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Goddard Middle School

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Goddard Middle School ranks 119 th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 75% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Goddard Middle School is a public school in Littleton, Colorado, serving 575 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Littleton School District No. 6, one of the highest-performing districts in the state. The school earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the 75th percentile of Colorado middle schools, putting it solidly above the state average in both English language arts and math. Goddard's performance has been consistently strong over the past decade, though it has settled slightly below the 86th-percentile peak it reached in 2022-2023.

One standout strength is the school's work with gifted and talented students, who rank in the 93rd percentile statewide — among the very best in Colorado. The school also shows an unusual pattern in test scores: math proficiency (51.7%) now slightly exceeds ELA proficiency (51.2%), and 8th-grade math is particularly strong at 55.3%. However, 8th-grade ELA tells a different story, with only 43.7% of students proficient — a 13-point drop from 7th grade and barely above the state average. Science scores have also declined from 56.8% to 45.0% over the past few years. Chronic absenteeism is 18.5%, better than the state average but higher than the district's 16.0%.

Within the same district, Goddard trails its two middle school peers — John Wesley Powell Middle School and Euclid Middle School — by a modest margin. But the comparison with schools in nearby districts is dramatic: proficiency rates here are far higher than those at Denver's Bear Valley International School, DSST: College View Middle School, or Compass Academy. Even Deer Creek Middle School, which serves a more affluent population in a neighboring district, posts similar math scores despite higher ELA scores. Overall, the school is a strong performer in an excellent district, with particular strengths for gifted learners and math instruction — but its 8th-grade literacy results and rising absenteeism are worth monitoring. It provides a well-above-average education with a few targeted areas for improvement.

575

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,761

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 West Berry Avenue
Littleton, CO 80123-2814

(303) 347-7850

District: Littleton School District No. 6

Feeder schools for Goddard Middle School:

Elementary:	Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education
	Field Elementary School
	Wilder Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

25.2%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Colorado middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Littleton School District No. 6's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg60%

Colorado avg41%

119^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Littleton School District No. 6

8^th of 114Littleton 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
2026	72.3	119 of 476	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	125 of 469	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	111 of 485	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	67 of 480	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	93 of 448	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	117 of 369	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	90 of 458	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	72 of 418	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	69.9	102 of 424	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	65.1	111 of 400	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	65.5	113 of 436	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.9	122 of 461	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	63.8	162 of 454	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	147 of 425	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.5	195 of 422	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.7	165 of 409	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	142 of 377	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.4	142 of 362	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	139 of 360	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.2	197 of 346	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.0	163 of 340	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.9	145 of 336	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	34.6	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	104 of 368	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.5	108 of 347	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	98 of 350	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	51 of 363	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	73 of 326	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	84 of 254	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	80 of 352	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	54 of 315	82.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	11 of 154	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	73.6	20 of 132	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	20 of 126	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	8 of 125	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	73.1	21 of 134	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	66 of 121	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	69 of 208	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.1	119 of 218	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	74 of 199	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	48 of 198	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	84 of 169	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	37 of 83	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	97 of 220	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	58 of 165	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	90 of 231	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	122 of 244	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	91 of 241	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	63 of 197	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	63 of 114	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	78 of 240	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	75 of 222	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	106 of 372	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.9	109 of 352	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	93 of 357	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	73 of 356	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	81 of 328	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	91 of 249	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	83 of 343	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	77 of 317	75.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	75.3	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	83 of 278	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	91 of 275	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.2	53 of 273	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	45 of 286	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	42 of 265	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	53 of 203	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	35 of 283	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	25 of 199	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)93rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2019)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2023)22nd percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math52%+14 vs state

English Language Arts51%+7 vs state

Science45%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 25, 2014

Very caring staff. Both STEM and computers classes are excellent. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

I have had nothing but frustration for this school. My son's have done the worst they have ever done in school, since starting at Goddard. They both have been struggling and it seems that the school administrators and teachers only concern is that they do not want to deal with them and would like them to go to another school. Both of my son's have asked for help on an assignment and were both told by different teachers that they should know this and just get it done. I have never seen a school show absolutely no concern as to what the child is dealing with. As long as the child just does his work and has no out of the ordinary issue they will do great at Goddard. If they have any problems at home or anything that might give them a rough time in school then they are not welcome at Goddard Middle School. It is very sad. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 30, 2012

