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Shaffer Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7961 S Sangre De Cristo Road, Littleton, CO 80127 · (303) 982-3901 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

Ken Caryl’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
497
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Shaffer Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Ken Caryl kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Ken Caryl kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Shaffer Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

7961 S Sangre De Cristo Road, Littleton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten72
Grade 170
Grade 282
Grade 394
Grade 481
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
482’20
514’21
503’22
529’23
497’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shaffer Elementary School from Ken Caryl 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; Ken Caryl’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.