The top reported proficiency rate is 13% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Fulton Academy of Excellence
Fulton Academy of Excellence serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and Arapahoe. The school is located in Aurora, a sprawling, largely suburban city that is Colorado’s third largest, composed of hundreds of subdivisions and master-planned communities. The built environment around the school is predominantly car-dependent suburban sprawl, though RTD light rail lines and feeder buses serve portions of the city. Major employers include Buckley Space Force Base and the Anschutz Medical Campus, and the city continues to grow, particularly along the corridor near Denver International Airport. Aurora lacks a single dominant downtown; civic life is distributed across its large footprint.
The school’s enrollment is relatively small for an elementary serving this grade band, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a high-need context. State testing data from the Colorado Measures of Academic Success is available for math, English language arts, and science. Proficiency rates across all three subjects were well below the midpoint among tested schools in Arapahoe County. The school’s overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in the county. A parent considering this school should be aware that academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is soft. For science specifically, proficiency was tested at grade five only. The school’s strong participation rates on assessments indicate that nearly all enrolled students were tested.
Information on special populations such as students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the data provided. Similarly, data on chronic absenteeism and staffing ratios was absent. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report.
The district has made recent investments that apply to Fulton Academy. Voters approved a bond measure in 2022 that funds facility improvements, safety upgrades, and school modernization across Aurora Public Schools. The district has also undertaken a school consolidation and repurposing process, closing or repurposing underutilized buildings, which directly impacts school assignments and feeder patterns. A family considering this school would want to learn how those changes affect Fulton Academy specifically.
Housing in the area shows a mix of market conditions. Home values in the zip code are below the state benchmark, and rents have softened slightly year over year. The estimated monthly mortgage on a median-priced home, after a standard down payment, is higher than the median rent, which reflects a tighter affordability picture for would-be buyers. The local unemployment rate and national median household income data provide a broad economic context but do not pinpoint conditions for this specific school community.
The school itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. No information was available about specific academic programs, after-school offerings, or enrichment opportunities. A parent would need to contact the school or district directly to learn about what is available beyond the core curriculum. The district’s official website and the school’s own resources would fill this gap.
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