This is NOT a good school. My daughter's grade have been continually slipping, but through very little fault of her own thanks to unclear instructions and obvious favoritism in the classroom. Bullying is ignored by the current administration and for the Choir concert I was shocked when they performed a popular song about drinking and going out to clubs. I did not consider this appropriate at all for Eight graders. I am removing my daughter from this school as soon as the term ends due to its poor performance, poor teachers, and even worse behavior towards their students. I have never had my daughter in such a obviously poor school before, I would never recommend this school for anyone. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)						CMAS Math (2026)						CMAS Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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
Goddard Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 West Berry Avenue	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	575	36	16.1	35.1%	363 (63.1%)	7 (1.2%)	145 (25.2%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	72.3	119^th of 476 public middle schools	75.0%		70.1	125^th of 469 public middle schools	73.3%	6			52.2	57.0	43.7	51.2			48.8	51.2	55.3	51.7		45.0	$20,761
Fort Logan Northgate	Public	4-8	4000 S. Lowell Blvd.	Denver	80236	Denver County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6850	338	20	16.9	85.8%	46 (13.6%)	9 (2.7%)	265 (78.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								(n/a)	701.0	706.0	708.0	714.0	13.2	706.0	705.0	698.0	699.0	718.0	698.0	702.0	696.0	704.0	$23,053
Euclid Middle School	Public	6-8	777 West Euclid Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7800	631	39	16.1	31.1%	446 (70.7%)	5 (0.8%)	130 (20.6%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	73.6	114^th of 476 public middle schools	76.1%		76.4	92^nd of 469 public middle schools	80.4%	22			46.4	66.5	52.9	54.9			40.4	50.9	56.4	48.8		50.0	$17,647
Ken Caryl Middle School	Public	6-8	6509 West Ken Caryl Avenue	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4710	725	39	18.5	27.0%	509 (70.2%)	8 (1.1%)	143 (19.7%)	27 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	64.9	144^th of 476 public middle schools	69.7%		56	175^th of 469 public middle schools	62.7%	31			51.0	51.6	49.5	50.7			41.5	40.0	45.8	42.4		43.7	$16,162
DSST: College View Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3111 W Dartmouth Ave	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	446	36	12.4	86.3%	29 (6.5%)	15 (3.4%)	379 (85.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	22.1	353^rd of 476 public middle schools	25.8%		20.6	359^th of 469 public middle schools	23.5%	6			21.4	35.3	22.2	26.8			20.0	17.5	23.5	20.2		19.1	$11,894
Bear Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	3005 South Golden Way	Denver	80227	Jefferson County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9600	313	29	10.8	77.6%	45 (14.4%)	13 (4.2%)	230 (73.5%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	27.8	318^th of 476 public middle schools	33.2%		22.9	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%	23			29.7	27.4	35.1	30.7			23.1	13.9	31.2	22.9		23.7	$21,897
Englewood Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 781-7817	210	20	10.6	72.9%	83 (39.5%)	12 (5.7%)	99 (47.1%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	21.9	356^th of 476 public middle schools	25.2%		19.9	367^th of 469 public middle schools	21.7%	11			33.3	20.8	22.1	22.9			29.4	13.0	28.7	22.2		21.6	$20,399
Deer Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	9201 West Columbine Drive	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3820	541	27	19.7	19.6%	416 (76.9%)	3 (0.6%)	80 (14.8%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	77.9	96^th of 476 public middle schools	79.8%		78.1	88^th of 469 public middle schools	81.2%	8			60.9	67.6	50.0	60.3			52.0	54.1	47.2	51.4		43.6	$16,627
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2285 S Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0096	200	18	11.0	91.5%	6 (3.0%)	5 (2.5%)	184 (92.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	467^th of 476 public middle schools	1.9%					(n/a)			16.7	11.1	11.3	13.1			708.0	712.0	8.5	6.2		5.6	$19,170
John Wesley Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 South Corona Way	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	509	34	15.0	25.5%	388 (76.2%)	9 (1.8%)	75 (14.7%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	84.3	61^st of 476 public middle schools	87.2%		80.2	75^th of 469 public middle schools	84.0%	14			63.4	64.3	65.2	64.3			57.6	46.2	53.0	52.9		61.9	$19,406

Frequently Asked Questions about Goddard Middle School

Is Goddard Middle School a good school?

Goddard Middle School ranks 119^th of 476 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Goddard Middle School?

Students at Goddard Middle School are 63% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Goddard Middle School in?

Littleton School District No. 6

How many students attend Goddard Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Goddard Middle School.

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