Lois Lenski Elementary School

As a mid-tier primary school in CENTENNIAL, Colorado, Lois Lenski Elementary School works with 509 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe. That puts it 34% above 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), Lois Lenski Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Lois Lenski Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Arapahoe County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Arapahoe County's rate of about 50%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lois Lenski Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Arapahoe County) reports that median household earnings sit near $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 Lois Lenski Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Newton Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lois Lenski Elementary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.6%.

Lois Lenski Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Lois Lenski Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 571 (now 509). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 86% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

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