Iowa Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Aurora, Colorado
Iowa Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado enrolled 502 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. 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, 11% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
481 students in 2022-23, 466 students in 2023-24, 502 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 29.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 481 | 26.0 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 28.0 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 502 | 29.0 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Iowa Elementary School enrolled 428 students and reported no counselor; it reported 87 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions87
- Chronically absent45.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.8% of students were Hispanic, 19.9% Black, 13.1% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic50.8%
- Black19.9%
- White13.1%
- Asian7.6%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Pacific Islander2.2%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Iowa Elementary School scored proficient or above: 11% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 11% | 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.
Elementary schools in Aurora
63 public elementary schools in Aurora report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 | 994 | 17.3 | 75.6% |
| Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory | 960 | 20.0 | 49.5% |
| Sixth Avenue Elementary School | 950 | 20.0 | 78.0% |
| Harmony Ridge P-8 | 894 | 19.9 | 54.7% |
| Murphy Creek K-8 School | 855 | 16.9 | 52.4% |
| Village East Community Elementary School | 821 | 16.4 | 59.6% |
| Global Village Academy Aurora | 802 | 12.5 | 66.7% |
| Academy of Advanced Learning | 789 | 20.8 | 60.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Iowa Elementary School
- Arkansas Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 432 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Montessori del Mundo Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 365 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Iowa Elementary School with Arkansas Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in ColoradoIowa Elementary School is the number 226 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#226 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.17.3:1
- 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 Iowa Elementary School
How many students attend Iowa Elementary School?
502 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 481 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Aurora, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Iowa Elementary School?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Iowa Elementary School a Title I school?
Iowa Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Iowa Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Iowa Elementary School scored proficient or above: 11% 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.What district is Iowa Elementary School in?
Aurora Public Schools, NCES district ID 0802340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080234001323 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
- 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.