Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080249000128	31	Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Martin Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3800	378	24	16	26.5%	257 (68.0%)	5 (1.3%)	61 (16.1%)	30 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.1%)	$19,415	94.2	92.2	55	24
080537000903	32	Hygiene Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11968 N. 75th Street	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8021	338	20	17.2	22.5%	271 (80.2%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.7%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	13 (3.8%)	$14,768	94.1	93.7	40	8
080345001339	33	Northridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	555 South Park Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6525	566	35	16.1	9.5%	365 (64.5%)	9 (1.6%)	75 (13.3%)	68 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.5%)	$14,947	94	97.2	17	16
080336000340	34	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 Quitman Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7780	522	31	16.8	17.2%	354 (67.8%)	4 (0.8%)	115 (22.0%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.1%)	$16,052	94	94.4	31	3
080249001630	35	Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	284	16	17.7		225 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$17,998	93.7	93.4	42	7
080480001549	36	West Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	16650 West 72nd Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5649	525	29	18.2	7.0%	438 (83.4%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.4%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$15,315	93.6	94.7	30	6
080336000391	37	Park Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 East 19th Avenue	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4910	676	38	18	9.8%	529 (78.3%)	23 (3.4%)	68 (10.1%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	47 (7.0%)	$16,381	93.4	93.1	46	9
080336006559	38	Creativity Challenge Community	Public	K-5	1551 S. Monroe St	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0630	297	17	17	13.5%	222 (74.7%)	9 (3.0%)	38 (12.8%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.1%)	$15,926	93.4	90.8	67	29
080249000112	39	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Eisenhower Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6700	304	19	16.3	14.8%	219 (72.0%)	4 (1.3%)	31 (10.2%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.2%)	$20,228	93.4	92.5	53	14
080537006381	40	Blue Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Mountain Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8220	553	32	17.4	10.3%	399 (72.2%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.5%)	79 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$15,008	93.3	93.5	41	1

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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.
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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.

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)
080249000128	31	Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Martin Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3800	378	24	16	26.5%	257 (68.0%)	5 (1.3%)	61 (16.1%)	30 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$19,415							94.2	92.2	55	24
080537000903	32	Hygiene Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11968 N. 75th Street	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8021	338	20	17.2	22.5%	271 (80.2%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.7%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$14,768							94.1	93.7	40	8
080345001339	33	Northridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	555 South Park Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6525	566	35	16.1	9.5%	365 (64.5%)	9 (1.6%)	75 (13.3%)	68 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.5%)	$14,947							94	97.2	17	16
080336000340	34	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 Quitman Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7780	522	31	16.8	17.2%	354 (67.8%)	4 (0.8%)	115 (22.0%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	$16,052							94	94.4	31	3
080249001630	35	Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	284	16	17.7		225 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$17,998							93.7	93.4	42	7
080480001549	36	West Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	16650 West 72nd Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5649	525	29	18.2	7.0%	438 (83.4%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.4%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$15,315							93.6	94.7	30	6
080336000391	37	Park Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 East 19th Avenue	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4910	676	38	18	9.8%	529 (78.3%)	23 (3.4%)	68 (10.1%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	$16,381							93.4	93.1	46	9
080336006559	38	Creativity Challenge Community	Public	K-5	1551 S. Monroe St	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0630	297	17	17	13.5%	222 (74.7%)	9 (3.0%)	38 (12.8%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	$15,926							93.4	90.8	67	29
080249000112	39	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Eisenhower Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6700	304	19	16.3	14.8%	219 (72.0%)	4 (1.3%)	31 (10.2%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.2%)	$20,228							93.4	92.5	53	14
080537006381	40	Blue Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Mountain Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8220	553	32	17.4	10.3%	399 (72.2%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.5%)	79 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$15,008							93.3	93.5	41	1