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)
080387006386	571	Grand Peak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7036 Cowpoke Road	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 495-7360	631	34	18.8	30.0%	366 (58.0%)	22 (3.5%)	159 (25.2%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	60 (9.5%)	$8,543							33.9	28.8	615	44
080420000576	572	Pete Mirich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 1st Ave	La Salle	80645	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 350-4201	347	28	12.3	52.2%	150 (43.2%)	2 (0.6%)	186 (53.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,875							33.9	33.2	577	5
080336000359	573	Gust Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Yale Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6560	560	36	15.4	79.6%	59 (10.5%)	18 (3.2%)	447 (79.8%)	23 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$18,235							33.6	32.3	588	15
080615001080	574	Liberty Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	386 East Hahns Peak Avenue	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2191	455	26	17.4	71.2%	184 (40.4%)	12 (2.6%)	232 (51.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$10,831							33.6	28.1	626	52
080675001159	575	Strasburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	56729 East Colorado Avenue	Strasburg	80136	Adams County	Strasburg School District 31J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 622-9211	558	34	16.4	41.2%	341 (61.1%)	5 (0.9%)	187 (33.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$11,064							33.5	31.3	596	21
080336006627	576	Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	Public, Charter	K-5	2626 West Evans Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	388	41	9.5	90.5%	12 (3.1%)	10 (2.6%)	355 (91.5%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,929							33.3	30.7	603	27
080525000866	577	Las Animas Elementary School	Public	K-6	530 Poplar Avenue	Las Animas	81054	Bent County	Las Animas School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 456-1862	234	11	21	75.6%	133 (56.8%)	4 (1.7%)	87 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	$14,401							33.2	28.8	616	39
080627001101	578	Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	3-6	901 South 11th Street	Rocky Ford	81067	Otero County	Rocky Ford School District No. R2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 254-7669	199	15	13.2	83.4%	46 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,972							33	34.5	561	17
080624001099	579	Cactus Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Grand Avenue	Silt	81652	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7850	493	27	18.3	31.4%	274 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	211 (42.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$13,476							32.9	26.1	653	74
080002006876	580	Ascent Classical Academy of 27J	Public, Charter	K-7	1800 E Longs Peak St	Brighton	80601	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 541-9809	222	14	15.4		146 (65.8%)	1 (0.5%)	61 (27.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)								32.9			(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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.