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)
080345006666	271	World Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2490 South Perry Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 814-5200	711	46	15.5	9.6%	472 (66.4%)	12 (1.7%)	133 (18.7%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.4%)	$11,872							69.4	60.9	336	65
080387001899	272	Springs Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Centerville Drive	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-8600	594	36	16.7	34.7%	267 (44.9%)	42 (7.1%)	189 (31.8%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.3%)	$13,503							69.4	66.6	279	7
080606001024	273	Peyton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13550 Bradshaw Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	Peyton School District No. 23	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 749-0170	284	20	14.2	25.7%	214 (75.4%)	5 (1.8%)	42 (14.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$12,979							69.3	60	347	74
080480000738	274	Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 West Utah Avenue	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9561	297	19	15.7	22.2%	221 (74.4%)	2 (0.7%)	56 (18.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$14,379							69.3	54.7	391	117
080399000520	275	Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Meadowlark Avenue	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4225	336	21	16.1	53.9%	215 (64.0%)	10 (3.0%)	78 (23.2%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	$15,472							69.2	65.5	291	16
080681001564	276	Upper Blue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Airport Road	Breckenridge	80424	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1800	237	23	10.1	37.6%	132 (55.7%)	1 (0.4%)	94 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$18,833							69.2	48.9	445	169
080192001496	277	Explorer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4190 Bardot Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4400	471	31	15.4	17.8%	307 (65.2%)	22 (4.7%)	80 (17.0%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	41 (8.7%)	$12,255							69.1	73.1	223	54
080687001170	278	Telluride Intermediate School	Public	3-6	717 W. Colorado Avenue	Telluride	81435	San Miguel County	Telluride School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 728-6615	239	19	12.5	18.0%	190 (79.5%)	2 (0.8%)	44 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,310							69	70.4	244	34
080537001675	279	Eagle Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4444 Clover Basin Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 485-6073	434	27	15.7	40.6%	259 (59.7%)	7 (1.6%)	122 (28.1%)	24 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$15,528							69	59	352	73
080540002006	280	New Vision Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2366 E 1st Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 593-5827	998	47	21.1	24.3%	787 (78.9%)	3 (0.3%)	152 (15.2%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.7%)	$9,154							68.6	64.9	297	17

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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.

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