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Littleton High School

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Littleton High School ranks 120 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 65% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Littleton High School is a comprehensive public high school serving 1,187 students in grades 9–12 in Littleton, Colorado, a Denver suburb. It is one of three traditional high schools in the highly regarded Littleton School District No. 6, which ranks 8th of 115 districts statewide. However, the school's own ranking has declined steadily, from the 79th percentile in 2022–23 to the 64th percentile in 2025–26.

Academically, proficiency rates trail the district average by double digits in most subjects. For example, 62% of 11th graders scored proficient on SAT Reading/Writing versus 78% districtwide, and math proficiency was 38% versus 51%. Its sibling schools, Heritage High School and Arapahoe High School, rank in the 90th percentile statewide with proficiency rates 20–25 points higher. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 31.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, more than double the district rate of 16.0%. The school also serves a more economically diverse population, with 40.2% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch — roughly double the rate at its sibling schools. The graduation rate of 88.6% has improved from 81.8% but remains below the district's 92.9%.

Equity gaps are substantial — more than 50 percentile points separate the highest- and lowest-performing student subgroups. Disabled students rank in the low 30s percentile statewide, and low-income students rank in the 27th percentile. A bright spot: gifted students earned a 5-star, 93rd-percentile ranking in 2024–25, though that fell to the 52nd percentile the following year. The school also benefits from a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6, better than both Heritage High School (22.3) and Arapahoe High School (22.5). The school remains above state averages in most subjects, but rising poverty, high absenteeism, and declining test scores point to a need for targeted support around attendance and academic interventions. Compared to Columbine High School, a similarly ranked nearby school, Littleton High School trails on graduation rate (88.6% vs. 95.2%) and chronic absenteeism (31.4% vs. 26.2%).

1,187

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,118

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

199 East Littleton Blvd
Littleton, CO 80121-1106

(303) 347-7700

District: Littleton School District No. 6

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (55% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

✓Above the Colorado median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg68%

Colorado avg48%

120^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High 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	63.4	120 of 340	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.7	98 of 328	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	95 of 349	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	74 of 349	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	93 of 221	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	76 of 210	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	85 of 411	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	97 of 388	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	54.9	82 of 256	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.1	87 of 255	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	29.4	203 of 292	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.5	136 of 369	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.6	106 of 349	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	97 of 334	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	69.2	109 of 337	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.0	93 of 327	71.6%	★★★★☆
2009	67.5	110 of 310	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.1	97 of 301	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	105 of 298	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.1	95 of 286	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.5	78 of 280	72.1%	★★★★☆
2004	66.9	96 of 279	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	37 of 56	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	57 of 84	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	25 of 74	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	86 of 246	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	81 of 247	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	73 of 257	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	50 of 254	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	75 of 257	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	69 of 239	71.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	68 of 143	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.8	10 of 136	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	56.4	68 of 140	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	19 of 135	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	44 of 108	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	43 of 118	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	153 of 198	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	136 of 187	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	127 of 199	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	99 of 198	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	110 of 205	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	86 of 181	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	152 of 209	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	111 of 211	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	64 of 200	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	80 of 203	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	73 of 188	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	102 of 244	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.1	79 of 246	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	88 of 256	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	81 of 252	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	81 of 253	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	66 of 240	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	40 of 77	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	32 of 60	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	48 of 221	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	34 of 209	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	56 of 229	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	59 of 234	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	60 of 228	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	43 of 225	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)

White (2026)78th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

Male (2026)58th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2022)48th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2026)34th percentile-31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing68%+3 vs state

