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Powderhorn Elementary School

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Powderhorn Elementary School ranks 539 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Powderhorn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Littleton, Colorado, serving 559 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.

Powderhorn Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state averages in English Language Arts (38.1% vs. 52.5% and 44.8%) and Math (32.7% vs. 42.8% and 35.9%). The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its ranking among Colorado elementary schools ranging from 167 (2014-2015) to 539 (2024-2025). The school also has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 28.62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Nearby schools, such as Mortensen Elementary, Bradford K8 South, and Westridge Elementary, generally outperform Powderhorn Elementary School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in CMAS tests and higher overall rankings among Colorado elementary schools. The high rate of chronic absenteeism at Powderhorn Elementary School, which has risen from 12.2% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, may be a significant factor contributing to the school's lower academic performance.

522

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,076

Per pupil spending ?

25.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12109 West Coal Mine Avenue
Littleton, CO 80127-4851

(303) 982-0074

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Powderhorn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Summit Ridge Middle School
High:	Dakota Ridge Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.5%

Hispanic:

21.6%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Jefferson County School District No. R-1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

539^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	38.8	539 of 950	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	418 of 943	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	439 of 933	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	289 of 921	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	388 of 710	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	348 of 965	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	354 of 917	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.8	226 of 929	75.7%	★★★★☆
2016	62.8	304 of 914	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.6	167 of 938	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	85.8	102 of 962	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	135 of 954	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	151 of 935	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	81.6	144 of 935	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	169 of 925	81.7%	★★★★☆
2009	78.0	177 of 872	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	161 of 849	81.0%	★★★★☆
2007	68.5	279 of 852	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.9	237 of 829	71.4%	★★★★☆
2005	72.5	239 of 823	71.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.2	176 of 808	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	432 of 694	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	263 of 684	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	274 of 642	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	202 of 595	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	295 of 351	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	347 of 758	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	368 of 690	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	72.9	49 of 270	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	166 of 365	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	117 of 265	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	104 of 332	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	166 of 308	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	486 of 700	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	444 of 683	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	462 of 649	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	282 of 594	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	236 of 352	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	253 of 764	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	282 of 693	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	496 of 551	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	419 of 539	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	419 of 525	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	263 of 454	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	224 of 288	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	385 of 596	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	219 of 337	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)82nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

Math33%-3 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 (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
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
Mount Carbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12776 West Cross Avenue	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7900	367	24	15.6	19.6%	244 (66.5%)	4 (1.1%)	86 (23.4%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	68.3	285^th of 950 public elementary schools	70.0%		64	323^rd of 943 public elementary schools	65.7%	38	57.1	56.4	54.9		56.1	73.8	49.1	39.2		52.7	40.0	$15,957
Westridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10785 West Alamo Place	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3975	400	23	17.3	14.8%	287 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (17.8%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	89.4	79^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.7%		82.1	150^th of 943 public elementary schools	84.1%	71	63.0	65.3	76.8		68.2	65.3	66.7	67.6		66.5	65.2	$15,366
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
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
Kendallvue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13658 West Marlowe Avenue	Morrison	80465	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7990	370	25	14.9	34.9%	252 (68.1%)	7 (1.9%)	78 (21.1%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	47	470^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.5%		46	479^th of 943 public elementary schools	49.2%	9	35.6	41.0	50.0		42.1	48.9	37.1	28.9		38.2	37.8	$15,351
Governor's Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 South Field Street	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4625	458	28	16.2	21.4%	343 (74.9%)	3 (0.7%)	72 (15.7%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	74	235^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.3%		78.3	180^th of 943 public elementary schools	80.9%	55	60.3	57.1	64.5		60.6	43.8	61.5	53.2		52.9	45.8	$15,523
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Powderhorn Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Powderhorn Elementary School?

Students at Powderhorn Elementary School are 70% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Powderhorn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Powderhorn Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Powderhorn Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Summit Ridge Middle School
High : Dakota Ridge Senior High School

What district is Powderhorn Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Is Powderhorn Elementary School a good school?

Powderhorn Elementary School ranks 539^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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