Little Elementary School

Little Elementary School is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in ARVADA, Colorado, operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, serveing 310 students in grades K through 5.

Within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which oversees 148 schools and 74,935 students, Little Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Little Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 42% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Little Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $110,656 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Little Elementary School is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students).

Nearest neighbor: Colorado Preparatory Academy High School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Little Elementary School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 24.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 56% to 46%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.