Independence Elementary School
4700 South Memphis Street, Aurora, CO 80015 · (720) 886-8200 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5
Aurora’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts
What stands out about Independence 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 25 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 →
Test scores
2020–21Its 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 ↗4700 South Memphis Street, Aurora
Students
About steady since 2020–21.
As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.
Parents talk
Questions and answers about Independence Elementary School from Aurora families.
Other schools in Cherry Creek School District 5
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.