Sunrise Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 497 students
Dakota Valley Elementary School
3950 South Kirk Way, Aurora, CO 80013
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
571
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
Arapahoe County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Dakota Valley Elementary School
Dakota Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. The school is located in a large suburb in Arapahoe County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 571 students were enrolled, with about 14.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 571 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
- County
- Arapahoe County
- NCES school ID
- 080291001671
Schools near Dakota Valley Elementary School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.