📍 472 South Wheeling St, Aurora, Arapahoe County, 80012
Aurora Quest K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aurora, Arapahoe County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Aurora Quest K-8 enrolls 589 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 22% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 10% |
| Asian | 56 | 9.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
241 of the school's 589 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Aurora Quest K-8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Aurora Quest K-8 is one of 61 schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, based in AURORA, Colorado. The district serves 38,702 students district-wide and employs 2,360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 589 students, Aurora Quest K-8 is close to the district average of about 634 students per school.
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