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Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

24551 East 1st Avenue, Aurora, CO 80018 · (303) 364-3757 · Part of Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

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

Directions
Students
960
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.8% 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–8Vista Peak P-8 ExploratoryYou are here
6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

24551 East 1st Avenue, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K60
Kindergarten91
Grade 177
Grade 282
Grade 399
Grade 4104
Grade 5119
Grade 6109
Grade 7109
Grade 8110
Enrollment over time
859’20
961’21
1,037’22
937’23
960’24

Up 11.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%White 23%Black 18%Two or more races 9%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 Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory 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
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
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.