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B−

Arrowhead Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

19100 East Bates Avenue, Aurora, CO 80013 · (720) 886-2800 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5

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

Directions
Students
499
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Arrowhead Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Aurora kids: 24 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

19100 East Bates Avenue, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten80
Grade 166
Grade 276
Grade 383
Grade 480
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
495’20
500’21
516’22
475’23
499’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 35%White 30%Black 16%Two or more races 13%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Arrowhead Elementary School from Aurora families.

Other schools in Cherry Creek School District 5

The district →
Village East Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
D
821 students16:1
Altitude Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
A
758 students17:1
Eastridge Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C−
716 students15:1
Ponderosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
C−
634 students18:1
Holly Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denver
C+
633 students15:1
Buffalo Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Aurora
B+
632 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.