The top reported proficiency rate is 5% in English language arts. The lowest is 2% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Crawford Elementary School
Crawford Elementary School serves students in preschool through fifth grade in Aurora, a large, sprawling suburban city that is Colorado’s third most populous. The school is part of Aurora Joint District No. 28, a system that voters approved a bond measure for in 2022, directing funds toward facility improvements, safety upgrades, and school modernization. The district has also undergone a consolidation and repurposing process for underutilized school buildings, a restructuring that has shifted school assignments and feeder patterns. Aurora itself is a car-dependent city with a distributed layout rather than a single downtown; major employment centers include Buckley Space Force Base and the Anschutz Medical Campus. The city continues to grow, notably along the corridor toward Denver International Airport.
The student body at Crawford is diverse in its composition. Students of Hispanic background make up the largest share, followed by Black and Asian students, with smaller shares of white students and those of two or more races. A very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the share of students with an Individualized Education Program or who are English learners was not available from the source.
On state assessments, results for Crawford are low. The proficiency rate in math for all tested students was a small fraction of the student body, and the rate in English language arts was also low. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades was in the bottom quartile among elementary schools in Adams County, according to the comparison set used. Science results for fifth graders were suppressed, though the average scale score was low and the participation rate was very high. A family looking at these numbers will want to ask the school about what academic interventions and supports are in place. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
The location sits within Aurora’s broader housing market, where home values have been declining somewhat year over year, and rents have also dipped. For a family considering the area, the housing market offers a mix of older subdivisions and newer master-planned communities, especially as the city continues to expand its footprint.
Because Crawford serves only elementary grades, there are no high school program offerings such as Advanced Placement or career pathways to discuss. The school is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet. Information on discipline rates, staffing ratios, attendance, and chronic absenteeism was not available in the data provided. A parent may want to check directly with the school or district for those details, as they matter for day-to-day experience. The school’s stated path forward, absent that data, is best understood by visiting and talking with current families and staff.
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