📍 7961 S Sangre de Cristo Road, Littleton, Jefferson County, 80127
Shaffer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Littleton, Jefferson County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
Shaffer Elementary School enrolls 503 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 409 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 10 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 503 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shaffer Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Shaffer Elementary School is one of 162 schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, based in GOLDEN, Colorado. The district serves 73,532 students district-wide and employs 4,550 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 503 students, Shaffer Elementary School is close to the district average of about 454 students per school.
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