Top Rankings
Aurora Joint District No. 28 Of The Counties Of Adams And A ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Colorado for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 10 public high schools serving 13,335 students in Aurora Joint District No. 28 Of The Counties Of Adams And A. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Colorado.
Public High Schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28 Of The Counties Of Adams And A have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Colorado public high school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Public High School in Aurora Joint District No. 28 Of The Counties Of Adams And A have a Graduation Rate of 74%, which is less than the Colorado average of 82%.
The school with highest graduation rate is William Smith High School, with ≥95% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Colorado or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Colorado public high school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
58 Schools
536 Schools
# Students
38,691 Students
323,662 Students
# Teachers
2,201 Teachers
18,099 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Aurora Joint District No. 28 Of The Counties Of Adams And A, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 176 school districts in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 73% has decreased from 77% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#157 out of 179 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)12%
29%
Graduation Rate
73%
82%
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