The Adams-Arapahoe 28J School District, more commonly known as the Aurora Public Schools, is the public school system in

Aurora, Colorado Aurora (, ) is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States Census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in ...

, United States. There are 65 schools in the district: four early childhood education centers, 27 elementary schools, six P/K-8 schools, six middle schools, one grades 6-12 academy, six high schools, one gifted and talented K-8 school, 12 charter schools, one of only five vocational–technical colleges in the state, and one home school support program.

History

The first school district in Aurora was created at the request of William Smith by the Arapahoe County School Superintendent around 1885. It was known as Arapahoe County District #28 by 1907, and later Aurora School District. Aurora Public Schools was formed in 1962 from Aurora, Altura, Clyde Miller, First Creek, Sable, and Tollgate Districts.Aurora Public Schools History: Board of Education
. Accessed 30 November 2006.

Schools

Preschools

*Early Beginnings *Jamaica Child Development Center *Laredo Child Development Center *Meadowood Child Development Center

Elementary schools

Middle schools

*Aurora Hills Middle School *Aurora West College Preparatory Academy (Grades 6-12) *Columbia Middle School *East Middle School *Mrachek Middle School *North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus *South Middle School

P-8 schools

*Aurora Frontier P-8 *Aurora Quest K-8 *Boston P-8 *Charles Burrell Visual & Performing Arts K-8 *Clara Brown Entrepreneurial K-8 *Clyde Miller P-8 *Mosley P-8 *Murphy Creek P-8 *Vista Peak Exploratory P-8

Gifted and talented K-8 schools

*Aurora Quest K-8

High schools

Aurora Central High School Aurora Central High School is a high school in Aurora, Colorado. It was originally named Aurora High School and was the first high school in Aurora Public Schools. When Hinkley High School was built in 1963, this school was renamed to its presen ...

* Aurora West College Preparatory Academy * Charles Burrell Visual & Performing Arts * Gateway High School * Rangeview High School * Vista Peak Preparatory School * William C. Hinkley High School

Pilot schools

*Fletcher Intermediate Science and Technology School *Fletcher Primary School *William Smith High School

Charter schools

*Academy of Advanced Learning *Aurora Academy *Aurora Expeditionary Learning Academy *Aurora Science & Tech, a DSST Public School *Empower Community School *Global Village Academy *Lotus School *Rocky Mountain Prep Academy *Vanguard Classical School *Vega Collegiate Academy

Alternative programs

*APS Avenues *Crossroads Center *GED *IB Middle Years Programme *International Baccalaureate Programme *Options Schools *Rebound Program

Career and technical education schools

*Pickens Technical College

References

External links

* {{Authority control School districts established in 1962 1962 establishments in Colorado