Laredo Middle School

5000 South Laredo Street, Aurora CO, 80015 | Cherry Creek School District 5 | 720-886-5000
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1069
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 38% 4% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 124 in Aurora
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
29%Aurora
39%Colorado

Laredo Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Cherry Creek School District 5" in Aurora, CO. There are a total of 1,069 students and 58 teachers at Laredo Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Laredo Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 38.0%, which is 4% lower than the Colorado average.

Laredo Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1069
Teachers58
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Laredo Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
634%
729%
842%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All41%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
636%
744%
842%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Laredo Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 48.8% 55.8% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 16.9% 11.2% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 6.2% 7.9% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 21.4% 18.7% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.6% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 6.0% 5.5% 3.5% 3.1%

Aurora demographics profile

StatisticAuroraColoradoNational
Population379,4345,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,3725691
Median age34.836.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%56%55%
Speak English67%83%79%
Speak Spanish20%12%13%

Education level achieved in Aurora

IndexAuroraColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade84.2%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school83.1%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college61.1%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree37.6%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.9%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters8.8%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.1%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Laredo Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.