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B+

Murphy Creek K-8 School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1400 S Old Tom Morris Road, Aurora, CO 80018 · (303) 366-0579 · Part of Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

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

Directions
Students
855
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Murphy Creek K-8 School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 39.9% 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–8Murphy Creek K-8 SchoolYou are here
6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1400 S Old Tom Morris Road, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten86
Grade 185
Grade 299
Grade 380
Grade 491
Grade 591
Grade 6102
Grade 788
Grade 887
Enrollment over time
611’20
671’21
735’22
784’23
855’24

Up 39.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 32%White 27%Black 23%Two or more races 10%Asian 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 Murphy Creek K-8 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
Aurora Frontier K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
B−
761 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.