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)
080234000061	891	Elkhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Eagle St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-3050	496	36	13.7	97.0%	23 (4.6%)	55 (11.1%)	355 (71.6%)	40 (8.1%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	$19,036							9.6	14.7	816	75
080336000325	892	Cheltenham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Julian Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8810	386	32	11.9	81.6%	27 (7.0%)	96 (24.9%)	232 (60.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	16 (4.1%)	$18,914							9.6	15.9	795	97
080441006638	893	Salida del Sol Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	111 E 26th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 347-8223	631	40	15.8	86.1%	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	611 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,306							9.6	9.2	892	1
080690001460	894	Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	3350 West 99th Avenue	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5600	291	22	13.5	89.3%	43 (14.8%)	7 (2.4%)	227 (78.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$19,898							9.5	10.5	881	13
080336001739	895	Marie L. Greenwood Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5130 Durham Court	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6630	601	37	16	91.8%	4 (0.7%)	76 (12.6%)	490 (81.5%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	11 (1.8%)	$16,472							9.5	9.1	893	2
080258000149	896	Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1605 Longspeak	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 655-2550	469	30	15.7	76.5%	82 (17.5%)	4 (0.9%)	370 (78.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,580							9.4	14.6	818	78
080435000602	897	Clifton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3276 F Road	Clifton	81520	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-4760	375	22	17.1	84.3%	232 (61.9%)	3 (0.8%)	131 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$15,227							9.3	8.4	902	5
080336000414	898	Swansea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 Columbine Street	Denver	80216	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3630	384	26	14.7	86.2%	16 (4.2%)	34 (8.9%)	320 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$20,392							9.2	11.2	871	27
080336006646	899	Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8920	431	34	12.8	91.9%	19 (4.4%)	37 (8.6%)	353 (81.9%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	$13,977							9.1	13.5	835	64
080306000239	900	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Manitoba Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2900	343	17	20.4	87.2%	84 (24.5%)	51 (14.9%)	172 (50.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)	$18,341							9.1	15.4	805	95

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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.