Mathematics49%+10 vs state

Science33%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Students at LHS are great, accepting and kind. Huge difference in what I hear it is at other LPS high schools. In the 2 years my child attended we encountered 2 teachers who seemed to care about his success. Individualized learning is foreign at LHS. Some teachers seem to be dialing it in - worksheets that look like I saw when I was in high school. Worked hard to get an IEP in place that was not followed. Support staff seem fearful of teachers, rarely advocating. Teachers not trained or choosing not to deal with out of the box students. Old school teaching mindsets. My son overheard his support person call him “annoying” under her breath. He arrived at LHS classified as gifted and talented/2exceptional and fell through the cracks. I truly hope LHS figures out that the “outliers” can be very successful if embraced. Embraced outliers: Gates, Zuckerberg, etc. Through the cracks outliers: drop-outs, drug attics, suicide victims etc. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Littleton High School	Public	9-12	199 East Littleton Blvd	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7700	1,187	60	19.6	40.2%	665 (56.0%)	25 (2.1%)	398 (33.5%)	31 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.3%)	63.4	120^th of 340 public high schools	64.7%		70.7	98^th of 328 public high schools	70.1%	22	68.0	48.8	71.6	51.6	62.3	38.1	33.3	$20,118
Colorado's Finest High School of Choice	Public	9-12	300 W Chenango	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 934-5786	216	19	11.5	57.4%	120 (55.6%)	7 (3.2%)	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	20	274^th of 340 public high schools	19.4%		27	245^th of 328 public high schools	25.3%	29	40.9	396.0	48.0	394.0	50.0	421.0	7.9	$23,530
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	1401 West Geddes Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7600	1,748	78	22.3	20.0%	1,388 (79.4%)	14 (0.8%)	240 (13.7%)	37 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.8%)	87.7	31^st of 340 public high schools	90.9%		87.9	34^th of 328 public high schools	89.6%	3	87.6	56.7	89.1	66.2	83.4	51.3	44.9	$15,970
Englewood High School	Public	9-12	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 806-2200	515	34	15.1	68.0%	211 (41.0%)	24 (4.7%)	252 (48.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.7%)	36.2	219^th of 340 public high schools	35.6%		37.7	209^th of 328 public high schools	36.3%	10	50.0	416.0	53.7	32.6	54.6	472.0	29.4	$19,158
Arapahoe High School	Public	9-12	2201 East Dry Creek Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-6000	1,748	78	22.5	16.8%	1,382 (79.1%)	34 (1.9%)	197 (11.3%)	33 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	96 (5.5%)	90.7	25^th of 340 public high schools	92.6%		91.2	21^st of 328 public high schools	93.6%	4	88.4	65.7	87.4	66.4	83.6	59.4	53.6	$16,177
SOAR Academy	Public	9-12	3201 W Oxford Ave	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6797	78	5	16.8	88.5%	10 (12.8%)	2 (2.6%)	66 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$25,830
Sheridan High School	Public	9-12	3201 West Oxford Avenue	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6987	321	23	13.9	86.0%	29 (9.0%)	10 (3.1%)	271 (84.4%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)			22.0	345.0	407.0	379.0	713.0	$25,723
DSST: College View High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3111 West Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	533	47	11.2	85.7%	13 (2.4%)	17 (3.2%)	466 (87.4%)	29 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	32.6	225^th of 340 public high schools	33.8%		39.8	197^th of 328 public high schools	39.9%	28	50.4	33.3	51.9	40.3	45.9	30.3	10.3	$12,164
Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	3950 South Holly Street	Denver	80237	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-7000	1,390	71	19.6	50.9%	442 (31.8%)	231 (16.6%)	569 (40.9%)	52 (3.7%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	69 (5.0%)	44.2	176^th of 340 public high schools	48.2%		47.6	161^st of 328 public high schools	50.9%	15	57.1	36.1	56.9	33.7	62.9	35.9	28.4	$17,582
Columbine High School	Public	9-12	6201 South Pierce Street	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4400	1,710	82	20.7	29.7%	1,097 (64.2%)	28 (1.6%)	445 (26.0%)	50 (2.9%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (4.9%)	66.2	112^th of 340 public high schools	67.1%		67.6	108^th of 328 public high schools	67.1%	4	71.2	49.0	73.9	51.3	66.8	42.9	29.0	$15,505

Frequently Asked Questions about Littleton High School

What schools feed into Littleton High School?

Littleton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education
Elementary : Field Elementary School
Elementary : Lois Lenski Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Littleton High School?

Students at Littleton High School are 56% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Littleton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,187 students attended Littleton High School.

Is Littleton High School a good school?

Littleton High School ranks 120^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Littleton High School in?

Littleton School District No. 6

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