Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Colorado elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Colorado test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
080669006323	751	Campbell Elementary School	Public	3-5	902 Clark St	Sterling	80751	Logan County	School District No. Re-1 Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 522-2514	395	21	18.9	60.0%	264 (66.8%)	6 (1.5%)	110 (27.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$10,260							19			(n/a)
080480000790	752	Swanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6055 West 68th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-0891	212	18	11.7	72.2%	87 (41.0%)	2 (0.9%)	109 (51.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$19,551							18.8	15.8	797	45
080681001167	753	Silverthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Hamilton Creek Road	Silverthorne	80498	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 368-1600	342	29	11.6	53.5%	131 (38.3%)	5 (1.5%)	193 (56.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$16,115							18.8	16.7	776	23
080555002004	754	Achieve Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9100 Poze Blvd	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1300	384	23	16.9	71.6%	53 (13.8%)	8 (2.1%)	313 (81.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,178							18.8	24.7	677	77
080002006708	755	Colorado Military Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	360 Command View	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 576-9838	603	31	19.4	39.0%	258 (42.8%)	66 (10.9%)	221 (36.7%)	20 (3.3%)	7 (1.2%)	15 (2.5%)	16 (2.7%)	$8,798							18.8	28.2	624	131
080624006396	756	Elk Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	804 West Main Street	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-6900	246	20	12.6	36.2%	125 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$19,183							18.8	47	467	289
080402001366	757	Twombly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Ninth Street	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7400	435	29	15.2	69.7%	97 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	327 (75.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,177							18.7	12.4	850	93
080234006611	758	Vanguard Classical School - East	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17101 East Ohio Drive	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 338-4110	725	53	13.6	68.1%	91 (12.6%)	287 (39.6%)	294 (40.6%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.4%)	$12,744							18.7	16.3	784	26
080477001444	759	Ignacio Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 County Road 320	Ignacio	81137	La Plata County	Ignacio School District No. 11Jt	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 563-0650	290	24	11.8	72.8%	78 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (37.9%)	2 (0.7%)	88 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$20,112							18.7	14.7	815	56
080690001195	760	Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Roseanna Drive	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5680	415	25	16.6	60.2%	133 (32.0%)	7 (1.7%)	238 (57.3%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.1%)	$16,703							18.6	20.6	724	36

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Colorado

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CO student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Gifted and Talented Students

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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

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