Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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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)
080414000572	651	Sierra Grande K-12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17523 East Highway 160	Blanca	81123	Costilla County	Sierra Grande School District No. R-30	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 379-3257	302	19	15.7	81.8%	49 (16.2%)	2 (0.7%)	242 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$18,015							27.1	17.9	764	113
080555001997	652	Welby Community School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1200 E 78th Ave	Denver	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1700	319	19	17.1	77.4%	61 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (75.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	$16,297							27	19.1	752	100
080723006675	653	Westminster Academy for International Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7482 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 428-2494	288	17	16.9	82.6%	42 (14.6%)	3 (1.0%)	219 (76.0%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	$17,699							26.9	21.7	713	60
080531000877	654	Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	5402 South Sherman Way	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 347-4475	283	25	11.1	68.9%	79 (27.9%)	8 (2.8%)	168 (59.4%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$20,577							26.7	17.9	765	111
080258001949	655	Mary E Pennock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 Estrella Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-7500	619	34	18.2	60.3%	210 (33.9%)	7 (1.1%)	370 (59.8%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$12,215							26.4	25.3	669	14
080537000921	656	Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 East 5th	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 772-6750	313	24	13.3	72.5%	38 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	265 (84.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$18,835							26.4	15.3	807	151
080540000924	657	B F Kitchen Elementary School	Public	K-5	915 Deborah Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-5500	168	15	10.9	56.5%	108 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (26.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$18,228							26.3	28.4	622	35
080612001065	658	Sunset Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 University Circle	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7610	403	23	17.2	78.4%	135 (33.5%)	12 (3.0%)	240 (59.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$12,598							26.2	23.7	688	30
080279000173	659	Harrison School	Public	K-8	920 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-5970	489	39	12.6	75.7%	370 (75.7%)	5 (1.0%)	83 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$16,068							26.2	34.6	560	99
080249000109	660	Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Repplier Drive	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-2500	394	25	15.9	68.0%	113 (28.7%)	7 (1.8%)	243 (61.7%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$22,680							26	42.7	494	166

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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:

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

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

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