Deer Creek Middle School

Deer Creek Middle School is a mid-tier intermediate school in LITTLETON, Colorado, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The school hosts 541 students in grades 6 through 8.

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 runs 148 schools in total, collectively educating 74,935 students. Deer Creek Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Deer Creek Middle School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Deer Creek Middle School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Jefferson County's rate of about 32%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Deer Creek Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.9%, the actual is 52.1%, a residual of -2.7 points.

In the area at large, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Jefferson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), Deer Creek Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stony Creek Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Deer Creek Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.1%.

Deer Creek Middle School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 31%: 788 students in 2018 compared to 541 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.