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What's the most underrated thing about Chatfield High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,808
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001383
Chatfield High School
7227 SOUTH SIMMS STREET, LITTLETON, CO 80127 · (303) 982-3670 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,808 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
331 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 455 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 457 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 424 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 472 | 26% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chatfield High School
Chatfield High School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatfield High School this school | 1,808 | 18.3% | 39.0% |
| Heritage High School LITTLETON | 1,748 | 20.0% | 51.0% |
| Timnath Middle-High School TIMNATH | 1,456 | 19.4% | 46.3% |
| Arapahoe High School CENTENNIAL | 1,748 | 16.8% | 60.3% |
| Castle View High School CASTLE ROCK | 1,938 | 17.8% | 32.6% |
| Ponderosa High School PARKER | 1,406 | 15.8% | 36.4% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chatfield High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #61 of 231 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,808 | #34 of 409 | #3 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #173 of 250 | #14 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #187 of 250 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #292 of 320 | #18 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #96 of 108 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,808
-26 (-1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,873
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,808 | 91.4 | 19.8:1 | 18% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 1,812 | 91.7 | 19.8:1 | 17% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 1,784 | 90.6 | 19.7:1 | 15% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 1,834 | 92 | 19.9:1 | 12% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 1,776 | 86.9 | 20.4:1 | 12% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 1,811 | 90 | 20.1:1 | 13% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 1,924 | 101 | 19.1:1 | 10% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 2,032 | 92 | 22.1:1 | 1% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 1,873 | 91 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chatfield High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,776 to 1,808); teachers up 5% (86.9 to 91.4).
About Chatfield High School
Chatfield High School is a large high school in LITTLETON, Colorado, one of the schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1. It has an enrollment of 1,808 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 627.
Chatfield High School belongs to Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district of 148 schools and 74,935 students.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at Chatfield High School. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Jefferson County, where about 80% of residents are White. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Chatfield High School are from different groups.
There are 91.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Chatfield High School, giving a ratio of 19.8:1. High schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.9:1. By family income, 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 32% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chatfield High School scores 16.6 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.0%; the prediction is 55.6%.
Census data for Jefferson County show the median household earns about $110,656 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Chatfield High School, Jefferson County has 168 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Chatfield High School is closest to Ute Meadows Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Chatfield High School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 39.0% versus a 46.7% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,834 in 2020-21 to 1,808 in 2024-25, a change of 26 students.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Bear Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,344 students
Other schools in LITTLETON
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,277 students
- Littleton High SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Rocky Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- Summit Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Ute Meadows Elementary School0.6 mi · 374
- Powderhorn Elementary School1.1 mi · 522
- Summit Ridge Middle School1.1 mi · 851
- Shaffer Elementary School1.4 mi · 497
- Dakota Ridge Senior High School1.5 mi · 1,277
- Deer Creek Middle School1.6 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Chatfield High SchoolHow many students attend Chatfield High School?
Chatfield High School enrolls approximately 1,808 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chatfield High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chatfield High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chatfield High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chatfield High School is approximately 19.8:1 (91 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chatfield High School?
At Chatfield High School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Chatfield High School in?
Chatfield High School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.