Bradford K8 South

Located at 1 WHITE OAK DRIVE, in LITTLETON, Colorado, Bradford K8 South is an average-sized K-5 school that educates 371 students (grades K through 4), one of the schools within Jefferson County School District No. R-1.

Bradford K8 South is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that teaches 74,935 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bradford K8 South lists that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 4% of students at Bradford K8 South qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Bradford K8 South tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bradford K8 South is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bradford K8 North, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bradford K8 South. On composite proficiency, Bradford K8 South comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 447 students in 2018 compared to 371 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 84% across the same window.

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