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Mount Carbon Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12776 West Cross Avenue, Littleton, CO 80127 · (303) 982-7900 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

Dakota Ridge’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
367
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mount Carbon Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Dakota Ridge kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Dakota Ridge kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Mount Carbon Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12776 West Cross Avenue, Littleton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K74
Kindergarten38
Grade 145
Grade 255
Grade 345
Grade 456
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
380’20
398’21
393’22
380’23
367’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount Carbon Elementary School from Dakota Ridge families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District R-1

The district →
Lincoln Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Arvada
B
824 students17:1
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lakewood
B+
774 students17:1
Jefferson Academy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Broomfield
B
737 students16:1
Mountain Phoenix Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wheatridge
C+
533 students13:1
Lumberg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Edgewater
D−
526 students16:1
Powderhorn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
522 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Dakota Ridge’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.