The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Little Raven Elementary School
Little Raven Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Littleton, a city that blends historic downtown character with suburban residential neighborhoods and serves as the county seat of Arapahoe County. The school sits within the Littleton 6 district, which operates two high schools in the city and benefits from the area’s light rail connections and access to the South Platte River trail system. Littleton grew substantially through the mid-twentieth century thanks to its proximity to Denver and aerospace employers, and today it is fully part of the Denver metropolitan area, with a broad economic base in education, health care, and professional services.
Little Raven enrolls several hundred students, making it a mid-sized elementary for its grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population that accounts for roughly a quarter of enrollment and smaller shares of students who are Asian, Black, or of two or more races. About two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that gives the school a moderate level of economic diversity. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source material, so a parent may want to follow up with the school directly about those supports.
On state assessments, Little Raven’s students performed at a level that places the school in the top quartile of Arapahoe County districts when looking across tested subjects and grades. In math, just under half of students met the state’s proficiency standard. In English language arts, just over half reached that bar. Fifth-grade science results were softer, with roughly three in ten students scoring at the proficient or advanced level. Participation rates on all three tests were high, above ninety-five percent, which means the results reflect nearly the entire student population. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
The housing market around Little Raven reflects the broader Littleton area’s desirability. Home values sit above the typical Colorado figure, though they have edged down slightly in the most recent period. Rents are also above the national norm, and the estimated monthly cost of owning a home is higher than renting, a pattern that matters for families weighing a buy-or-rent decision. Littleton’s cost of living is near the national average, but its home values and rents skew upward relative to the state as a whole. The city’s strategic plan, Horizon 2027, signals continued attention to development, though the community is largely built out and shares borders with multiple other Denver-area suburbs.
The district brief for Littleton 6 returned very little publicly reported information in the available data, so this narrative cannot speak to recent district-level initiatives, budget changes, or transportation policies. A parent interested in those topics would need to consult the district’s own communications or attend a school board meeting.
Little Raven offers a straightforward elementary pathway in a community that pairs suburban stability with access to Denver’s cultural and employment centers. The school’s academic results, particularly in math and reading, are among the stronger ones in Arapahoe County, and the high test participation suggests consistent engagement. The softer science scores at fifth grade may reflect a narrower slice of data—only one grade level tested—and a parent with a child approaching that grade could reasonably ask the school how science instruction is structured. The moderate share of students from low-income households adds socioeconomic range to the peer environment without defining the school’s profile. For families looking for a solid academic foundation in a well-connected suburban setting, Little Raven fits that description, and the surrounding Littleton community offers the amenities of a county seat with a walkable downtown and transit links to Denver.
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