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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 Glendale.
PK–844 schoolsCherry Creek School District 5
812 middle schoolsCherry Creek School District 5
9–126 high schoolsCherry Creek School District 5
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.