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)
080336006545	381	Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7808 Cherry Creek South Dr #3	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8920	578	46	12.5	85.5%	64 (11.1%)	306 (52.9%)	172 (29.8%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$17,578							58	66.7	277	104
080336000411	382	Stedman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2940 Dexter Street	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3800	439	26	17	42.8%	159 (36.2%)	123 (28.0%)	126 (28.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	$17,996							57.9	47.7	456	74
080336001835	383	Highline Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	2170 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 759-7808	531	44	12.1	45.4%	245 (46.1%)	140 (26.4%)	112 (21.1%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$13,142							57.9	63.1	318	65
080306000225	384	Buena Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	924 W Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4100	216	13	16.4	25.5%	147 (68.1%)	2 (0.9%)	46 (21.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.3%)	$18,333							57.8	53.9	400	16
080002006437	385	Thomas MacLaren State Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1702 N Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 313-4488	927	75	12.3	27.1%	610 (65.8%)	21 (2.3%)	199 (21.5%)	16 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.5%)	$11,528							57.3	66.6	278	107
080234002009	386	Aurora Frontier K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Jericho Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-1995	781	43	18.1	51.9%	217 (27.8%)	127 (16.3%)	264 (33.8%)	113 (14.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (6.9%)	$17,069							56.9	54	399	13
080291001670	387	Antelope Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5455 South Tempe Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3300	566	36	15.5	29.0%	313 (55.3%)	43 (7.6%)	128 (22.6%)	41 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.1%)	$15,519							56.6	50.4	429	42
080192000003	388	Douglass Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	4610 Douglass Drive	Usaf Academy	80840	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-4200	296	25	11.6	19.3%	161 (54.4%)	22 (7.4%)	68 (23.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	36 (12.2%)	$13,805							56.6	71	239	149
080510000845	389	Manassa Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 South 5th Street	Manassa	81141	Conejos County	North Conejos School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 843-5277	198	15	13.6	67.7%	83 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,710							56.5	50.4	428	39
080228001703	390	Aspen Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1199 Woody Creek Road	Woody Creek	81656	Pitkin County	Aspen School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 923-4080	137	13	10.6		123 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	7 (5.1%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$19,775							56.4			(n/a)

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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