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Aurora Academy Charter School

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10251 East 1st Ave

Aurora CO, 80010, Arapahoe County

Phone: 303-367-5983

Ranking:

(517 out of 1,246, top 41%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	32		32		32		31		32		30		29
Total Students:	539		529		518		503		491		488		493
Kindergarten:	75	13.9%	75	14.2%	50	9.7%	50	9.9%	50	10.2%	50	10.2%	50	10.1%
Grade 1:	78	14.5%	52	9.8%	52	10.0%	52	10.3%	50	10.2%	50	10.2%	50	10.1%
Grade 2:	52	9.6%	52	9.8%	52	10.0%	52	10.3%	50	10.2%	50	10.2%	75	15.2%
Grade 3:	52	9.6%	52	9.8%	52	10.0%	52	10.3%	50	10.2%	75	15.4%	75	15.2%
Grade 4:	52	9.6%	52	9.8%	52	10.0%	52	10.3%	75	15.3%	70	14.3%	50	10.1%
Grade 5:	52	9.6%	52	9.8%	52	10.0%	78	15.5%	75	15.3%	50	10.2%	50	10.1%
Grade 6:	52	9.6%	52	9.8%	86	16.6%	76	15.1%	50	10.2%	49	10.0%	50	10.1%
Grade 7:	52	9.6%	75	14.2%	75	14.5%	50	9.9%	46	9.4%	49	10.0%	50	10.1%
Grade 8:	74	13.7%	67	12.7%	47	9.1%	41	8.2%	45	9.2%	45	9.2%	43	8.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	295	54.7%	286	54.1%	268	51.7%	254	50.5%	236	48.1%	233	47.7%	240	48.7%
Female:	244	45.3%	243	45.9%	250	48.3%	249	49.5%	247	50.3%	247	50.6%	249	50.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.7%	4	0.8%	5	1.0%	5	1.0%	6	1.2%	4	0.8%	6	1.2%
Asian:	16	3.0%	17	3.2%	13	2.5%	11	2.2%	14	2.9%	13	2.7%	16	3.2%
Hispanic:	152	28.2%	139	26.3%	135	26.1%	133	26.4%	132	26.9%	112	23.0%	108	21.9%
Black:	141	26.2%	134	25.3%	127	24.5%	113	22.5%	119	24.2%	118	24.2%	112	22.7%
White:	190	35.3%	201	38.0%	199	38.4%	207	41.2%	220	44.8%	241	49.4%	251	50.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	36	6.7%	33	6.2%	38	7.3%	33	6.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	197	36.5%	166	31.4%	154	29.7%	139	27.6%	110	22.4%	81	16.6%	73	14.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	62	11.5%	59	11.2%	62	12.0%	46	9.1%	49	10.0%	55	11.3%	41	8.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.71		16.32		16.35		16.27		15.32		16.30		16.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	60	41	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	51	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	48	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	67	48	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	46	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	45	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	43	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	47	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	46	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	45	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	46	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	49	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69	46	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	49	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	47	30	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	28	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	44	26	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	27	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38	28	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	38	29	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	35	29	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	42	28	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	42	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	48	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	52	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72	49	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	51	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	51	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	61	51	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	43	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	40	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	44	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	39	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	40	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	67	40	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	43	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	57	41	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49	31	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	24	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	35	24	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	23	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	30	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	30	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	31	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	39	35	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	39	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	47	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	43	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	46	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	51	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	48	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	52	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	46	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	51	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	86	49	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	47	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	48	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	51	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	49	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	50	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	46	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37	14	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	19	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	22	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	23	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	23	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	36	20	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75	36	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	37	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	32	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	34	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	39	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52	42	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	41	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	40	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	44	30	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	46	33	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	35	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	55	39	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	42	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	49	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	47	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	46	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	46	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	44	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	89	45	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	42	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	47	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	50	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	50	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	52	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	34	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	69	36	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	32	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	31	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	33	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	50	40	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	36	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	46	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	43	20	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	22	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	46	25	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	79	32	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	57	26	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	37	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	33	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	72	33	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	50	39	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	43	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	83	45	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	86	44	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	42	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	75	44	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	48	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	88	47	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	29	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	35	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	32	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	77	35	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	59	33	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	70	36	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	71	36	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	74	38	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	17	17	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	26	21	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	24	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	27	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	88	32	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	34	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	37	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	35	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	41	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	42	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	76	47	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	86	43	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	93	46	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	75	44	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	85	50	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	83	48	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	22	25	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	26	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	28	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	30	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	26	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	32	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	28	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	27	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	42	29	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	47	31	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	55	29	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	27	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	29	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	29	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	32	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	30	55
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78.9	47.1	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82.4	48.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84.6	51.5	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68.7	48.7	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61.5	34.9	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	33.4	30.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	72.5	49.2	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	82.7	51.5	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	43.7	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	76.9	43.5	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	30.5	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63.4	33.1	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	45.1	47.6	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67.3	42.9	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.6	47.9	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73.1	47.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	37.2	25.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	46.1	23.6	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	39.2	42.6	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	52.0	37.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	61.0	42.3	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	48.0	41.4	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73.2	50.0	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	74.0	54.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	51.2	38.5	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	44.0	40.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58.7	32.7	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	52.6	31.3	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	76.0	49.9	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	73.7	45.6	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	74.7	45.5	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	57.9	42.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	70.2	33.2	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	32.7	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	85.1	44.0	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	78.5	47.1	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.0	29.2	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	60.0	31.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	72.4	33.9	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.9	39.7	55.8

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.0%	69.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.0%	26.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	5.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.0%	60.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	56.0%	39.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,860.0	$33,840.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,364.0	$32,786.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$38,607.0	$35,479.0

* Aurora Academy Charter School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.