Littleton Academy

Littleton Academy operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in LITTLETON, Colorado, operated by Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe. Current enrollment sits at 455 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 13,109 students. Littleton Academy is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Littleton Academy lists that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder is composed of 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Arapahoe County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Littleton Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.2%; this one delivers 69.5%.

In the broader community, Arapahoe County reports that median household income runs about $101,087, 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 Littleton Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Runyon Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Littleton Academy at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 59.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. As a public charter, Littleton Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Littleton Academy's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 466 (now 455). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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