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Shaffer Elementary School

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Shaffer Elementary School ranks 174 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Shaffer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Littleton, Colorado, serving 529 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shaffer Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in CMAS test scores, with 57.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 60.7% in math, compared to 52.5% and 42.8% for the district, respectively. The school has been ranked among the top 100 elementary schools in Colorado for several years and maintains a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Shaffer's ranking for gifted and talented students has been lower, ranking 79th out of 110 Colorado elementary schools in 2018-2019.

Compared to nearby schools, Shaffer Elementary outperforms most in academic metrics, with the exception of Ute Meadows Elementary, which has similar or higher test scores and rankings. Shaffer also has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 11.48% to 17.77% over the past few years, lower than some nearby schools. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of around 18.5 is higher than some of its neighbors, which may impact its ability to provide individualized attention to students.

497

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,402

Per pupil spending ?

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7961 S Sangre De Cristo Road
Littleton, CO 80127-3901

(303) 982-3901

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Shaffer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Falcon Bluffs Middle School
High:	Chatfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (59% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

174^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 84Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1

29^th of 115Jefferson County School District No. R-1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	174 of 950	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	128 of 943	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	97 of 933	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	141 of 921	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	62 of 710	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	79 of 965	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	98 of 917	89.3%	★★★★☆
2017	86.9	93 of 929	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	77 of 914	91.6%	★★★★★
2015	87.8	89 of 938	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	86.2	98 of 962	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	87.8	78 of 954	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	101 of 935	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	85.1	113 of 935	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.9	104 of 925	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	85.6	87 of 872	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	89.4	47 of 849	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	88.9	50 of 852	94.1%	★★★★★
2006	87.2	68 of 829	91.8%	★★★★★
2005	87.3	68 of 823	91.7%	★★★★★
2004	79.6	149 of 808	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	206 of 694	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	195 of 684	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	177 of 642	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	114 of 595	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	64 of 351	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	91 of 758	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	89 of 690	87.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	44.3	79 of 110	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	77 of 84	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	73.6	57 of 365	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	131 of 700	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	89 of 683	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	65 of 649	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	74.7	133 of 594	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	46 of 352	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	68 of 764	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	106 of 693	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	229 of 551	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	170 of 539	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	129 of 525	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	158 of 454	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	114 of 596	80.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)28th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+24 vs state

Math61%+25 vs state

English Language Arts57%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

We are very pleased with Shaffer Elementary. Our kids have been going through the grades there for years and we are nearly done. I'm sad to part ways soon. The teachers and administration have always been quick to address any concerns we have.

I like how Shaffer pulls from a variety of neighborhoods in the area, which gives kids experience in dealing with people who aren't exactly like them.

Parent involvement and volunteering is amazing. A real team effort between the parents and teachers. Keep up the great work! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)					CMAS Math (2025)					CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Shaffer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7961 S Sangre De Cristo Road	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3901	497	28	17.6	13.7%	397 (79.9%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (13.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	79.8	174^th of 950 public elementary schools	81.7%		84.4	128^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.4%	46	45.2	62.7	67.6		57.4	62.4	53.9	65.8		60.7	62.5	$16,402
Mortensen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8006 South Iris	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0022	260	18	14.1	36.9%	175 (67.3%)	6 (2.3%)	58 (22.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	53.3	424^th of 950 public elementary schools	55.4%		48.9	459^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.3%	35	44.0	33.3	50.0		44.0	39.2	45.8	45.2		42.7	44.2	$19,407
Ute Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11050 West Meadows Drive	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4044	374	24	15.5	17.6%	271 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.6%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.3%)	87.7	104^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.1%		91.1	68^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.8%	36	65.0	77.4	67.2		69.8	68.3	77.4	53.0		66.0	62.1	$17,673
Coronado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7922 South Carr	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3737	384	24	16.1	21.6%	287 (74.7%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (15.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.8%)	78.9	191^st of 950 public elementary schools	79.9%		72.9	237^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.9%	46	50.8	53.8	73.5		59.9	54.2	50.8	57.4		54.2	70.6	$17,414
Stony Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7203 South Everett	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4120	349	22	15.9	30.4%	252 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (19.5%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	78.8	192^nd of 950 public elementary schools	79.8%		72.1	243^rd of 943 public elementary schools	74.2%	51	55.9	50.0	71.4		59.2	59.3	50.0	57.1		55.9	63.3	$17,103
Dutch Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7304 West Roxbury Place	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4565	286	19	14.7	35.0%	207 (72.4%)	2 (0.7%)	64 (22.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	53.4	421^st of 950 public elementary schools	55.7%		60	367^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.1%	54	46.9	45.5	48.6		46.9	51.0	50.0	32.4		45.4	21.6	$17,569
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9904 West Capri Avenue	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-2627	444	28	15.6	16.7%	319 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (17.1%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	65.8	310^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.4%		66.2	304^th of 943 public elementary schools	67.8%	6	60.0	66.0	69.8	75.8	68.2	42.0	22.0	32.6	48.5	34.8	50.0	$11,485
Powderhorn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12109 West Coal Mine Avenue	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0074	522	32	16.0	25.7%	368 (70.5%)	5 (1.0%)	113 (21.6%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	38.8	539^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.3%		53.7	418^th of 943 public elementary schools	55.7%	121	32.9	46.9	34.5		38.1	32.1	37.0	28.9		32.7	37.3	$17,072
Bradford K8 South	Public	K-4	1 White Oak Drive	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3480	371	21	18.0	4.0%	313 (84.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	88	100^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.5%		89.6	82^nd of 943 public elementary schools	91.3%	18	68.2	71.1			69.7	62.1	57.9			59.9		$16,854
Columbine Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6005 West Canyon Avenue	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5540	315	20	15.4	33.7%	222 (70.5%)	3 (1.0%)	49 (15.6%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	48.3	457^th of 950 public elementary schools	51.9%		53	424^th of 943 public elementary schools	55.0%	33	41.5	44.4	50.0		45.2	45.2	30.4	31.6		35.7	41.7	$17,652

Frequently Asked Questions about Shaffer Elementary School

Is Shaffer Elementary School a good school?

Shaffer Elementary School ranks 174^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Shaffer Elementary School?

Students at Shaffer Elementary School are 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Shaffer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Shaffer Elementary School.

What district is Shaffer Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What schools do graduates of Shaffer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shaffer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Falcon Bluffs Middle School
High : Chatfield High School

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