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Best public schools in Aurora, CO

105 public schools in Aurora: 57 elementary · 15 middle · 12 high · 17 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school ELA and math results (PSAT/SAT) are not in our data yet, so Colorado high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Colorado.

Elementary schools

57 schools in Aurora, best first
1
Altitude Elementary School 98.1
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 802 students
ELA 83%Math 79%Science 68%
#15 of 775 in Colorado
2
Black Forest Hills Elementary School 91.5
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 516 students
ELA 70%Math 68%Science 60%
#66 of 775 in Colorado
3
Indian Ridge Elementary School 80.8
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 452 students
ELA 61%Math 59%Science 53%
#149 of 775 in Colorado
4
Rolling Hills Elementary School 80.2
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 544 students
ELA 62%Math 57%Science 54%
#154 of 775 in Colorado
5
Woodland Elementary School 79.9
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 459 students
ELA 66%Math 57%Science 45%
#156 of 775 in Colorado
6
Fox Hollow Elementary School 66.0
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 532 students
ELA 56%Math 57%Science 26%
#264 of 775 in Colorado
7
Pine Ridge Elementary School 63.2
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 670 students
ELA 50%Math 54%Science 31%
#286 of 775 in Colorado
8
Coyote Hills Elementary School 59.4
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 498 students
ELA 56%Math 45%Science 27%
#315 of 775 in Colorado
9
Antelope Ridge Elementary School 58.4
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 558 students
ELA 50%Math 50%Science 25%
#323 of 775 in Colorado
10
Buffalo Trail Elementary School 53.2
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-6 · 627 students
ELA 46%Math 44%Science 26%
#363 of 775 in Colorado
11
Dakota Valley Elementary School 50.0
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 584 students
ELA 42%Math 33%Science 40%
#388 of 775 in Colorado
12
Canyon Creek Elementary School 44.8
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 472 students
ELA 44%Math 29%Science 30%
#428 of 775 in Colorado
13
Polton Community Elementary School 44.2
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 451 students
ELA 40%Math 31%Science 34%
#433 of 775 in Colorado
14
Dartmouth Elementary School 42.9
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 445 students
ELA 35%Math 36%Science 32%
#443 of 775 in Colorado
15
Summit Elementary School 42.4
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 329 students
ELA 39%Math 35%Science 26%
#447 of 775 in Colorado
16
Sagebrush Elementary School 37.9
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 389 students
ELA 36%Math 35%Science 20%
#482 of 775 in Colorado
17
Independence Elementary School 35.7
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 431 students
ELA 39%Math 23%Science 29%
#499 of 775 in Colorado
18
Dalton Elementary School 32.7
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 445 students
ELA 35%Math 26%Science 23%
#522 of 775 in Colorado
19
Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher 29.0
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · Charter · 614 students
ELA 26%Math 28%Science 27%
#551 of 775 in Colorado
20
Arkansas Elementary School 26.9
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 458 students
ELA 30%Math 22%Science 22%
#567 of 775 in Colorado
21
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy 26.8
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 232 students
ELA 30%Math 22%Science 23%
#568 of 775 in Colorado
22
Vassar Elementary School 25.7
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 504 students
ELA 27%Math 23%Science 23%
#576 of 775 in Colorado
23
Meadow Point Elementary School 24.3
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 392 students
ELA 27%Math 25%Science 18%
#587 of 775 in Colorado
24
Sunrise Elementary School 23.5
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 459 students
ELA 33%Math 21%Science 12%
#593 of 775 in Colorado
25
Mission Viejo Elementary School 23.3
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 528 students
ELA 26%Math 20%Science 27%
#595 of 775 in Colorado
26
Elkhart Elementary School 22.9
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 496 students
ELA 26%Math 26%Science 13%
#598 of 775 in Colorado
27
Arrowhead Elementary School 15.9
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 475 students
ELA 27%Math 18%Science 11%
#652 of 775 in Colorado
28
Cimarron Elementary School 15.0
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 416 students
ELA 21%Math 19%Science 20%
#659 of 775 in Colorado
29
Jewell Elementary School 14.6
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 506 students
ELA 31%Math 15%Science 8%
#662 of 775 in Colorado
30
Side Creek Elementary School 13.6
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 508 students
ELA 22%Math 22%Science 8%
#670 of 775 in Colorado
31
Eastridge Community Elementary School 10.6
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 651 students
ELA 23%Math 15%Science 13%
#693 of 775 in Colorado
32
Highline Community Elementary School 10.0
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 402 students
ELA 18%Math 18%Science 12%
#698 of 775 in Colorado
33
Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School 9.7
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 412 students
ELA 18%Math 11%Science 25%
#700 of 775 in Colorado
34
Ponderosa Elementary School 7.5
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 572 students
ELA 14%Math 15%Science 15%
#717 of 775 in Colorado
35
Lansing Elementary Community School 6.8
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 376 students
ELA 18%Math 11%Science 15%
#723 of 775 in Colorado
36
Kenton Elementary School 5.6
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 482 students
ELA 19%Math 14%Science 6%
#732 of 775 in Colorado
37
Village East Community Elementary School 5.5
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK-5 · 719 students
ELA 15%Math 12%Science 13%
#733 of 775 in Colorado
38
Iowa Elementary School 5.1
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 466 students
ELA 14%Math 13%Science 12%
#736 of 775 in Colorado
39
Yale Elementary School 5.0
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 495 students
ELA 18%Math 9%Science 13%
#737 of 775 in Colorado
40
Park Lane Elementary School 4.5
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 484 students
ELA 11%Math 8%Science 19%
#741 of 775 in Colorado
41
Laredo Elementary School 3.2
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 412 students
ELA 12%Math 14%Science 8%
#751 of 775 in Colorado
42
Virginia Court Elementary School 2.4
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 673 students
ELA 10%Math 13%Science 6%
#757 of 775 in Colorado
43
Montessori del Mundo Charter School 2.1
State Charter School Institute · Grades PK-6 · Charter · 357 students
ELA 16%Math 7%
#759 of 775 in Colorado
44
Fulton Academy of Excellence 1.7
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 391 students
ELA 15%Math 7%Science 8%
#762 of 775 in Colorado
45
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning 1.6
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades K-5 · 641 students
ELA 14%Math 10%Science 6%
#763 of 775 in Colorado
46
Crawford Elementary School 1.0
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 540 students
ELA 8%Math 9%Science 6%
#768 of 775 in Colorado
47
Vaughn Elementary School 0.7
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 394 students
ELA 14%Math 6%Science 5%
#770 of 775 in Colorado
48
Altura Elementary School 0.1
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-5 · 537 students
ELA 4%Math 5%
#775 of 775 in Colorado
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APS Early Beginnings - A Zoom Site —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK · 35 students
No published test results
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Early Learning Center at New Legacy Charter School —
State Charter School Institute · Grades PK · Charter · 2 students
No published test results
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Jamaica Child Development Center —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK · 130 students
No published test results
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Laredo Child Development Center —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK · 231 students
No published test results
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Meadowood Child Development Center —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK · 193 students
No published test results
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Outback Preschool —
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK · 78 students
No published test results
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Sable Child Development Center —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK
No published test results
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The Journey Preschool —
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades PK · 54 students
No published test results
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Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado Aurora —
State Charter School Institute · Grades PK-3 · Charter · 17 students
No published test results

