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)
080336000337	741	Eagleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	880 N Hooker Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7930	241	20	12.2	86.3%	19 (7.9%)	9 (3.7%)	203 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$23,585							20.2	11.9	858	117
080234006677	742	Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8922	614	37	16.5	86.2%	41 (6.7%)	87 (14.2%)	435 (70.8%)	14 (2.3%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	27 (4.4%)	$17,149							19.9	20.2	728	14
080267000160	743	Burlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 11th Street	Burlington	80807	Kit Carson County	Burlington Public School District No. Re-6j	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 346-8166	332	19	17.6	62.0%	179 (53.9%)	3 (0.9%)	144 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,520							19.8	30.2	605	138
080471000683	744	Holyoke Elementary School	Public	K-6	326 E Kellogg	Holyoke	80734	Phillips County	Holyoke School District No. Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 854-3411	290	24	12.3	69.3%	141 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (50.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,039							19.7	19.6	740	4
080234001296	745	Arkansas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17301 East Arkansas Ave	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 755-0323	458	33	13.8	79.9%	87 (19.0%)	82 (17.9%)	199 (43.4%)	21 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.3%)	50 (10.9%)	$18,276							19.7	12.8	845	100
080195000016	746	Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6775 Oneida Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 288-6633	487	31	15.4	87.1%	34 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	442 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$17,646							19.7	19.5	742	4
080453000662	747	Carmel Community School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1700 South Chelton Road	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3210	551	33	16.6	90.4%	88 (16.0%)	101 (18.3%)	300 (54.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	48 (8.7%)	$14,091							19.6			(n/a)
080612001041	748	Eva R Baca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 East 17th Street	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7530	251	18	13.9	92.0%	38 (15.1%)	6 (2.4%)	205 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,128							19.3	20.9	720	28
080555002021	749	Monterey Community School	Public	K-8	2210 McElwain Blvd	Denver	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1360	427	21	20.3	82.0%	59 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	350 (82.0%)	8 (1.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$13,630							19.3	14	830	81
080336000330	750	Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2540 East 29th Ave	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8510	321	19	16.5	42.4%	136 (42.4%)	68 (21.2%)	87 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.7%)	$18,972							19.2	32.2	590	160

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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.