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Runyon Elementary School

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Runyon Elementary School ranks 156 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Runyon Elementary School is a public elementary school in Littleton, Colorado, serving 427 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Littleton School District No. 6, which is ranked 11th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Runyon Elementary consistently outperforms the Littleton School District and the state of Colorado in standardized test scores, with 65.8% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts compared to 61.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile for both male and white students. However, Runyon has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.0% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, Runyon Elementary outperforms Little Raven Elementary and Gudy Gaskill Elementary in the Littleton School District, but lags behind high-performing charter schools like Ben Franklin Academy and Littleton Academy in the surrounding area. While Runyon maintains a 4-star rating, its statewide ranking has declined from 38th out of 929 Colorado elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 156th out of 950 in 2024-2025, suggesting increasing competition from other high-performing schools.

423

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,934

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7455 South Elati Street
Littleton, CO 80120-4106

(303) 347-4650

District: Littleton School District No. 6

Students who attend Runyon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Euclid Middle School
High:	Heritage High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (61% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Colorado elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg58%

Colorado avg40%

156^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Littleton School District No. 6

11^th of 115Littleton School District No. 6 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	81.6	156 of 950	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	138 of 943	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	124 of 933	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	158 of 921	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.7	60 of 710	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	169 of 965	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	109 of 917	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	94.1	38 of 929	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	38 of 914	95.8%	★★★★★
2015	85.0	117 of 938	87.5%	★★★★☆
2014	85.8	100 of 962	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	87.6	83 of 954	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	82.7	128 of 935	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	87.6	80 of 935	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	81.0	152 of 925	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	102 of 872	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	69.0	262 of 849	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.3	143 of 852	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	128 of 829	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	74.9	212 of 823	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	77.7	172 of 808	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	166 of 694	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	108 of 684	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	88 of 642	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	133 of 595	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	52 of 351	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	176 of 758	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	140 of 690	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	135 of 700	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	160 of 683	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	185 of 649	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	149 of 594	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	63 of 352	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	153 of 764	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	94 of 693	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	107 of 551	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	165 of 539	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	124 of 525	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	87 of 454	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	147 of 596	75.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+32 vs state

English Language Arts66%+21 vs state

Math54%+18 vs state

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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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Runyon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7455 South Elati Street	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4650	423	26	16.5	20.3%	349 (82.5%)	8 (1.9%)	43 (10.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	81.6	156^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.6%		83.2	138^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.4%	18	53.0	69.0	75.8				65.8	59.1	43.7	60.7				54.0	71.0		$18,934
Littleton Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 West Mineral Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 798-5252	455	35	12.9	10.8%	329 (72.3%)	8 (1.8%)	47 (10.3%)	33 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.5%)	90.1	73^rd of 950 public elementary schools	92.3%		87.2	102^nd of 943 public elementary schools	89.2%	29	71.4	86.3	69.2	70.6	71.2	87.5	75.6	74.0	92.2	61.5	52.9	57.7	67.5	67.6	57.7	77.5	$17,383
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7171 South Pennsylvania Street	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4550	372	25	15.0	19.9%	278 (74.7%)	7 (1.9%)	48 (12.9%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	74.1	234^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.4%		75.5	206^th of 943 public elementary schools	78.2%	28	67.6	42.5	66.7				58.1	53.6	39.7	62.7				51.2	67.2		$18,269
Little Raven Elementary School	Public	K-5	6901 S. Franklin Street	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4700	475	32	14.6	40.2%	275 (57.9%)	9 (1.9%)	159 (33.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	57.4	389^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.1%		51.5	431^st of 943 public elementary schools	54.3%	42	42.0	67.1	44.7				51.3	47.8	53.2	40.7				47.0	30.2		$18,256
Gudy Gaskill Elementary	Public	K-5	1603 E Euclid Ave	Centennial	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 347-4534	508	34	15.0	28.0%	364 (71.7%)	5 (1.0%)	93 (18.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.3%)	81.4	158^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.4%		84.4	129^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.3%	29	49.2	72.9	68.4				64.0	55.1	72.9	53.2				60.2	58.7		$18,961
Ben Franklin Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2270 Plaza Dr	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 383-4519	956	48	19.9	8.3%	730 (76.4%)	6 (0.6%)	113 (11.8%)	35 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.1%)	88.5	89^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.6%		84.4	127^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.5%	38	64.3	72.8	62.6	75.6	81.1	67.8	70.4	71.7	69.6	66.3	59.6	72.4	57.9	66.7	54.9	59.6	$12,206
Littleton Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5301 S. Bannock St.	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 734-1995	498	36	13.6	27.1%	334 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	111 (22.3%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	68.7	280^th of 950 public elementary schools	70.5%		68	286^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.7%	6	60.8	68.8	61.2	52.1	68.9	46.2	60.7	46.0	52.1	42.9	32.7	42.2	23.1	41.2	49.0	50.0	$16,746
Sandburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	6900 South Elizabeth Street	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4675	495	24	20.2	14.1%	398 (80.4%)	3 (0.6%)	61 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	79	188^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.2%		82	152^nd of 943 public elementary schools	83.9%	36	51.8	60.7	59.8				57.4	65.1	51.2	65.9				60.6	54.9		$18,018
Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	5402 South Sherman Way	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 347-4475	280	23	12.2	73.9%	69 (24.6%)	14 (5.0%)	175 (62.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	28.1	636^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.1%		26.7	654^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.6%	18	36.5	20.5	30.6				29.7	41.5	18.2	33.3				31.7	18.8		$21,891
Sand Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8898 South Maplewood Drive	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6600	322	24	13.5	27.3%	203 (63.0%)	6 (1.9%)	58 (18.0%)	24 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	77	211^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.8%		77.3	192^nd of 943 public elementary schools	79.6%	19	54.8	52.2	77.4	63.9			61.1	56.7	33.3	71.4	62.2			53.6	64.3		$21,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Runyon Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Runyon Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Euclid Middle School
High : Heritage High School

Is Runyon Elementary School a good school?

Runyon Elementary School ranks 156^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Runyon Elementary School?

Students at Runyon Elementary School are 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Runyon Elementary School in?

Littleton School District No. 6

How many students attend Runyon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Runyon Elementary School.

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