Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000706
Columbine Hills Elementary School
6005 WEST CANYON AVENUE, LITTLETON, CO 80128 · (303) 982-5540 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
106 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
47%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
35.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.2% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 39.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Columbine Hills Elementary School
Columbine Hills Elementary School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbine Hills Elementary School this school | 315 | 33.7% | 40.6% |
| McGraw Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 349 | 34.4% | 68.6% |
| Palmer Lake Elementary School PALMER LAKE | 286 | 34.3% | 53.3% |
| Peyton Elementary School PEYTON | 293 | 32.1% | 48.4% |
| Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning COLORADO SPRINGS | 298 | 32.9% | 57.6% |
| Central Elementary School LONGMONT | 344 | 31.1% | 70.2% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Columbine Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #428 of 931 | #53 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #460 of 940 ▼ 56 | #55 of 85 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #436 of 946 ▼ 59 | #53 of 85 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #666 of 1,056 | #63 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #448 of 896 | #34 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #533 of 896 | #35 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #659 of 983 | #33 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #223 of 664 | #17 of 62 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
315
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 315 | 20.4 | 15.4:1 | 34% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 42% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 17.2 | 17.4:1 | 36% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 18 | 17.0:1 | 43% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 19.1 | 21.5:1 | 38% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 32% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 17 | 25.5:1 | 32% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 23 | 19.5:1 | 12% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 25 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbine Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (410 to 315); teachers up 7% (19.1 to 20.4).
About Columbine Hills Elementary School
Columbine Hills Elementary School serves students in LITTLETON, Colorado, as a small elementary school. A total of 315 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
The Jefferson County School District No. R-1 system has 148 schools and 74,935 students.
White students are the majority at Columbine Hills Elementary School, with 70% of enrollment. It is also 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Jefferson County's residents are about 80% White, 9 points above the school's share. Columbine Hills Elementary School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Columbine Hills Elementary School operates with 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.4:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. About 34% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 32%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Columbine Hills Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Columbine Hills Elementary School is 5.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.6% actual, 46.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Columbine Hills Elementary School is located in Jefferson County, where the median household income is $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Columbine Hills Elementary School is one of 168 public schools in the county.
Ken Caryl Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Columbine Hills Elementary School. Columbine Hills Elementary School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 3% from its 2020-21 level of 306. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.0:1 to 15.4:1.
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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
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in LITTLETON
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Ken Caryl Middle School0.6 mi · 725
- Dutch Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 286
- Normandy Elementary School1.2 mi · 262
- Coronado Elementary School1.5 mi · 384
- Stony Creek Elementary School2.0 mi · 349
- Columbine High School2.0 mi · 1,710
Frequently asked questions
About Columbine Hills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Columbine Hills Elementary School?
Columbine Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Columbine Hills Elementary School serve?
Columbine Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Columbine Hills Elementary School have?
Columbine Hills Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Columbine Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Columbine Hills Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Columbine Hills Elementary School in?
Columbine Hills Elementary School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
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