30 Littleton Area Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

LITTLETON, CO — Several elementary and middle schools in the Littleton area have been ranked among the top 100 in Colorado, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Bradford K8 South as the highest in the state among schools in the Littleton area, according to the new list. Bradford was ranked No. 18.

Here’s a look at how other schools in the Littleton area ranked compared with others in the state:

18 - Bradford K8 South, Jeffco School District
48 - Wilder Elementary School, Littleton School District
69 - Wildcat Mountain Elementary School, Douglas County School District
71 - Ute Meadows Elementary School, Jeffco School District
79 - Mount Carbon Elementary School, Jeffco School District
82 - Shaffer Elementary School, Jeffco School District
106 - Dutch Creek Elementary School, Jeffco School District
111 - Littleton Academy, Littleton School District
140 - Westridge Elementary School, Jeffco School District
253 - Moody Elementary School, Littleton School District
258 - Normandy Elementary School, Jeffco School District
271 - Littleton Prep Charter School, Littleton School District
272 - Leawood Elementary School, Jeffco School District
290 - Runyon Elementary School, Littleton School District
319 - Coronado Elementary School, Jeffco School District
349 - Collegiate Academy of Colorado, Jeffco School District
355 - Governor's Ranch Elementary School, Jeffco School District
397 - Columbine Hills Elementary School, Jeffco School District
410 - Blue Heron Elementary School, Jeffco School District
424 - Peiffer Elementary School, Jeffco School District
441 - Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education, Littleton School District
502 - Powderhorn Elementary School, Jeffco School District
569 - East Elementary School, Littleton School District
594 - Roxborough Intermediate, Douglas County School District
601 - Acres Green Elementary School, Douglas County School District
605 - Colorow Elementary School, Jeffco School District
609 - Stony Creek Elementary School, Jeffco School District
633 - Mortensen Elementary School, Jeffco School District
654 - Montessori Peaks Charter Academy, Jeffco School District
681 - Field Elementary School, Littleton School District

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To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Schools were also ranked by district. Here’s how elementary and middle schools in the Littleton School District measured up:

1 - Lois Lenski Elementary School, Centennial
2 - Wilder Elementary School, Littleton
3 - Highland Elementary School, Centennial
4 - Littleton Academy, Littleton
5 - Hopkins Elementary School, Centennial
6 - Franklin Elementary School, Centennial
7 - Sandburg Elementary School, Centennial
8 - Peabody Elementary School, Centennial
9 - Moody Elementary School, Littleton
10 - Littleton Prep Charter School, Littleton
11-15 - Twain Elementary School, Centennial
11-15 - Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education, Littleton
11-15 - East Elementary School, Littleton
11-15 - Field Elementary School, Littleton
11-15 - Runyon Elementary School, Littleton

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.