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)
080336000378	771	McMeen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 South Holly Street	Denver	80246	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5520	630	34	18.2	62.1%	170 (27.0%)	109 (17.3%)	285 (45.2%)	21 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	$16,590							17.4	11.2	870	99
080234006736	772	Academy of Advanced Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	431 N Sable Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 500-5252	773	50	15.4	83.8%	47 (6.1%)	121 (15.7%)	561 (72.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.6%)	$24,284							17.4	24	684	88
080480000801	773	Westgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8550 West Vassar Drive	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9130	332	21	16.1	69.3%	113 (34.0%)	13 (3.9%)	166 (50.0%)	14 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.9%)	$15,872							17.4	16	791	18
080468000681	774	Holly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	206 North 3rd Street	Holly	81047	Prowers County	Holly School District No. Re-3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 537-6512	267	18	14.8	64.8%	110 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (58.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,716							17.4	28	628	146
080459000675	775	Hayden Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Breeze Basin Blvd.	Hayden	81639	Routt County	Hayden School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 276-3756	238	18	13.5	24.8%	197 (82.8%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$14,740							17.4	31.7	594	181
080537000901	776	Thunder Valley Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	555 8th Street	Frederick	80530	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-2456	857	55	15.6	57.1%	288 (33.6%)	10 (1.2%)	508 (59.3%)	17 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.6%)	$15,320							17.4	16.2	787	11
080234000057	777	Clyde Miller K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Espana St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-7918	424	28	15.4	88.9%	37 (8.7%)	38 (9.0%)	298 (70.3%)	19 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.4%)	$18,662							17.4	14.9	811	34
080405006698	778	Baker Elementary School	Public	1-5	300 Lake Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 370-6113	305	22	14.1	68.9%	75 (24.6%)	7 (2.3%)	219 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,108							17.3	27.6	633	145
080441000648	779	Meeker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2221 28th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-2000	453	29	15.6	73.3%	135 (29.8%)	5 (1.1%)	291 (64.2%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$15,888							17.1	16.2	786	7
080291000191	780	Eastridge Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11777 East Wesley Avenue	Aurora	80014	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2200	651	44	14.7	74.2%	131 (20.1%)	158 (24.3%)	235 (36.1%)	44 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	78 (12.0%)	$28,769							17	14.5	821	41

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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