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)
080648001418	591	Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	7070 Grand Valley Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3415	537	34	16	53.3%	247 (46.0%)	38 (7.1%)	163 (30.4%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.4%)	66 (12.3%)	$12,060							31.8	26.3	650	59
080426006635	592	Two Rivers Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	195 Center Drive	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 384-4488	385	30	13	32.2%	227 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (36.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,893							31.8			(n/a)
080001601820	593	Kenneth P Morris Elementary School	Public	K-4	416 South Elm Street	Yuma	80759	Yuma County	Yuma 1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 848-5738	313	25	12.7	69.3%	150 (47.9%)	1 (0.3%)	157 (50.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,135							31.7	35.6	558	35
080453000668	594	Monterey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2311 Monterey Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2179	222	17	13	88.7%	39 (17.6%)	28 (12.6%)	127 (57.2%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.9%)	$16,402							31.7	34	567	27
080002006589	595	Mountain Song Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2904 West Kiowa Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 203-6364	318	25	12.9		204 (64.2%)	3 (0.9%)	69 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.9%)	$10,376							31.6	40.1	520	75
080306000227	596	Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	835 East St Vrain Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2700	295	19	15.3	72.2%	138 (46.8%)	28 (9.5%)	99 (33.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.5%)	$16,986							31.6	33.7	573	23
080258006813	597	Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 Longs Peak Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-5100	592	35	16.9	50.0%	206 (34.8%)	11 (1.9%)	350 (59.1%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$12,428							31.5	21.9	710	113
080615001083	598	South Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23701 East Preston Road	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 543-6444	327	20	16.2	67.0%	113 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$12,043							31.5	40.1	519	79
080207006459	599	Alamosa Elementary School 3-5	Public	3-5	1709 West 10th Street Buildin	Alamosa	81101	Alamosa County	Alamosa School District No. Re-11J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 587-1600	479	32	15.1	76.0%	171 (35.7%)	6 (1.3%)	273 (57.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.9%)	$19,921							31.5	26.1	652	53
080690001401	600	Skyview Elementary School	Public	K-5	5021 East 123rd Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5620	356	24	15.1	60.4%	134 (37.6%)	12 (3.4%)	172 (48.3%)	17 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$17,901							31.4	28.7	617	17

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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