📍 3950 South Kirk Way, Aurora, Arapahoe County, 80013
Dakota Valley Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aurora, Arapahoe County. The school has 539 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 a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
Dakota Valley Elementary School enrolls 539 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 283 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 11% |
| Asian | 42 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 7.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 539 students (28%) 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.
Dakota Valley Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Dakota Valley 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 539 students, Dakota Valley Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 743 students per school.
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