Aurora Public Schools (Colorado)

Adams-Arapahoe 28J School District
Aurora Public Schools
Adams-Arapahoe 28J School District; Aurora Public Schools
Address
	15701 E. 1st Ave. #206 Aurora, Colorado, 80011; United States
Coordinates	39°43′57″N 104°50′52″W / 39.73250°N 104.84778°W
District information
Motto	Every student shapes a successful future!
Established	1962; 62 years ago
Superintendent	Michael Giles, Jr.
NCES District ID	0802340
Students and staff
Enrollment	37,907 (2020-2021)
Staff	2,403.09 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio	15.77
Other information
Website	aurorak12.org

The Adams-Arapahoe 28J School District, more commonly known as the Aurora Public Schools, is the public school system in Aurora, Colorado, United States. There are 58 schools in the district: 4 early childhood education centers, 20 elementary schools, 9 P-8/K-8 schools, 5 middle schools, 1 grades 6-12 academy, 5 high schools, 4 magnet schools, 9 charter schools, and 1 of only 5 vocational–technical colleges in the state. They also offer 4 programs: 1 online program, 2 magnet high school programs and 1 home school support program.

The district territory includes portions of both Adams County and Arapahoe County.:^[2]^[3]

History

The first school district in Aurora was created at the request of William Smith by the Arapahoe County School Superintendent around 1885. It was known as Arapahoe County District #28 by 1907, and later Aurora School District. Aurora Public Schools was formed in 1962 from Aurora, Altura, Clyde Miller, First Creek, Sable, and Tollgate Districts.^[4]

By 2024 the district received an influx of students from Colombia and Venezuela. The district made measures to welcome the students.^[5]

Schools

Preschools

Early Beginnings
Jamaica Child Development Center
Laredo Child Development Center
Meadowood Child Development Center

Elementary schools

Altura Elementary School
Arkansas Elementary School
Crawford Elementary School
Dalton Elementary School
Dartmouth Elementary School
Elkhart Elementary School
Fulton Academy of Excellence
Iowa Elementary School
Jewell Elementary School
Kenton Elementary Schools

Lansing Elementary School
Laredo Elementary School
Montview Elementary School
Park Lane Elementary School
Side Creek Elementary School
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning
Vassar Elementary School
Vaughn Elementary School
Virginia Court Elementary School
Yale Elementary School

Middle schools

Aurora Hills Middle School
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy (Grades 6-12)
Columbia Middle School
East Middle School
Mrachek Middle School
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus

P-8/K-8 schools

Aurora Frontier P-8
Aurora Highlands P-8
Boston P-8
Clyde Miller P-8
Del Mar Academy P-8
Harmony Ridge P-8
Mosley P-8
Murphy Creek P-8
Vista PEAK Exploratory P-8

Magnet Schools

Aurora Quest K-8
Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy K-8
Charles Burrell Visual & Performing Arts Campus
William Smith High School

High schools

Charter schools

Academy of Advanced Learning
Aurora Academy
Aurora Expeditionary Learning Academy
Aurora Science & Tech, a DSST Public School
Global Village Academy
Lotus School for Excellence
Rocky Mountain Prep Academy
Vanguard Classical School
Vega Collegiate Academy

Alternative programs

APS Avenues Online Program
Crossroads Center
GED
IB Middle Years Programme
International Baccalaureate Programme
Options Schools

Career and technical education schools

Pickens Technical College

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Adams County, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-11-01. - Text list
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Arapahoe County, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-11-01. - Text list.
^ Aurora Public Schools History: Board of Education Archived December 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 30 November 2006.
^ Vázquez Toness, Bianca (2024-10-27). "Venezuelans in Aurora face challenges in school and dealing with Trump-led conspiracies". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-11-01. - Copy at The Independent. Copy at ABC News.

External links

Official website

[NCES-1] "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.

[AdamsCO2020SDMap-2] "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Adams County, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-11-01. - Text list

[3] "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Arapahoe County, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-11-01. - Text list.

[4] Aurora Public Schools History: Board of Education Archived December 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 30 November 2006.

[5] Vázquez Toness, Bianca (2024-10-27). "Venezuelans in Aurora face challenges in school and dealing with Trump-led conspiracies". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-11-01. - Copy at The Independent. Copy at ABC News.

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Based on the regions of the Colorado Department of Education
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Northeast	Agate 300 Akron R-1 Arickaree R-2 Arriba-Flagler 20 Bennett 29J Bethune R-5 Buffalo RE-4 Burlington RE-6J Byers 32J Cheyenne County RE-5 Deer Trail 26J Frenchman RE-3 Genoa-Hugo C-113 Haxtun RE-2J Hi-Plains R-23 Holyoke RE-1J Idalia RJ-3 Julesburg RE-1 Karval RE-23 Kit Carson R-1 Liberty J-4 Limon RE-4J Lone Star 101 Otis R-3 Plateau RE-5 Revere RE-3 Strasburg 31J Stratton R-4 Valley RE-1 Woodlin R-104 Wray RD-2 Yuma 1
Northwest	Aspen 1 Buena Vista R-31 Eagle County RE-50 East Grand 2 Garfield RE-2 Garfield County 16 Hayden RE-1 Lake County R-1 Meeker RE-1 Moffat County RE-1 North Park R-1 Park County RE-2 Rangley RE-4 Roaring Fork RE-1 Salida R-32 South Routt RE-3 Steamboat Springs RE-2 Summit RE-1 West Grand 1-JT
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