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Altitude Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

27300 East Southshore Drive, Aurora, CO 80016 · (720) 886-4300 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5

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

Students
758
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Altitude Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 10.8% 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–5Altitude Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts71%
State average 47%

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

27300 East Southshore Drive, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten87
Grade 1112
Grade 2119
Grade 3131
Grade 4119
Grade 5143
Enrollment over time
850’20
1,007’21
735’22
802’23
758’24

Down 10.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 16%Asian 10%Black 10%Two or more races 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Altitude Elementary School from Aurora families.

Other schools in Cherry Creek School District 5

The district →

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.