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)
080480006695	561	Doral Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7100 Wadsworth Blvd	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 250-3627	173	14	12.2	51.4%	97 (56.1%)	8 (4.6%)	57 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.2%)	$15,293							35.4	49	444	117
080336000336	562	Doull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 South Utica Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8000	348	24	14.6	87.4%	23 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	299 (85.9%)	12 (3.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$20,190							35.2	31.8	593	31
080243006789	563	Bennett Intermediate School	Public	3-5	350 7th Street	Bennett	80102	Adams County	Bennett School District No. 29J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 644-3234	227	16	14.5	42.7%	107 (47.1%)	4 (1.8%)	97 (42.7%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	$9,533							34.7	21.6	714	151
080435006374	564	Chipeta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 Chipeta Avenue	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6825	363	24	15.3	75.5%	217 (59.8%)	2 (0.6%)	133 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$15,497							34.4	28.7	618	54
080306000222	565	Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2600	271	18	14.9	70.5%	136 (50.2%)	10 (3.7%)	97 (35.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	$17,048							34.4	25.6	662	97
080309000835	566	Kemper Elementary School	Public	K-5	620 East Montezuma	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 565-3737	347	21	16.4	57.9%	164 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (22.5%)	2 (0.6%)	72 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	$15,422							34.3	25.1	671	105
080002002018	567	Stone Creek School	Public, Charter	K-8	32138 Highway 6	Edwards	81632	Eagle County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 569-3327	299	23	13.1	31.4%	200 (66.9%)	1 (0.3%)	77 (25.8%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$12,014							34.2	32.9	582	15
080618001086	568	Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 River Road	Rangely	81648	Rio Blanco County	Rangely School District RE4	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 675-2267	241	16	15	51.5%	201 (83.4%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$16,380							34.2	25.3	670	102
080399000583	569	Laurel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 East Locust Street	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5925	431	31	13.9	51.0%	227 (52.7%)	11 (2.6%)	156 (36.2%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$16,346							34.1	31.1	599	30
080465000680	570	Hoehne Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19851 County Road 75. 1	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-4457	293	17	16.9	44.0%	112 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (57.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,304							34	37.5	537	33

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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