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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.

Centennial’s School Grade A better than 89% of Colorado school districts

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
The gist

What stands out about Littleton School District 6

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $344.8M, about $26,306 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Centennial. Grade by grade →

PK–516 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Newton Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Arapahoe High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 31.8% · 5,973 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 44.9% · 5,955 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 82.7% · 1,207 in the class

87% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

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%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

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 2020–21.

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. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.

Littleton Prep Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Littleton
B
498 students14:1
Hopkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Centennial
A−
372 students15:1
The Village ECE
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Centennial
336 students
Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
C+
334 students13:1
Ford Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Centennial
653 students17:1
Wilder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Littleton
A
592 students19:1
Lois Lenski Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Centennial
A+
509 students19:1
Gudy Gaskill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Centennial
508 students15:1
Sandburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Centennial
A
495 students20:1
Little Raven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Littleton
B+
475 students15:1
Littleton Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Littleton
A
455 students13:1
Runyon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Littleton
A
423 students17:1
Field Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Littleton
D
280 students12:1
Newton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Centennial
A
781 students20:1
Euclid Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littleton
A−
631 students16:1
Goddard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littleton
B+
575 students16:1
John Wesley Powell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littleton
A
509 students15:1
Arapahoe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Centennial
A+
1,748 students23:1
Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Littleton
A
1,748 students22:1
Littleton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Littleton
A
1,187 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.