Harmony Ridge P-8 vs Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory

How do these schools compare?

Metric Harmony Ridge P-8 Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory
Location Aurora, CO Aurora, CO
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 894 960
Student:Teacher Ratio 19.9:1 20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 54.7% 49.5%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Harmony Ridge P-8 Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $18,111 $18,111
District Aurora Public Schools Aurora Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Harmony Ridge P-8 Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory
White 16.4% 23.0%
African American 16.0% 18.2%
Hispanic or Latino 50.2% 42.1%
Asian 5.8% 6.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 1.5% 0.2%
Multiracial 9.5% 9.1%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Harmony Ridge P-8 Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 348:1 436:1
Chronic Absenteeism 31.2% 30.2%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 5 60
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.