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Dakota Valley Elementary School

3950 South Kirk Way
Aurora, CO 80013

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Top 50%

Serving 584 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Dakota Valley Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 38% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 32%). The percentage of students achieving is 44% (which is lower than the Colorado state average of 45%).

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the Colorado state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is higher than the Colorado state average of 50% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 584 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 53%
: Top 50% in CO
: 38% (Top 50%)
: 44% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Dakota Valley Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Colorado for:

School Overview

Dakota Valley Elementary School's student population of 584 students has grown by 7% over five school years.

The teacher population of 38 teachers has grown by 18% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Dakota Valley Elementary School
Pre-K	37
Kind	86
1	83
2	99
3	94
4	99
5	86

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Total Students

584 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School
2023	539
2022	522
2021	515
2020	541
2019	541
2018	563
2017	563
2016	612
2015	661
2014	810
2013	885
2012	869
2011	869
2010	871
2009	841
2008	850
2007	895
2006	845
2005	872
2004	848
2003	779

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

38 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School
2023	35
2022	34
2021	30
2020	32
2019	32
2018	34
2017	34
2016	36
2015	38
2014	46
2013	46
2012	46
2011	45
2010	44
2009	46
2008	46
2007	49
2006	47
2005	49
2004	47
2003	44

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School Rankings

Dakota Valley Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 1,779 schools in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Dakota Valley Elementary School is 0.70, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.62. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (CO)

#740 out of 1779 schools
(Top 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School
2022	#740
2021	#324
2019	#884
2018	#632
2017	#558
2016	#412
2015	#526
2014	#444
2013	#387
2012	#492
2011	#465

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38%

32%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2022	38%	32%	41%
2021	44%	33%	40%
2019	35%	35%	44%
2018	41%	35%	44%
2017	45%	33%	44%
2016	44%	33%	45%
2015	35%	31%	41%
2014	74%	57%	66%
2013	78%	57%	67%
2012	76%	56%	65%
2011	94%	82%	88%

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44%

45%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2022	44%	45%	52%
2021	57%	47%	58%
2019	42%	47%	53%
2018	47%	44%	44%
2017	47%	42%	50%
2016	54%	40%	50%
2015	50%	40%	50%
2014	77%	69%	76%
2013	77%	70%	77%
2012	76%	70%	76%
2011	93%	89%	93%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2023	15:1	16:1	17:1
2022	15:1	15:1	17:1
2021	17:1	15:1	18:1
2020	17:1	16:1	18:1
2019	17:1	16:1	18:1
2018	17:1	17:1	18:1
2017	17:1	17:1	18:1
2016	17:1	17:1	18:1
2015	17:1	17:1	18:1
2014	18:1	17:1	18:1
2013	19:1	17:1	18:1
2012	19:1	17:1	18:1
2011	19:1	17:1	18:1
2010	20:1	16:1	18:1
2009	18:1	16:1	17:1
2008	18:1	16:1	17:1
2007	18:1	17:1	17:1
2006	18:1	16:1	17:1
2005	18:1	17:1	17:1
2004	18:1	16:1	17:1
2003	18:1	16:1	17:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2001-2013)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2013	1%	1%	1%
2012	1%	1%	1%
2011	1%	1%	1%
2008	1%	2%	1%
2007	1%	1%	1%
2006	1%	1%	1%
2005	1%	1%
2004	1%	1%
2003	1%	1%
2002	1%	1%
2001	1%	1%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2023	8%	3%	9%
2022	8%	3%	9%
2021	8%	3%	9%
2020	9%	3%	9%
2019	9%	3%	9%
2018	8%	3%	9%
2017	8%	3%	9%
2016	9%	3%	9%
2015	10%	3%	8%
2014	9%	3%	8%
2013	9%	3%	8%
2012	11%	3%	8%
2011	12%	3%	8%
2010	12%	4%	9%
2009	11%	4%	9%
2008	10%	3%	8%
2007	11%	3%	8%
2006	14%	3%	8%
2005	12%	3%	8%
2004	11%	3%	7%
2003	10%	3%	7%

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Hispanic

22%

36%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2023	21%	35%	22%
2022	19%	35%	21%
2021	19%	34%	21%
2020	18%	34%	20%
2019	18%	34%	20%
2018	16%	34%	20%
2017	16%	34%	20%
2016	15%	33%	19%
2015	14%	33%	19%
2014	15%	33%	19%
2013	16%	32%	18%
2012	16%	32%	18%
2011	15%	32%	18%
2010	12%	29%	14%
2009	13%	28%	14%
2008	12%	28%	13%
2007	13%	28%	13%
2006	12%	27%	12%
2005	11%	26%	11%
2004	11%	25%	10%
2003	11%	24%	9%

