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)
080354001478	581	Homestake Peak School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 Eagle Road	Avon	81620	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 328-2940	450	37	12	57.1%	115 (25.6%)	4 (0.9%)	314 (69.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$16,042							32.8	30.3	604	23
080354000462	582	Eagle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	61 Mill Road	Eagle	81631	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-6981	364	26	13.7	38.2%	178 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (48.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$17,597							32.6	37.5	538	44
080480000799	583	Welchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13000 West 10th Avenue	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-7342	263	19	13.8	71.1%	149 (56.7%)	12 (4.6%)	87 (33.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$16,558							32.6	32.6	585	2
080567000971	584	Miami/Yoder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 South Rush Road	Rush	80833	El Paso County	Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 478-2186	170	8	21.5	69.4%	108 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	$16,989							32.4	23.4	691	107
080480000734	585	Green Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 West Woodard Drive	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8314	309	18	17.6	36.9%	195 (63.1%)	6 (1.9%)	88 (28.5%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$16,061							32.2	54.5	396	189
080336000320	586	Bryant Webster Dual Language Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 Quivas St	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9170	426	25	16.9	69.2%	47 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	367 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$18,792							32.1	34	568	18
080002001912	587	Colorado Springs Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2577 N Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 636-2722	296	21	13.7	51.0%	144 (48.6%)	20 (6.8%)	98 (33.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	$9,430							32	26.5	648	61
080441006504	588	West Ridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6905 8th St	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-3671	351	21	16.9	53.0%	174 (49.6%)	3 (0.9%)	167 (47.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,362							32	49.9	435	153
080306000238	589	Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	3215 Westwood Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-5700	337	26	13	72.1%	154 (45.7%)	31 (9.2%)	119 (35.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.3%)	$17,444							31.9	22	709	120
080408006481	590	Weikel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6565 Lindstrom Street	Colorado Springs	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-4320	758	40	18.9	34.7%	331 (43.7%)	70 (9.2%)	233 (30.7%)	23 (3.0%)	9 (1.2%)	21 (2.8%)	71 (9.4%)	$12,734							31.9	41.6	501	89

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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

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.