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Highline Community Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

11000 East Exposition, Aurora, CO 80012 · (720) 747-2300 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5

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

Directions
Students
435
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highline Community Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 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–5Highline Community Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

11000 East Exposition, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten59
Grade 157
Grade 280
Grade 372
Grade 469
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
407’20
412’21
440’22
402’23
435’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%Black 14%Two or more races 9%White 9%Asian 5%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 Highline Community 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.