📍 4700 South Memphis Street, Aurora, Arapahoe County, 80015
Independence Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aurora, Arapahoe County. The school has 432 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
Independence Elementary School enrolls 432 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 11% |
| Asian | 18 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 432 students (61%) 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.
Independence Elementary School 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.
Independence Elementary School is one of 70 schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, based in GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado. The district serves 51,980 students district-wide and employs 3,176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 432 students, Independence Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 743 students per school.
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