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Yale Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

16001 East Yale Ave, Aurora, CO 80013 · (303) 751-7470 · Part of Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

Aurora’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
492
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Yale Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Aurora kids: 24 middle schools

On the path

Where Aurora kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Yale Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

16001 East Yale Ave, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten86
Grade 185
Grade 274
Grade 388
Grade 478
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
451’20
482’21
551’22
495’23
492’24

Up 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 22%Black 11%Asian 7%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Yale Elementary School from Aurora families.

Other schools in Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

The district →
Aurora Central Campus
Other · Grades PK–12 · Aurora
D
2,468 students18:1
Edna and John W. Mosley P-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
C−
994 students17:1
Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
C+
960 students20:1
Del Mar Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Aurora
D−
950 students20:1
Harmony Ridge P-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
D
894 students20:1
Murphy Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
B+
855 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Aurora’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.