Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 943)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
080336001767	1	Polaris Elementary School	Public	1-5	410 Park Avenue West	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7860	339	19	17.5	15.0%	198 (58.4%)	10 (2.9%)	42 (12.4%)	33 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.9%)	$16,270							99.6	99.6	1
080234001674	2	Aurora Quest K-8	Public	K-8	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 343-3664	571	31	18.4	44.5%	206 (36.1%)	128 (22.4%)	119 (20.8%)	55 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.7%)	$17,050							99.1	98.8	4	2
080480000710	3	Dennison Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Independence Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6382	575	28	20.4	12.5%	388 (67.5%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (13.0%)	65 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	$13,729							99	99.3	2	1
080249001243	4	High Peaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	247	16	15.9	11.7%	118 (47.8%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (8.1%)	66 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.6%)	$17,400							98.9	98.7	5	1
080291000763	5	Challenge School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9659 East Mississippi Avenue	Denver	80247	Denver County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 747-2100	563	34	16.4	18.8%	204 (36.2%)	84 (14.9%)	44 (7.8%)	160 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (12.3%)	$14,826							98.8	98.3	8	3
080249000099	6	Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Table Mesa Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3500	315	19	16.7	8.9%	231 (73.3%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.6%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	$18,044							98.8	98.5	7	1
080336000410	7	Steck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Albion Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3870	306	19	16.1	17.6%	191 (62.4%)	16 (5.2%)	51 (16.7%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.8%)	$15,491							98.3	90.5	71	64
080399001727	8	Zach Elementary School	Public	K-5	3715 Kechter Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5100	470	29	16.2	13.2%	297 (63.2%)	12 (2.6%)	54 (11.5%)	57 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.0%)	$15,796							98.1	99.1	3	5
080480000777	9	Ralston Elementary School	Public	K-5	25856 Columbine Glen	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4386	288	17	17.3	4.2%	243 (84.4%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$15,508							97.8	97	18	9
080336001524	10	Slavens K-8 School	Public	K-8	3000 South Clayton Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4150	750	41	18.4	11.1%	571 (76.1%)	29 (3.9%)	70 (9.3%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.4%)	$16,056							97.7	97.3	15	5

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CMAS English Language Arts, CMAS Math, CMAS Science test scores released by the Colorado Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Colorado Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.