-232,0842023-242,2562024-252,468
Students enrolled at Aurora Central Campus by school year2022-23: 2,084, 2023-24: 2,256, 2024-25: 2,46801k2k3k2022-232,0842023-242,2562024-252,468
Students enrolled at Aurora Central Campus by school year2022-23: 2,084, 2023-24: 2,256, 2024-25: 2,46801k2k3k2022-232,0842023-242,2562024-252,468
Students enrolled at Aurora Central Campus by school year2022-23: 2,084, 2023-24: 2,256, 2024-25: 2,46801k2k3k2022-232,0842023-242,2562024-252,468
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,084121.017.2
2023-242,256127.017.8
2024-252,468138.017.9

17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Colorado schools of this kind

Among the 118 Colorado schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; Aurora Central Campus 17.9; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherAurora Central Campus 17.9state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; Aurora Central Campus 17.9; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherAurora Central Campus 17.9state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; Aurora Central Campus 17.9; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherAurora Central Campus 17.9state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; Aurora Central Campus 17.9; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherAurora Central Campus 17.9state median 15.4U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 305 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Aurora Central Campus enrolled 1,830 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 150 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 305 of the 1,830 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions150
  • Chronically absent71.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.8% of students were Hispanic, 13.5% Black, 7.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic69.8%
  2. Black13.5%
  3. White7.5%
  4. Two or more races4.2%
  5. Asian2.9%
  6. Pacific Islander1.1%
  7. American Indian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Aurora Central Campus scored proficient or above: 10% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math10%14% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

62% of the 464 students in Aurora Central Campus's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate62%74%82.7%
Students in the class4642,44668,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Aurora

12 public schools of this kind in Aurora report 2024-25 enrollment; Aurora Central Campus is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Aurora Central Campus2,46817.982.2%
Lotus School for Excellence1,00815.384.1%
Vanguard Classical School - East69014.472.5%
Sable Elementary School38714.987.6%
Paris Elementary School27015.984.8%
Laredo Child Development Center21042.072.4%
Meadowood Child Development Center16655.354.8%
Jamaica Child Development Center10635.375.5%

All public schools in Aurora →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Aurora Central Campus

  1. APS Early Beginnings - A Zoom SiteThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.6 miles away: 23 students (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Jamaica Child Development CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 0.6 miles away: 106 students, 35.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Aurora Central Campus with APS Early Beginnings - A Zoom SiteStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Aurora Public Schools spends per student$18,111 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,111
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoAurora Central Campus is the largest of 136 Colorado schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#1 of 136
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.4 for schools of this kind.17.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Aurora Central Campus

  1. How many students attend Aurora Central Campus?
    2,468 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,084 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Aurora, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Aurora Central Campus?
    17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for schools of this kind is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Aurora Central Campus a Title I school?
    Aurora Central Campus was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Aurora Central Campus do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Aurora Central Campus scored proficient or above: 10% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Aurora Central Campus?
    62% of the 464 students in Aurora Central Campus's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Aurora Central Campus in?
    Aurora Public Schools, NCES district ID 0802340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080234000056 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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