Located in Aurora, Colorado, Lotus School for Excellence is a S.T.E.A.M., K-12 Charter School authorized by Aurora Public Schools. Founded in 2006, Lotus School is committed to providing a safe learning environment and a rigorous college preparatory curriculum for over 800 students. Lotus School was recently awarded with the #1 Most Challenging High School in Colorado from Washington Post in 2016. Charter schools are tuition-free, public schools that have the flexibility to be innovative, entrepreneurial, self-governing, and are held accountable for student and operational performance.