The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in English language arts. The lowest is 39% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Roxborough Intermediate
Roxborough Intermediate serves third through sixth grade and sits within the Douglas County School District, in a corner of Littleton that feels more like a foothills neighborhood than a suburb. The school occupies a spot near the edge of the Roxborough Park area, where the terrain tilts up toward the Front Range and open space is never far away. A family considering this school is looking at an intermediate-grade environment where academic performance in reading and math is solid, science scores are softer, and the student body is economically quite homogeneous.
On state assessments, the school’s performance in English language arts and math stands clearly above the midpoint among Colorado schools. A majority of students meet or exceed the proficient bar in both subjects. Science results for fifth graders are lower, with less than half of students reaching the proficient threshold. A parent may want to ask the school how science instruction is structured for the grades that follow, since the tested year is the only glimpse of science performance the state provides for this grade band. The participation rate on assessments was high, which means the results reflect nearly all enrolled students.
The student population is overwhelmingly white, with a modest Hispanic share and small numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch make up a relatively small portion of the enrollment, roughly one in six. The school did not report counts for students with disabilities or English learners, so a family whose child qualifies for either type of support should ask directly about staffing levels and program availability.
The school serves a narrow grade band, third through sixth, in a district that has recently made notable investments. Voters approved a substantial mill levy override in 2022 that funds teacher pay and mental health support, and in 2024 they passed both a bond and another mill levy override. The bond, structured so the tax rate does not rise, pays for new school construction in growing parts of the county, safety upgrades, technology, and facility renovations. The override supports teacher recruitment and retention. The district also adopted a new evidence-based literacy curriculum district-wide for elementary schools, so the reading instruction Roxborough Intermediate uses is part of a coordinated, phonics-focused shift.
Housing in the surrounding area carries a very high price tag. Home values and rents are well above state and national benchmarks, and the ratio of home price to income is steep. The zip code that serves this school has seen a modest recent dip in home values and rents, but the baseline remains elevated. For a family, this means the attendance zone is a high-cost area, and the school’s demographics reflect that market.
The school’s Littleton mailing address can be misleading. The city of Littleton itself is a classic Denver suburb with a historic downtown, county government presence, light rail service, and a walkable core around Main Street. But Roxborough Intermediate is located in the southwestern sweep of the Littleton address zone, closer to the Douglas County line and to open-space corridors like the Roxborough State Park area. The built environment here is suburban residential with hilly terrain and limited commercial density. The school is not in the walkable downtown core.
There are no program data available for Roxborough Intermediate, so a family looking for specific magnet offerings, gifted programming, or specialized pathways should request that information from the school directly. The school’s comparison cohort within Douglas County was too small to yield a usable neighbor ranking for proficiency, so the school sits without that relative positioning.
What a parent gets here is a school with above-average academic fundamentals in literacy and math, a comfortable but narrow socioeconomic range, and a setting that is suburban but scenic. The district’s recent operating investments and curriculum change signal stability and intentionality. The main open questions are in science achievement, the school’s support infrastructure for students who need additional academic or language services, and the availability of any specialized program options. A family that prizes strong early-middle-grade test scores in reading and math and wants a school in a high-amenity, high-cost housing market will find this a natural fit. A family whose child struggles in science or needs targeted support should seek specifics early in the enrollment process.
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