Dakota Valley Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Aurora, Colorado·80013
Score
50.0/100
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#388
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
#26
In Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
#11
In Aurora
Top 51%
In Colorado

Score 50.0/100: better than 50% of Colorado elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
42%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 47% of them
246 students tested
Math
33%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 43% of them
244 students tested
Science
40%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 58% of them
73 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS32.580
English language artsGrade 4CMAS42.789
English language artsGrade 5CMAS51.977
English language artsAll gradesCMAS42.3246
MathGrade 3CMAS40.579
MathGrade 4CMAS27.591
MathGrade 5CMAS32.474
MathAll gradesCMAS33.2244
ScienceGrade 5CMAS39.773

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
584
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
584
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
39%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

Contact

Address
3950 SOUTH KIRK WAY
Aurora, CO 80013

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Dakota Valley Elementary School at a glance

Dakota Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. It has about 584 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 42% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 33% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 50.0 out of 100: better than 50% of them, ranking #388 of 775. Its English language arts result fell by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.