Field Elementary School

Located at 5402 SOUTH SHERMAN WAY, in LITTLETON, Colorado, Field Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary campus that works with 280 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Across the 20 schools in Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe (13,109 students total), Field Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Field Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 25% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Field Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at Field Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Field Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.9%; this one delivers 26.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Arapahoe County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,087 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Arapahoe County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), of which Field Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Littleton High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Field Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Field Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Field Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 280). Over the same period, the White share declined from 32% to 25%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.