Shaffer Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Littleton, Colorado·80127
Score
85.4/100
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#114
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
#23
In Jefferson County School District No. R-1
#7
In Littleton
Top 15%
In Colorado

Score 85.4/100: better than 85% of Colorado elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
67%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 84% of them
251 students tested
Math
61%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 84% of them
250 students tested
Science
57%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 83% of them
77 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS65.879
English language artsGrade 4CMAS67.495
English language artsGrade 5CMAS66.277
English language artsAll gradesCMAS66.5251
MathGrade 3CMAS61.578
MathGrade 4CMAS61.195
MathGrade 5CMAS6177
MathAll gradesCMAS61.2250
ScienceGrade 5CMAS57.177

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
529
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
529
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
13%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

City
Jefferson County

Contact

Address
7961 S SANGRE DE CRISTO ROAD
Littleton, CO 80127

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Shaffer Elementary School at a glance

Shaffer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Littleton, Colorado, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1. It has about 529 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 67% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 61% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 85.4 out of 100: better than 85% of them, ranking #114 of 775. Its English language arts result rose by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.