The top reported proficiency rate is 12% in English language arts. The lowest is 6% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sable Elementary School
Sable Elementary School is now closed. It operated as a regular public school in Aurora, Colorado, within the Aurora Joint District No. 28 (also known as Adams-Arapahoe 28J). The school’s specific grade band was not recorded in the available data, but state assessments administered to students in third through eighth grade and to fifth graders for science indicate it served elementary-aged children.
Because the school is no longer open, the data that exists reflects its final years of operation rather than the current educational options available at that address. For a family or resident looking at this record, the story is largely one of a school that served a high-needs population and has since been absorbed into the district’s ongoing restructuring.
Academically, the last available test results from the 2022-23 school year show that student performance on Colorado’s state assessments was very low. On the math exam, a small fraction of students scored at the proficient or advanced level. In English language arts, the share was modestly higher but still low. On the fifth-grade science assessment, proficiency was similarly sparse. Participation rates on all three tests were high, so the results represent nearly all enrolled students. These figures placed the school well below state averages and suggest that most students were not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks in core subjects. A parent looking at this history would want to know what academic supports were in place and whether the district has since redirected resources to address those challenges in other schools.
The community context is Aurora itself, a large and sprawling city that is the third-largest in Colorado. It is predominantly car-dependent, with suburban development patterns and a mix of subdivisions and commercial centers. Major employers include Buckley Space Force Base, the Anschutz Medical Campus, and the local school districts. Housing in the zip code area around the school was moderately priced relative to the Denver metro area, with home values slightly below the state median and rents near the national average. The area has seen continued growth, especially along the E-470 corridor near Denver International Airport, and the Anschutz Medical Campus remains a significant economic driver.
The school’s parent district, Aurora Public Schools, has been through notable changes. In November 2022, voters approved a bond measure to fund facility improvements, safety upgrades, and school modernization across the district. Around the same time, the district undertook a school consolidation and repurposing initiative, which involved closing or repurposing underutilized buildings. Sable Elementary’s closure is part of that broader picture. These district-level shifts mean that families looking at the Aurora Public Schools system today will find a different set of buildings and feeder patterns than what existed when Sable was open.
No data was available on the school’s enrollment, student demographics, free or reduced-price lunch share, English learner or special education populations, staffing, discipline, or program offerings. Those gaps are consistent with a school that has been closed and is no longer reporting data to state or federal collections. For a parent considering the Aurora area, the main takeaway is that this particular school no longer serves students, and the district has been actively reshaping its footprint. Families would need to look at the district’s current elementary schools—those shaped by the bond investments and the consolidation process—to understand the options now available.
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