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Ford Elementary

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Ford Elementary ranks 134 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Ford Elementary is a public elementary school located in Centennial, Colorado, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 684 students. It is part of the Littleton School District No. 6, which is ranked 11th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ford Elementary consistently ranks among the top Colorado elementary schools, ranking 134th out of 950 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the Littleton School District and the state of Colorado averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, Ford Elementary's proficiency rates were 60.5% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 63% in Math, compared to the district's 61.9% in ELA and 54.3% in Math, and the state's 44.8% in ELA and 35.9% in Math. The school's 5th-grade students also performed exceptionally well in Science, with 66.7% proficiency, compared to the district's 53.4% and the state's 39%.

Ford Elementary has a strong Gifted and Talented program, ranking 9th out of 119 Colorado elementary schools in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This indicates that the school is effectively identifying and serving the needs of its high-achieving students. However, the school faces challenges with rising chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 8.1% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, on par with the nearby schools. Additionally, the school's student population is predominantly White, and the White student subgroup ranks lower than the overall school ranking in recent years, suggesting the need to address the academic performance of its diverse student population.

653

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,320

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7300 South Clermont Drive
Centennial, CO 80122

(720) 360-2100

District: Littleton School District No. 6

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.2%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2023 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (62% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg58%

Colorado avg40%

134^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 15 pts since 2023

From top 29% (2023) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	83.5	134 of 950	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	170 of 943	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	274 of 933	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	112 of 694	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	185 of 684	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	234 of 642	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	9 of 119	92.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	1 of 91	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	28.3	72 of 82	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	148 of 700	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	164 of 683	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	260 of 649	59.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	179 of 551	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	214 of 539	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	272 of 525	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+28 vs state

Math63%+27 vs state

English Language Arts60%+16 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 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
Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	7300 South Clermont Drive	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(720) 360-2100	653	38	17.3	13.0%	524 (80.2%)	7 (1.1%)	64 (9.8%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	40 (6.1%)	83.5	134^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.9%		79.4	170^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.0%	36	59.2	52.7	69.8		60.5	61.5	53.6	74.1		63.0	66.7	$17,320
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
Lois Lenski Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 South Fairfax Way	Centennial	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4575	509	27	18.5	11.2%	401 (78.8%)	7 (1.4%)	52 (10.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.7%)	91.2	61^st of 950 public elementary schools	93.6%		89.5	83^rd of 943 public elementary schools	91.2%	22	69.0	72.7	78.2		73.2	58.3	70.8	74.4		67.7	66.7	$16,760
Homestead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 South Homestead Parkway	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3700	334	23	14.8	12.9%	256 (76.6%)	8 (2.4%)	30 (9.0%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	92.3	50^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.7%		89	87^th of 943 public elementary schools	90.8%	37	69.8	71.4	76.8		73.0	75.6	73.5	69.6		72.7	61.1	$20,511
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6867 East Heritage Place South	Centennial	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3500	302	23	13.1	23.5%	180 (59.6%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.6%)	60 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.3%)	83.8	131^st of 950 public elementary schools	86.2%		84	131^st of 943 public elementary schools	86.1%		61.1	61.5	65.9		62.7	78.9	64.1	66.7		71.0	42.9	$23,278
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
Dry Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7686 East Hinsdale Avenue	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3300	269	19	14.0	20.1%	169 (62.8%)	10 (3.7%)	37 (13.8%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.6%)	88.6	88^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.7%		85.2	120^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.3%	32	75.6	65.9	88.6		76.1	70.0	42.5	72.2		61.2	74.3	$21,881
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
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8195 East Costilla Boulevard	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3800	342	24	14.1	33.3%	144 (42.1%)	11 (3.2%)	97 (28.4%)	48 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.0%)	80.9	164^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.7%		83	141^st of 943 public elementary schools	85.0%	23	59.5	70.5	61.7		64.1	56.8	62.2	53.2		57.4	55.3	$23,421
Cougar Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	8780 Venneford Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6675	392	25	15.6	20.7%	269 (68.6%)	6 (1.5%)	71 (18.1%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	87.3	108^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.6%		84.3	130^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.2%	22	73.1	79.1	74.5	72.3	74.6	71.2	51.2	55.8	59.6	59.8	54.2	$22,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Ford Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ford Elementary?

Students at Ford Elementary are 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Ford Elementary a good school?

Ford Elementary ranks 134^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ford Elementary in?

Littleton School District No. 6

How many students attend Ford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Ford Elementary.

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