Best Elementary Schools in Littleton, CO (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Littleton, CO, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Littleton, CO rankings: Elementary Schools
Littleton, CO elementary schools ranked
How Littleton, CO's elementary schools compare
A: 11B: 9C: 6
77% of the 26 ranked elementary schools in Littleton, CO earn an A or B (11 A grades, 9 B, 6 C, 0 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 20 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (77% here, 70% nationally), and 7 exceed it. On average 52% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 47% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Wildcat Mountain Elementary School (70% against 54%, A+), Ute Meadows Elementary School (66% against 51%, A), Stony Creek Elementary School (59% against 45%, A-), Runyon Elementary School (64% against 52%, A), Field Elementary School (27% against 15%, C-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (6), Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe (3).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Wilder Elementary School (601 students, A, #7), Littleton Prep Charter School (519 students, B, #16), Shaffer Elementary School (503 students, A-, #9).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 3 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Littleton, CO that are not ranked
4 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (4)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Colorow Elementary School, Littleton
- East Elementary School, Littleton
- Peiffer Elementary School, Littleton
- Roxborough Elementary School, Littleton
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Littleton, CO, as grouped on its schools page; the Colorado ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Littleton, CO
What is the best elementary school in Littleton, CO?
Littleton Academy in Littleton ranks first among the 26 ranked elementary schools in Littleton, CO with a SchoolGrade of A+, 70% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.
How are elementary schools in Littleton, CO ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Littleton, CO have?
SchoolGrade grades 30 public elementary schools in Littleton, CO; 26 are ranked here and 4 are listed as not ranked.