Powderhorn Elementary School

Powderhorn Elementary School is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in LITTLETON, Colorado, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, hosting 522 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 38% bigger than the state mean of about 379.

Across the 148 schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (74,935 students total), Powderhorn Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Powderhorn Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Powderhorn Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $110,656 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Jefferson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), Powderhorn Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Summit Ridge Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Powderhorn Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Powderhorn Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 627 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.