The top reported proficiency rate is 7% in English language arts. The lowest is 3% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Paris Elementary School
Paris Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado, is closed. Its records show a school that served as a regular public elementary school in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district, which is Aurora Public Schools. Because the school is no longer operating, some data fields are absent, and the enrollment, demographic, and program information that would normally round out a portrait is not available. What remains gives a focused picture of the school's academic performance in its final years.
The state testing results from the 2022-23 school year, the most recent available, show a student body that struggled substantially with grade-level standards. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above was very low. In English language arts, the proficient rate was similarly low, though slightly higher than math. Both figures are well below what most families would expect from a neighborhood elementary school. Science testing data for fifth grade was suppressed, meaning the state withheld the proficiency rate, likely because the number of students tested was too small to report publicly. The average scale scores in all three subjects were also low. A parent looking into this school in its active years would have wanted to ask the district directly about the interventions and supports in place.
The school's location in Aurora places it within a sprawling, largely suburban city that is the third largest in Colorado. Aurora is characterized by hundreds of subdivisions and master-planned communities, and it is predominantly car-dependent, though it has RTD light rail connections. The area's housing market in the zip code around the school reflected a moderate home value that was below the state average, with rents also below the state benchmark. Home values had declined slightly year over year, as had rents. The national median household income was roughly comparable to the area's cost of living context, but the economic picture for the families who lived near Paris Elementary was likely one of modest means.
The district itself, Aurora Public Schools, has been in a period of transition. In November 2022, voters approved a bond measure that funds facility improvements, safety upgrades, and school modernization across the district. That bond represents a long-term investment in school buildings and learning environments. At the same time, the district has been undertaking a school consolidation and repurposing process, closing or repurposing underutilized school buildings. Paris Elementary was one of the schools affected by this restructuring. The closure means that families who would have considered this school now need to look at other elementary schools within the district, and the feeder patterns and attendance zones have likely shifted as a result.
Because the school is closed, there is no graduation rate, no discipline data, no course access information, and no staffing ratios to report. The school's grade band was elementary, and it served a regular student population, not a special-purpose or alternative program. The demographic composition of the student body is not recorded in the available data, so it is not possible to characterize the peer environment. The school's Title I status is also unknown.
For a family reading this profile, the key takeaway is that Paris Elementary School no longer exists as an option. The data that does exist shows a school where academic proficiency was very low in both math and reading, and the district context is one of active change, with new bond-funded improvements alongside a consolidation process that is reshaping which schools are open. Anyone looking at this neighborhood should research which elementary schools currently serve the area and what their academic profiles look like, as the landscape has shifted.
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