Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000750
Leawood Elementary School
6155 WEST LEAWOOD DRIVE, LITTLETON, CO 80123 · (303) 982-7860 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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
16.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
87 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 | 50 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
49%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 44.4% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Leawood Elementary School
Leawood Elementary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leawood Elementary School this school | 321 | 27.1% | 50.0% |
| Community Montessori School BOULDER | 277 | 29.2% | 56.0% |
| Bamford Elementary School LOVELAND | 310 | 27.7% | 55.3% |
| Centennial Elementary School LOVELAND | 324 | 30.6% | 45.3% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School BOULDER | 308 | 22.4% | 77.1% |
| Chipeta Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 395 | 27.8% | 70.9% |
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 Leawood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #293 of 931 | #43 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #308 of 940 ▲ 12 | #39 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #314 of 946 ▼ 100 | #44 of 85 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #643 of 1,056 | #61 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #582 of 896 | #54 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #467 of 896 | #31 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #742 of 983 | #46 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #191 of 664 | #15 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
321
+30 (+10%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 321 | 19.7 | 16.3:1 | 27% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 20.5 | 16.7:1 | 36% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 17.8 | 19.3:1 | 31% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 36% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 22 | 19.5:1 | 27% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | 19% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 22 | 21.6:1 | 18% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 4% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 28 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leawood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (429 to 321); teachers down 10% (22 to 19.7).
About Leawood Elementary School
Leawood Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in LITTLETON, Colorado, administered by Jefferson County School District No. R-1. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 321 students.
In Jefferson County School District No. R-1, 148 schools enroll a combined 74,935 students.
At Leawood Elementary School, White students make up 68% of the student body. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 80% White. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Leawood Elementary School's 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.3:1. That matches the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 27%.
Leawood Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 50.3% for a school in Colorado with Leawood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Leawood Elementary School posts 50.0%.
Jefferson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $110,656, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Jefferson County has 168 public schools and roughly 74,739 students.
The closest other public school is Blue Heron Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Leawood Elementary School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Leawood Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Leawood Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 291 in 2020-21 to 321 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Leawood Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Leawood Elementary. Leawood Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Leawood ElementaryLeawood, KS · 533 students
- Leawood Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 331 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Heron Elementary School0.5 mi · 325
- Columbine High School0.5 mi · 1,710
- Grant Ranch ECE-8 School0.7 mi · 334
- Normandy Elementary School1.0 mi · 262
- Wilder Elementary School1.2 mi · 592
- Goddard Middle School1.5 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Leawood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leawood Elementary School?
Leawood Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Leawood Elementary School serve?
Leawood Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Leawood Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Leawood Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Leawood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Leawood Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Leawood Elementary School in?
Leawood Elementary School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
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