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Mortensen Elementary School

Q: Is Mortensen Elementary School a good school?

Mortensen Elementary School ranks 424 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mortensen Elementary School is a public elementary school in Littleton, Colorado, serving 287 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.

While Mortensen has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school faces several challenges. Chronic absenteeism rates have risen significantly, from 15.8% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Mortensen's student performance on CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science is consistently lower than the district and state averages. The school also has a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to nearby schools, with 40.77% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Compared to neighboring schools like Normandy Elementary, Ute Meadows Elementary, and Shaffer Elementary, Mortensen has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 242 out of 938 Colorado elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 424 out of 950 in 2024-2025. These nearby schools consistently outperform Mortensen on CMAS assessments and have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance.

260

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,579

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8006 South Iris
Littleton, CO 80128-7523

(303) 982-0022

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Mortensen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Falcon Bluffs Middle School
High:	Chatfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

424^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th 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	53.3	424 of 950	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	459 of 943	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	412 of 933	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	363 of 921	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	407 of 710	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	450 of 965	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	392 of 917	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.4	357 of 929	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.5	383 of 914	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.1	242 of 938	74.2%	★★★★☆
2014	80.0	167 of 962	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.7	230 of 954	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.8	158 of 935	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	152 of 935	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.6	260 of 925	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	67.7	295 of 872	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	343 of 849	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.6	356 of 852	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.3	364 of 829	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.7	318 of 823	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.1	442 of 808	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	176 of 694	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	284 of 684	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	318 of 642	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	468 of 758	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	386 of 690	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	49.8	158 of 332	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	115 of 308	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	444 of 700	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	453 of 683	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	390 of 649	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	324 of 764	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	320 of 693	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	417 of 551	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	463 of 539	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	415 of 525	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	401 of 596	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	221 of 337	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)75th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science44%+5 vs state

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Math43%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Mortensen Elementary School

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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 (2024)
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
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	$17,579
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	$15,196
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	$15,481
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	$15,581
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	$15,797
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	$15,947
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	$10,642
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	$16,473
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	$16,076
Normandy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6750 South Kendall Boulevard	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4766	262	17	15.3	18.3%	211 (80.5%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (9.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	79.5	180^th of 950 public elementary schools	81.1%		76.4	199^th of 943 public elementary schools	78.9%	19	58.7	61.5	59.5		59.8	67.4	51.3	60.0		60.0	51.2	$18,110

Frequently Asked Questions about Mortensen Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mortensen Elementary School?

Students at Mortensen Elementary School are 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Mortensen Elementary School a good school?

Mortensen Elementary School ranks 424^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Mortensen Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What schools do graduates of Mortensen Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Falcon Bluffs Middle School
High : Chatfield High School

How many students attend Mortensen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Mortensen Elementary School.

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