Who We Are
Our Location and Attendance Boundaries
This school is located in the Del Mar Park region
The school attendance boundaries are between 6th Avenue on the north (including the Hoffman Heights neighborhood) with Alameda to the south, Peoria to the west and Chambers to the east
The school attendance boundaries include the following neighborhoods within the Del Mar region:
Lyn Knoll
Hoffman Heights
City Center North
City Center South
Aurora Hills
Highline Villages
Why We Exist
In 2018, Aurora Public Schools in collaboration with the Aurora community began a project called Blueprint APS. The goal was to give families school choice and to streamline the use of each school building to maximize student usage and to save the taxpayers money. One region that was impacted was the Del Mar Park Region.
Through much collaboration and decision making, Lyn Knoll Elementary, South Middle School and Sixth Avenue would close to utilize those buildings in more efficient ways. The children in these neighborhoods will consolidate into one, single neighborhood school: This new P8 school, Del Mar Academy.
Our Community...By The Numbers
About 70% of our students are Latinx/Hispanic, 23% are Black/African American and the other 7% represent various other races, including multi-racial students.
80% of our students receive Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL); we have a Title 1 designation
75% of our students are English Language Learners
Represent 26 languages and about as many countries
We will open with 675 students, with a capacity of about 1,000. We anticipate reaching capacity by 2026.
Our school serves a center-based, special education program called Significant Support Needs (SSN). These are students with varying cognitive and physical abilities. We will have about 40 of these students.
Features of Our New School
Highlights
State-of-the-art safety features to ensure the physical security of our students
3 stories high
2 parking lots
2 science labs
A STEM lab with robots, 3-D printers and a laser cutter
Our media center has over 15,000 book titles
Two playgrounds and basketball courts
An outdoor classroom
A beautiful garden installed with our partners at Denver Urban Gardens
Two music rooms: One instrumental and one general music
A fold-down stage and bleachers in the gym for performances
An separate preschool drop-off, entrance and playground to keep our youngest learners safe
Natural light in every classroom
Brand new technology for staff and students, including iPads for preschoolers and kindergarteners and one-to-one devices for 1st-8th graders.
Our Construction Partners
MOA Architecture
With thanks to Jessica Blanford and Austin Hodges
Fransen Pittman Construction
With thanks to Darren Jacobsen, Jacob Kienitz, Sean Dougherty, Lester Flores, Kyle Myer
Aurora Public Schools Construction Management Team
With thanks to Chris Camp, Caleb Tobin, Craig Lyle
And to taxpayers like YOU: Thank you!
This school will be the first new school the neighborhood has had in over 60 years.