Shaffer Elementary School
Littleton, CO · Elementary School · Grades -1-5
Shaffer Elementary School is a elementary school in Littleton, CO with 503 students enrolled and a 65% proficiency rate. Part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Shaffer Elementary School is a elementary school located in Littleton, Colorado. The school serves 503 students in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.6:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 65% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Shaffer Elementary School is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Colorado.
How This School Compares
Shaffer Elementary School has 503 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (465 students). Its 65% proficiency rate is 11 percentage points above the district average of 54%. Compared to the Colorado state average of 51%, the school performs 14 points higher.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shaffer Elementary School has 503 students enrolled in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.6:1.
According to EDFacts data, 65% of students at Shaffer Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Shaffer Elementary School is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Littleton, Colorado. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.