Middle schools

15 schools in Aurora, best first
1
Liberty Middle School 83.3
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 6-8 · 842 students
ELA 55%Math 57%Science 56%
#43 of 255 in Colorado
2
Fox Ridge Middle School 77.5
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 6-8 · 998 students
ELA 60%Math 47%Science 46%
#58 of 255 in Colorado
3
Infinity Middle School 71.6
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 6-8 · 937 students
ELA 47%Math 45%Science 55%
#73 of 255 in Colorado
4
Sky Vista Middle School 68.8
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 6-8 · 944 students
ELA 54%Math 38%Science 44%
#80 of 255 in Colorado
5
Falcon Creek Middle School 66.1
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 6-8 · 707 students
ELA 48%Math 40%Science 38%
#87 of 255 in Colorado
6
Thunder Ridge Middle School 61.8
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 6-8 · 1,151 students
ELA 41%Math 37%Science 45%
#98 of 255 in Colorado
7
Laredo Middle School 40.6
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 6-8 · 874 students
ELA 33%Math 24%Science 31%
#152 of 255 in Colorado
8
Aurora Science & Tech Middle School 25.7
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 454 students
ELA 31%Math 16%Science 19%
#190 of 255 in Colorado
9
Columbia Middle School 24.5
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 6-8 · 653 students
ELA 25%Math 21%Science 17%
#193 of 255 in Colorado
10
Horizon Middle School 21.4
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 6-8 · 732 students
ELA 24%Math 16%Science 19%
#201 of 255 in Colorado
11
Prairie Middle School 15.5
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 6-8 · 1,362 students
ELA 22%Math 13%Science 17%
#216 of 255 in Colorado
12
Mrachek Middle School 11.6
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 6-8 · 867 students
ELA 17%Math 14%Science 12%
#226 of 255 in Colorado
13
Aurora Hills Middle School 6.5
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 6-8 · 870 students
ELA 15%Math 13%Science 7%
#239 of 255 in Colorado
14
East Middle School 2.5
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 6-8 · 704 students
ELA 12%Math 9%Science 7%
#249 of 255 in Colorado
15
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus 0.8
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 6-8 · 597 students
ELA 7%Math 5%Science 7%
#253 of 255 in Colorado

