Blue Heron Elementary School

Regular School · LITTLETON, CO

Blue Heron Elementary School is a regular school school in LITTLETON, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 325 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

325

Teachers (FTE)

24.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	180	55%
Hispanic/Latino	78	24%
Asian	48	15%
Two or more races	12	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Black or African American	2	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Total enrollment	325	185M / 140F

English Language Learners: 41 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30-39%	32.2%	52
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	55.2%	76

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.32 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

17.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	325	100%

Contact & Location

5987 WEST DORADO DRIVE

LITTLETON, CO 80123

Phone: (303)982-2770

District

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,069

District enrollment: 75,327

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School Elementary
Bear Creek K-8 School Elementary
Belmar School of Integrated Arts Elementary
Bergen Elementary School Elementary
Bradford K8 South Elementary
Columbine Hills Elementary School Elementary
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80123) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080480001919

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD