Buffalo Trail Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado on �ǿմ�ý

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Buffalo Trail Elementary School

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Buffalo Trail Elementary School is an urban public school in Aurora, Colorado that is part of Cherry Creek School District 5. It serves 632 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.2:1. Its teachers have had 74 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Grades K - 5

632 Students

39 Teachers

24300 E Progress Dr

Aurora, CO 80016 View local requests

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Buffalo Trail Elementary School Demographics

38%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

42%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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