Goddard Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Littleton, Colorado

Goddard Middle School in Littleton, Colorado enrolled 575 students in 2024-25 with 35.5 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

552 students in 2022-23, 562 students in 2023-24, 575 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.3 to 35.5.

Students enrolled at Goddard Middle School by school year2022-23: 552, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57502004006002022-235522023-245622024-25575
Students enrolled at Goddard Middle School by school year2022-23: 552, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57502004006002022-235522023-245622024-25575
Students enrolled at Goddard Middle School by school year2022-23: 552, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57502004006002022-235522023-245622024-25575
Students enrolled at Goddard Middle School by school year2022-23: 552, 2023-24: 562, 2024-25: 57502004006002022-235522023-245622024-25575
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355240.313.7
2023-2456237.415.0
2024-2557535.516.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Colorado middle schools

Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Goddard Middle School 16.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherGoddard Middle School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Goddard Middle School 16.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherGoddard Middle School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Goddard Middle School 16.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherGoddard Middle School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; Goddard Middle School 16.2; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherGoddard Middle School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 285 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Goddard Middle School enrolled 570 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 40 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 285 of the 570 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions40
  • Chronically absent26.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.1% of students were White, 25.2% Hispanic, 7.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White63.1%
  2. Hispanic25.2%
  3. Two or more races7.0%
  4. Asian3.1%
  5. Black1.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Goddard Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math53%49% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Littleton

9 public middle schools in Littleton report 2024-25 enrollment; Goddard Middle School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Rocky Heights Middle School1,12918.89.4%
Summit Ridge Middle School85119.618.9%
Ken Caryl Middle School72518.521.4%
Euclid Middle School63116.228.5%
Goddard Middle School57516.231.8%
Falcon Bluffs Middle School56719.916.6%
Deer Creek Middle School54119.715.9%
John Wesley Powell Middle School50915.022.8%

All public schools in Littleton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Goddard Middle School

  1. Euclid Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 631 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Ken Caryl Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 725 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Goddard Middle School with Euclid Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe spends per student$15,924 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,924
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoGoddard Middle School is the number 89 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#89 of 279
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.16.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Goddard Middle School

  1. How many students attend Goddard Middle School?
    575 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 552 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Littleton, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Goddard Middle School?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Goddard Middle School a Title I school?
    Goddard Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Goddard Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Goddard Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Goddard Middle School in?
    Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe, NCES district ID 0805310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080531000879 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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