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)
080306000274	791	Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 South Circle Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3300	280	22	12.7	80.0%	103 (36.8%)	34 (12.1%)	123 (43.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$17,779							16	15.2	808	17
080555002016	792	Clayton Partnership School	Public, Magnet	K-8	8970 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1460	441	24	18.6	81.4%	35 (7.9%)	4 (0.9%)	386 (87.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$15,502							15.8	21.1	718	74
080336000313	793	Beach Court Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4950 Beach Court	Denver	80221	Adams County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9470	253	18	14.2	90.1%	25 (9.9%)	9 (3.6%)	215 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$19,199							15.8	13.3	837	44
080612000261	794	Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brown Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7575	253	16	16.3	85.0%	62 (24.5%)	7 (2.8%)	174 (68.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	$14,439							15.8	13.2	840	46
080336000309	795	Ashley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1914 Syracuse Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9748	347	21	16.3	70.9%	20 (5.8%)	51 (14.7%)	262 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$19,030							15.8	22	708	87
080336001776	796	Green Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Jericho St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6710	719	44	16.4	82.2%	52 (7.2%)	165 (22.9%)	401 (55.8%)	70 (9.7%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.4%)	$17,112							15.7	16.3	785	11
080540000925	797	Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball	Public	PK, KG-8	2660 North Monroe Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7300	624	36	17.2	68.9%	323 (51.8%)	13 (2.1%)	240 (38.5%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	$19,143							15.6			(n/a)
080441000633	798	Martinez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	341 14th Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1800	492	32	15.3	80.7%	28 (5.7%)	9 (1.8%)	440 (89.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	$14,052							15.6	20.8	723	75
080354001721	799	Red Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Grundel Way	Gypsum	81637	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-8970	343	31	10.9	42.3%	132 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	198 (57.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$17,538							15.3	21.4	715	84
080435006581	800	Juniper Ridge Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	640 24 1/2 Rd	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 639-0884	392	25	15.3	58.9%	306 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$9,301							15.3	20.3	726	74

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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.

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