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Black

15%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2023	11%	5%	12%
2022	9%	4%	12%
2021	8%	5%	12%
2020	8%	5%	11%
2019	8%	5%	11%
2018	6%	5%	11%
2017	6%	5%	11%
2016	6%	5%	11%
2015	8%	5%	12%
2014	10%	5%	12%
2013	10%	5%	12%
2012	11%	5%	12%
2011	10%	5%	12%
2010	11%	6%	15%
2009	12%	6%	14%
2008	13%	6%	14%
2007	13%	6%	14%
2006	11%	6%	13%
2005	12%	6%	12%
2004	12%	6%	12%
2003	11%	6%	11%

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White

47%

50%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2023	52%	51%	48%
2022	56%	52%	49%
2021	55%	52%	50%
2020	56%	53%	52%
2019	56%	53%	52%
2018	60%	53%	54%
2017	60%	53%	54%
2016	62%	54%	55%
2015	61%	54%	55%
2014	61%	55%	56%
2013	60%	56%	56%
2012	59%	56%	57%
2011	59%	57%	57%
2010	65%	60%	61%
2009	64%	61%	63%
2008	64%	61%	64%
2007	62%	62%	64%
2006	62%	63%	66%
2005	64%	64%	69%
2004	65%	65%	71%
2003	67%	66%	73%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2023	8%	5%	8%
2022	8%	5%	8%
2021	10%	5%	7%
2020	9%	4%	7%
2019	9%	4%	7%
2018	10%	4%	6%
2017	10%	4%	6%
2016	8%	4%	6%
2015	7%	4%	6%
2014	5%	3%	4%
2013	4%	3%	5%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.70

0.62

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2023	0.67	0.62	0.70
2022	0.64	0.61	0.69
2021	0.65	0.61	0.68
2020	0.64	0.60	0.67
2019	0.64	0.60	0.67
2018	0.60	0.60	0.65
2017	0.60	0.60	0.65
2016	0.58	0.60	0.65
2015	0.59	0.60	0.64
2014	0.59	0.59	0.64
2013	0.60	0.59	0.64
2012	0.62	0.59	0.63
2011	0.61	0.58	0.63
2010	0.54	0.55	0.57
2009	0.55	0.55	0.56
2008	0.55	0.55	0.55
2007	0.57	0.54	0.54
2006	0.58	0.53	0.52
2005	0.55	0.52	0.50
2004	0.54	0.52	0.48
2003	0.52	0.51	0.45

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Eligible for

36%

39%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2023	22%	33%	23%
2022	19%	30%	21%
2021	17%	33%	23%
2020	15%	33%	22%
2019	15%	33%	22%
2018	13%	35%	22%
2017	13%	35%	22%
2016	11%	34%	22%
2015	14%	34%	23%
2014	12%	35%	20%
2013	12%	34%	19%
2012	11%	34%	19%
2011	12%	33%	20%
2010	11%	31%	17%
2009	8%	28%	15%
2008	7%	28%	15%
2007	9%	27%	13%
2006	8%	27%	13%
2005	6%	25%	11%
2004	6%	24%	9%
2003	5%	22%	8%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah
2023	6%	7%	7%
2022	6%	6%	5%
2021	8%	7%	7%
2020	6%	8%	8%
2019	6%	8%	8%
2018	3%	8%	6%
2017	3%	8%	6%
2016	4%	7%	6%
2015	6%	7%	6%
2014	5%	7%	6%
2013	5%	7%	6%
2012	6%	7%	6%
2011	6%	7%	6%
2010	7%	7%	7%
2009	5%	7%	7%
2008	5%	7%	7%
2007	5%	7%	6%
2006	3%	6%	5%
2005	4%	6%	5%
2004	4%	6%	5%
2003	5%	7%	4%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dakota Valley Elementary School's ranking?

Dakota Valley Elementary School is ranked #740 out of 1,779 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in Colorado.

What schools are Dakota Valley Elementary School often compared to?

Dakota Valley Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Mountain Vista Elementary School, Heritage Heights Academy by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

38% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 32% CO state average), while 44% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 45% CO state average).

How many students attend Dakota Valley Elementary School?

584 students attend Dakota Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

47% of Dakota Valley Elementary School students are White, 22% of students are Hispanic, 15% of students are Black, 9% of students are Two or more races, and 7% of students are Asian.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Dakota Valley Elementary School?

Dakota Valley Elementary School has a student ration of 15:1, which is equal to the Colorado state average of 15:1.

What grades does Dakota Valley Elementary School offer ?

Dakota Valley Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Dakota Valley Elementary School part of?

Dakota Valley Elementary School is part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 In The County Of Arapah.

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 584 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 53%
: Top 50%
: 38% (Top 50%)
: 44% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education