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Littleton School District 6
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Centennial, Littleton, Greenwood Village, Columbine Valley and Bow Mar, and parts of Englewood.
Students
13,109
Schools
20
Spent per student
$16,635
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$344.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Littleton School District 6
- School Grade A+: better than 96% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- 18 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020
- Debt of $344.8M, about $26,306 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Altona.
PK–828 schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
9–1212 high schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
128 high schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency50%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,635 per student · 5% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 29%Federal 3%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
12,410’20
12,641’21
13,106’22
13,251’23
13,109’24
Up 5.6% since 2020.
Students
White 72%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
20 public schools.
Ford Elementary
653 students17:1
Wilder Elementary School
A592 students19:1
Lois Lenski Elementary School
A+509 students19:1
Gudy Gaskill Elementary
508 students15:1
Littleton Prep Charter School
B498 students14:1
Sandburg Elementary School
A495 students20:1
Little Raven Elementary School
B+475 students15:1
Littleton Academy
A455 students13:1
Runyon Elementary School
A423 students17:1
Hopkins Elementary School
A−372 students15:1
Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education
C+334 students13:1
Field Elementary School
D280 students12:1
Newton Middle School
A781 students20:1
Euclid Middle School
A−631 students16:1
Goddard Middle School
B+575 students16:1
John Wesley Powell Middle School
A509 students15:1
Arapahoe High School
A+1,748 students23:1
Heritage High School
A1,748 students22:1
Littleton High School
A1,187 students20:1
The Village ECE
336 students66:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.