Mrachek Middle School

What Mrachek Middle School does

Mrachek Middle School is a public middle school serving approximately 758 students in grades 6-8, located at 1955 S. Telluride St. in Aurora, Colorado, and operated as a constituent school within the Aurora Public Schools (APS) district. Founded in 1976 and named in honor of Colonel and Mrs. Harry Mrachek, the school delivers a comprehensive middle-school education aligned with Colorado Academic Standards, supplemented by a nine-sport athletics program, electives (Music, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts, PE, STEM), student clubs, and special services including Special Education (ESS), Gifted & Talented programming, Multilingual Learners support (WIDA ACCESS/RELA), and school counseling with the Character Strong SEL curriculum. The student body is notably diverse — 51.1% Hispanic, 17.4% Black/African American, 17.4% American Indian/Alaskan Native, 14.0% White, 7.9% two-or-more races, 6.1% Asian, and 2.5% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander — with 52.44% multilingual learners, 79.7% qualifying for Free & Reduced Lunch, 14.5% receiving special education services, and 7.3% identified as Gifted & Talented.

The school's technology stack is entirely standard K-12 educational tooling rather than proprietary: Chromebooks for student computing, Infinite Campus for the SIS and parent portal, Follett Destiny for the library catalog, Renaissance STAR for adaptive assessment, Naviance for college/career readiness (ICAP), Peachjar for digital flyers, SchoolMessenger Presence for the website CMS, ArbiterSports for athletics registration, Safe2Tell for anonymous safety reporting, and YONDR pouches to enforce a phone-free classroom policy. There is no proprietary technology, no published API, and no AI/ML capability disclosed. Operations run on a team-based structure across seven teams (Griffin, Dragon, Atlantis, Olympus, Athens, Ithaca, and additional) and a 75-Minute Late Start Wednesdays calendar for staff professional development.

Mrachek's business model is that of a public school district constituent: it does not charge tuition, generates no commercial revenue, and operates on district-allocated funding drawn from local property taxes, state education funding, and federal grants. The only direct charges to families are an optional $35-per-sport athletics participation fee and Spirit Wear merchandise through an online store with proceeds supporting the school. Distribution is purely geographic — students enroll through APS's Centralized Admissions Office based on attendance zone — making the school a non-commercial, government-operated institution rather than an investable enterprise.

Name

Mrachek Middle School

Legal name

Mrachek Middle School

Website

https://mrachek.aurorak12.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mrachek Middle School is a public grades 6-8 school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 758 students within the Aurora Public Schools district. It delivers standards-aligned academics, nine-sport athletics, electives, special education, gifted services, and multilingual learner support, funded by district allocations rather than tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Middle school education
• Public education services
• Social emotional learning
• Athletics programs
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mrachek Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 within the Aurora Public Schools district. It delivers comprehensive academic instruction aligned with Colorado Academic Standards, alongside electives, athletics, student clubs, counseling with social-emotional learning curriculum, special education, gifted and talented programming, and English language development services for multilingual learners.

Product overview

Mrachek Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 with approximately 758 students, offering a comprehensive educational program as part of Aurora Public Schools. The school provides core academic instruction aligned with Colorado Academic Standards, supplemented by an athletics program (nine sports), electives (Music, Visual Arts, Theatre, PE, STEM), and student clubs. Special services include Special Education (ESS), Gifted & Talented education, Multilingual Learners support, and counseling with Social Emotional Learning curriculum. The school operates on a team-based structure with seven teams (Griffin, Dragon, Atlantis, Olympus, Athens, Ithaca, and additional teams) and follows a 75-Minute Late Start Wednesdays calendar for professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Academic Programs
• Athletics Program
• Electives Program
• Student Clubs
• Special Education Services (ESS)
• Gifted and Talented Education
• Counseling Services
• Multilingual Learners Program
• Incoming 6th Grade Orientation
• Online Student Check-In
• Spirit Wear Store
• Mental Health Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Aurora Frontier P-8: APS P-8 school that overlaps with Mrachek on grades 6-8. Competes for the same district middle-school-age population in the Aurora attendance area, but offers a P-8 model rather than a standalone middle school.
• Vista PEAK Exploratory P-8: APS P-8 choice school that draws middle-school-age students from the same Aurora Public Schools catchment. Comparable because it competes for the same 6-8 cohort within the district.
• Cherry Creek Middle Schools (e.g., West Middle School): Cherry Creek School District middle schools in the Denver metro offering grades 6-8 public education. Comparable in structure and grade band but operate in a different district and demographic context than Aurora Public Schools.
• Denver Public Schools Middle Schools (e.g., Lake Middle School): Colorado public middle schools in neighboring Denver Public Schools district. Comparable on funding model, grade band, and curriculum standards, but serve a different metro catchment than APS.

Emerging players

• Charles Burrell Visual & Performing Arts Campus: APS magnet school offering arts-infused curriculum in the same district. Comparable because it serves a portion of the same secondary-age population via a specialized theme.

Direct peers

• North Middle School (Aurora, CO): APS middle school serving grades 6-8 in Aurora. Direct peer with shared district systems, comparable demographics, and similar programming mix.
• Aurora Hills Middle School: Fellow APS middle school serving grades 6-8 in Aurora, CO under the same district governance, curriculum standards, and student information systems. Most directly comparable peer due to shared district, funding model, and programming structure.
• East Middle School: Aurora Public Schools middle school offering grades 6-8 instruction, athletics, and enrichment. Direct peer sharing district funding, Infinite Campus SIS, and Colorado Academic Standards alignment.
• Columbia Middle School: Another APS middle school in the same district, serving a similar grades 6-8 population with comparable athletics, electives, and student support services. Direct operational peer.
• Aurora West College Preparatory Academy: APS secondary school offering a college-preparatory focus with a similar target student population in Aurora. Comparable as a district alternative secondary option.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mrachek-middle-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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