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Dakota Valley Elementary School

Dakota Valley Elementary School school profile in Aurora, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
50/100
balanced current read · high confidence
Enrollment
583
Enrollment has increased 8% over the available history.
FRL Share
43.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
741.6
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Dakota Valley Elementary School

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Academic Quality

55

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

57

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

40

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

53

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Aurora and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 37 · Colorado 50
50 37
2 Academic average
Peer 726.2 · Colorado 737.4
741.6 726.2
3 ELA
Peer 727.7 · Colorado 741
744.6 727.7
4 Math
Peer 726.2 · Colorado 736.9
737.6 726.2
5 Science
Peer 724.6 · Colorado 734.5
742.7 724.6
6 Enrollment
Peer 520 · Colorado 394
583 520
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Aurora 8.1 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
8.2 / 1k 8.1 / 1k
2 Market rent
Aurora $1,871 · Colorado $1,977
$2,078 $1,871
3 Home price
Aurora $480,624 · Colorado $556,199
$471,056 $480,624
4 Poverty rate
Aurora 11.4% · Colorado 10.1%
6.8% 11.4%
5 Median income
Aurora $104,534 · Colorado $101,131
$143,865 $104,534
6 Renter share
Aurora 31.8% · Colorado 32.6%
5.4% 31.8%
Research notes

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Academic picture

Dakota Valley Elementary School currently posts a blended academic reading around 741.6, with ELA at 744.6, Math at 737.6, and Science at 742.7. Against Aurora elementary schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 55/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 8% over the available history. ELA has moved down 1 points over the available history. Math has moved down 2.8 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 57/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Dakota Valley Elementary School currently serves about 583 students. FRL share sits near 43.1%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 083201 carries violent crime around 8.2 / 1k, market rent near $2,078, median income near $143,865, and home-price context near $471,056. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80013 where rent context currently sits near $2,078 and home-price context near $471,056. Nearby violent crime has moved down 9% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

Dakota Valley Elementary School currently reads as balanced current read. The total TractSignal school score is 50/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.