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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80121

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At a glance

Schools

3,503

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWest Middle School27^th of 469 Colorado middle schools

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Biggest riser

Lois Lenski Elementary School up 12 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Field Elementary School 12.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 80121, covering parts of Littleton, Centennial, and Greenwood Village in Colorado, contains 5 schools serving 3,503 students from elementary through high school, split between two districts: Littleton School District No. 6 (4 schools) and Cherry Creek School District No. 5 (1 school). The schools include three elementary schools (Lois Lenski Elementary School, Gudy Gaskill Elementary, and Field Elementary School), one middle school (West Middle School), and one high school (Littleton High School).

The strongest schools in the area are Lois Lenski Elementary School and West Middle School, both earning 5-star ratings and ranking in the 95th and 94th percentiles statewide, respectively. Lois Lenski Elementary School leads the zip code with 74.5% ELA proficiency, 70.1% math proficiency, and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at just 9.1%. West Middle School posts similarly strong results with 70.5% ELA and 68.3% math proficiency, outperforming both its district and state averages. At the other end, Field Elementary School is a significant outlier, ranking in the 25th percentile with only 28.6% proficiency in both ELA and math, well below state averages. Littleton High School sits in the middle, ranking in the 64th percentile with a 3-star rating, while Gudy Gaskill Elementary is a solid 4-star school in the 82nd percentile.

Poverty and absenteeism closely track with performance across the zip code. Field Elementary School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (73.9%) and chronic absenteeism (30.1%), while Lois Lenski Elementary School has the lowest (11.2% and 9.1%). Notably, Field Elementary School has the smallest student-teacher ratio at 12.2:1 yet the lowest test scores, suggesting that additional staffing alone cannot overcome economic barriers. Littleton High School shows warning signs, with chronic absenteeism at 31.4% and declining SAT scores, though its graduation rate of 88.6% remains above the state average. Science proficiency declined at all five schools between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, a regional trend worth monitoring.

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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 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	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 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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
West Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 South Holly	Greenwood Village	80121	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-5100	1,019	58	17.6	18.1%	701 (68.8%)	19 (1.9%)	156 (15.3%)	51 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (8.7%)	93.1	27^th of 469 public middle schools	94.2%		91.7	30^th of 469 public middle schools	93.6%	3										67.4	73.0	70.7	70.5				67.9	66.8	71.1	68.3		62.8		$17,528
Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	5402 South Sherman Way	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 347-4475	280	23	12.2	73.9%	69 (24.6%)	14 (5.0%)	175 (62.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	22.5	707^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.0%		28.1	636^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.1%	71							25.0	28.3	32.5				28.6	27.5	32.1	25.0				28.6	15.0			$21,891
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%)	63.5	120^th of 338 public high schools	64.5%		70.7	98^th of 328 public high schools	70.1%	22	68.0	49.0	72.0	52.0	62.0	38.0																	33.3	$20,118
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%)	92.4	49^th of 943 public elementary schools	94.8%		91.2	61^st of 950 public elementary schools	93.6%	12							67.1	78.7	77.3				74.5	71.6	69.3	69.4				70.1	61.4			$16,760
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%)	81.2	166^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.4%		81.4	158^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.4%	8							55.4	60.0	67.2				60.5	61.4	55.6	68.2				61.8	53.1			$18,961

Cities Near Zip Code 80121

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Centennial	1.13 mi	24	37^th
Littleton	1.54 mi	42	43^rd
Greenwood Village	1.81 mi	8	12^th
Cherry Hills Village	1.87 mi	1	6^th
Englewood	2.19 mi	23	111^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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