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)
080435001850	531	Dual Immersion Academy School	Public	PK, KG-5	552 A West Main Street	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6070	303	15	20.3	59.7%	72 (23.8%)	2 (0.7%)	225 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,075							39.4	59.7	349	182
080291001880	532	Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16251 E Geddes Avenue	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3800	503	32	15.7	61.4%	150 (29.8%)	80 (15.9%)	154 (30.6%)	37 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.5%)	$15,780							39.4	39.8	524	8
080258006549	533	Brantner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 E. 133rd Avenue	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5050	551	32	17.2	36.8%	267 (48.5%)	10 (1.8%)	209 (37.9%)	42 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$11,467							39.3	64.7	299	234
080258006465	534	Foundations Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	340 South 45th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 659-9519	767	43	18	37.3%	417 (54.4%)	5 (0.7%)	314 (40.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$11,193							39.2	48.5	448	86
080573000983	535	Sunset Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 West 7th Street	Craig	81625	Moffat County	Moffat County School District RE: No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 824-5762	296	23	12.7	62.8%	203 (68.6%)	5 (1.7%)	77 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$13,650							39.1	42.6	496	39
080306000251	536	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4120 Constitution Avenue	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-7300	310	23	13.3	71.0%	149 (48.1%)	20 (6.5%)	109 (35.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (8.4%)	$16,520							38.9	34.2	565	29
080372001586	537	Legacy Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1975 Legacy Circle	Elizabeth	80107	Elbert County	Elizabeth School District	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 646-2636	416	28	14.9	21.9%	368 (88.5%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.3%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$9,750							38.7	34.3	564	27
080540000937	538	Namaqua Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 North County Road 19e	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-6600	242	17	14.4	48.3%	180 (74.4%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)	$15,509							38.6	42.6	497	41
080002001569	539	Crown Pointe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 West 86th Avenue	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1882	460	28	16.4	60.2%	108 (23.5%)	3 (0.7%)	311 (67.6%)	27 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$11,909							38.2	40	522	17
080537000896	540	Burlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1051 S. Pratt Parkway	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-8861	316	20	15.8	48.1%	141 (44.6%)	3 (0.9%)	145 (45.9%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$16,328							38.1	47.5	461	79

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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