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Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
24551 East 1 St Avenue
Aurora, CO 80018
Phone
(303) 364-3757
District
Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
County
ARAPAHOE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1037
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.1% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
41%
14%
40%
24%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
38%
17%
44%
22%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
42%
33%
48%
27%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
37%
33%
44%
18%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
37%
33%
45%
23%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
39%
50%
44%
33%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 83 8.0%
Kindergarten 88 8.5%
Grade 1 102 9.8%
Grade 2 101 9.7%
Grade 3 113 10.9%
Grade 4 114 11.0%
Grade 5 103 9.9%
Grade 6 109 10.5%
Grade 7 111 10.7%
Grade 8 113 10.9%
Total 1037 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.9% 13.8% 53.6%
Black 17.1% 18.6% 4.9%
Hispanic 44.7% 60.5% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.8% 5.3% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 1.9% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.3% 75.8% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 39.6% 67.2% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.7% 8.7% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 238,031 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,037.3 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.8% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.1% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 10.7% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 83,947 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 11.7% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.7% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.1% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.8% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.1% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.2% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.8% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,569 $288,660,000 43.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,649 $62,877,000 9.5%
Staff $873 $33,298,000 5.0%
General Administration $316 $12,043,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,332 $50,785,000 7.7%
Operation $1,182 $45,081,000 6.8%
Transportation $279 $10,638,000 1.6%
Other $1,032 $39,374,000 6.0%
Total Support $6,663 $254,096,000 38.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,063 $116,791,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $17,295 $659,547,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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