📍 2985 South Oakland Street, Aurora, Arapahoe County, 80014
Polton Community Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aurora, Arapahoe County. The school has 477 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 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
Polton Community Elementary School enrolls 477 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 160 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 13% |
| Asian | 23 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 477 students (55%) 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.
Polton Community 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.
Polton Community 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 477 students, Polton Community Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 743 students per school.
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