High schools

12 schools in Aurora
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Aurora Science & Tech High School —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 9-11 · Charter · 309 students
No published test results
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Cherokee Trail High School —
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 9-12 · 3,059 students
No published test results
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Colorado Early Colleges Aurora —
State Charter School Institute · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 527 students
No published test results
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Gateway High School —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 9-12 · 1,641 students
No published test results
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Grandview High School —
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 9-12 · 2,762 students
No published test results
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Hinkley High School —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 9-12 · 1,584 students
No published test results
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New Legacy Charter School —
State Charter School Institute · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 96 students
No published test results
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Overland High School —
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 9-12 · 2,161 students
No published test results
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Rangeview High School —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 9-12 · 2,117 students
No published test results
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Smoky Hill High School —
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah · Grades 9-12 · 2,281 students
No published test results
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Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 9-12 · 1,966 students
No published test results
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William Smith High School —
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 9-12 · 386 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

17 schools in Aurora, best first
1
Aurora Quest K-8 98.5
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades K-8 · 571 students
ELA 92%Math 96%Science 76%
#3 of 169 in Colorado
2
Aurora Frontier K-8 77.8
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-8 · 757 students
ELA 59%Math 48%Science 46%
#38 of 169 in Colorado
3
Murphy Creek K-8 School 75.4
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-8 · 784 students
ELA 54%Math 49%Science 49%
#42 of 169 in Colorado
4
Aurora Academy Charter School 63.0
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades K-8 · Charter · 524 students
ELA 50%Math 38%Science 39%
#63 of 169 in Colorado
5
Sky Ranch Academy 55.3
Bennett School District No. 29J · Grades K-8 · Charter · 365 students
ELA 43%Math 33%Science 36%
#76 of 169 in Colorado
6
Harmony Ridge P-8 44.1
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-8 · 769 students
ELA 43%Math 29%Science 17%
#95 of 169 in Colorado
7
Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory 42.9
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-8 · 937 students
ELA 35%Math 27%Science 26%
#97 of 169 in Colorado
8
Aurora Highlands K-8 39.9
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-8 · 307 students
ELA 35%Math 24%Science 19%
#102 of 169 in Colorado
9
Academy of Advanced Learning 28.7
State Charter School Institute · Grades K-8 · Charter
ELA 24%Math 24%Science 23%
#121 of 169 in Colorado
10
Global Village Academy Aurora 24.0
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades K-8 · Charter · 861 students
ELA 28%Math 19%Science 16%
#129 of 169 in Colorado
11
Clyde Miller K-8 21.6
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-8 · 424 students
ELA 26%Math 20%Science 13%
#133 of 169 in Colorado
12
Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 17.5
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-8 · 969 students
ELA 24%Math 17%Science 13%
#140 of 169 in Colorado
13
High Point Academy 15.1
State Charter School Institute · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 671 students
ELA 24%Math 14%Science 12%
#144 of 169 in Colorado
14
Vega Collegiate Academy 9.8
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades K-8 · Charter · 557 students
ELA 18%Math 15%Science 10%
#153 of 169 in Colorado
15
AXL Academy 7.4
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 400 students
ELA 18%Math 7%Science 17%
#157 of 169 in Colorado
16
Boston K-8 School 2.7
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-8 · 401 students
ELA 12%Math 4%
#165 of 169 in Colorado
17
Del Mar Academy 1.5
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-7 · 647 students
ELA 9%Math 4%Science 5%
#167 of 169 in Colorado

Combined schools

4 schools in Aurora, best first
1
Aurora Central Campus 35.8
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades PK-12 · 2,256 students
ELA 33%Math 25%Science 5%
#73 of 113 in Colorado
2
Lotus School for Excellence 32.3
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades K-12 · Charter · 945 students
ELA 33%Math 24%Science 18%
#77 of 113 in Colorado
3
Vanguard Classical School - East 12.8
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades K-12 · Charter · 728 students
ELA 24%Math 16%Science 12%
#99 of 113 in Colorado
4
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy 2.2
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Grades 6-12 · 942 students
ELA 8%Math 3%Science 7%
#111 of 113 in Colorado

School districts serving Aurora

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