John Wesley Powell Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Littleton, Colorado
John Wesley Powell Middle School in Littleton, Colorado enrolled 509 students in 2024-25 with 33.9 full-time teachers, 15.0 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, 51% 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
526 students in 2022-23, 546 students in 2023-24, 509 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.5 to 33.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 526 | 35.5 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 32.8 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 509 | 33.9 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 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.
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 298 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Wesley Powell Middle School enrolled 596 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 298 of the 596 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.2% of students were White, 14.7% Hispanic, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White76.2%
- Hispanic14.7%
- Two or more races4.3%
- Asian2.6%
- Black1.8%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
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 John Wesley Powell Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 51% | 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; John Wesley Powell Middle School is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Heights Middle School | 1,129 | 18.8 | 9.4% |
| Summit Ridge Middle School | 851 | 19.6 | 18.9% |
| Ken Caryl Middle School | 725 | 18.5 | 21.4% |
| Euclid Middle School | 631 | 16.2 | 28.5% |
| Goddard Middle School | 575 | 16.2 | 31.8% |
| Falcon Bluffs Middle School | 567 | 19.9 | 16.6% |
| Deer Creek Middle School | 541 | 19.7 | 15.9% |
| John Wesley Powell Middle School | 509 | 15.0 | 22.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about John Wesley Powell Middle School
- Euclid Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 631 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Newton Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 781 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare John Wesley Powell Middle School with Euclid Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in ColoradoJohn Wesley Powell Middle School is the number 114 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#114 of 279
- Colorado schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.15.0:1
- 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 John Wesley Powell Middle School
How many students attend John Wesley Powell Middle School?
509 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 526 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Littleton, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at John Wesley Powell Middle School?
15.0 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.Is John Wesley Powell Middle School a Title I school?
John Wesley Powell Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at John Wesley Powell Middle School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at John Wesley Powell Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% 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.What district is John Wesley Powell 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 080531001351 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.