Should you attend Murphy Creek K-8 School or Aurora Frontier K-8? Visitors to our site frequently compare these two schools. Compare their rankings, test scores, reviews and more to help you determine which school is the best choice for you.
Serving 735 students in grades Prekindergarten-8, Murphy Creek K-8 School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 43% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 32%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 58% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 45%).
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Colorado state level of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is higher than the Colorado state average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 781 students in grades Prekindergarten-8, Aurora Frontier K-8 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 proficiency in math is 38% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 32%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 53% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 45%).
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Colorado state level of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Colorado state average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-8
Total Students
735 students
781 students
% Male | % Female
46% | 54%
52% | 48%
Total Classroom Teachers
42 teachers
43 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
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Overall Testing Rank
#399 out of 1779 schools in CO (Top 30%)
#576 out of 1779 schools in CO (Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
(Top 30% in CO)
38%
(Top 50% in CO)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
(Top 30% in CO)
53%
(Top 30% in CO)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
(Top 30% in CO)(20-21 School Year Data)
30-39%
(Top 50% in CO)(20-21 School Year Data)
<麻豆果冻传媒 class="so-dt-title">Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
27
32
Kindergarten Students
73
78
Grade 1 Students
73
80
Grade 2 Students
72
76
Grade 3 Students
77
77
Grade 4 Students
86
83
Grade 5 Students
73
90
Grade 6 Students
95
75
Grade 7 Students
81
90
Grade 8 Students
78
100
<麻豆果冻传媒 class="so-dt-title">Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
6%
14%
% Hispanic
26%
34%
% Black
23%
16%
% White
35%
28%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
7%
Diversity Score
0.75
0.76
<麻豆果冻传媒 class="so-dt-title">Additional Information
