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)
080426000589	731	Glenwood Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 School Street	Glenwood Springs	81602	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5450	451	38	11.7	67.0%	112 (24.8%)	4 (0.9%)	328 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$20,098							21	13.6	834	103
080324000286	732	De Beque Pk-12 School District 49JT	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	730 Minter Avenue	De Beque	81630	Mesa County	De Beque Joint District No. 49	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 283-5596	166	15	10.7	68.7%	123 (74.1%)	2 (1.2%)	38 (22.9%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,342							20.9	19	753	21
080327000287	733	Deer Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 2nd Avenue	Deer Trail	80105	Arapahoe County	Deer Trail School District No. 26J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 769-4421	212	15	14.2		109 (51.4%)	7 (3.3%)	82 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	4 (1.9%)	$8,785							20.9	44.6	479	254
080435001691	734	Dos Rios Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Linden Ave	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7910	285	19	14.8	83.2%	179 (62.8%)	1 (0.4%)	96 (33.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$15,969							20.8	18.4	759	25
080258006488	735	Colorado Connections @ 27J	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	8 Inverness Drive E Suite 240	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 794-2302	1,652	83	19.8		913 (55.3%)	94 (5.7%)	471 (28.5%)	15 (0.9%)	19 (1.2%)	15 (0.9%)	125 (7.6%)	$4,706							20.7			(n/a)
080249001403	736	Alicia Sanchez International School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Sir Galahad Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7300	320	27	12	75.3%	80 (25.0%)	6 (1.9%)	209 (65.3%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$23,629							20.6	16.4	782	46
080579000990	737	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13820 6700 Road	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2584	528	28	18.6	72.7%	251 (47.5%)	1 (0.2%)	257 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$11,397							20.5	24.6	678	59
080291000183	738	Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19100 East Bates Avenue	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2800	475	33	14.5	61.3%	149 (31.4%)	77 (16.2%)	170 (35.8%)	32 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (8.6%)	$14,698							20.4	28.9	614	124
080408000856	739	Mountainside Elementary School	Public	K-5	5506 Harr Avenue	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1430	354	26	13.6	55.9%	152 (42.9%)	44 (12.4%)	118 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	29 (8.2%)	$14,658							20.3	23.8	686	53
080336006486	740	SOAR at Green Valley Ranch	Public, Charter	K-5	4800 Telluride Street #4	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 287-5100	492	28	17.6	83.7%	34 (6.9%)	127 (25.8%)	264 (53.7%)	23 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.9%)	13 (2.6%)	$13,860							20.2	20.5	725	15

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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