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)
080612001060	801	Park View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1327 East 9th Street	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7590	306	24	12.9	89.2%	53 (17.3%)	8 (2.6%)	234 (76.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$14,911							15.3	11.8	863	62
080519000855	802	Lake County Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1000 West 6th Street	Leadville	80461	Lake County	Lake County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 486-6830	262	18	14.8	52.3%	104 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$21,123							15.2	16.1	789	13
080408000560	803	Abrams Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Chiles Avenue	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1490	419	26	16.1	50.4%	168 (40.1%)	56 (13.4%)	145 (34.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.5%)	$14,485							15.2	19.8	736	67
080258000146	804	Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12301 East 124th Avenue	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-2700	353	19	18.5	53.5%	102 (28.9%)	4 (1.1%)	225 (63.7%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$15,038							15.1	10.8	876	72
080723001248	805	Sunset Ridge Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	9451 Hooker Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 426-8907	328	20	16.7	79.0%	42 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	256 (78.0%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.3%)	$19,228							15	12.3	851	46
080234000066	806	Jewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14601 East Jewell Ave	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 751-8862	502	30	16.9	80.1%	73 (14.5%)	111 (22.1%)	247 (49.2%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	41 (8.2%)	$17,343							15	14.2	825	19
080336006477	807	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Lipan Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6800	277	21	13.2	86.3%	38 (13.7%)	73 (26.4%)	144 (52.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$20,068							15	11.5	869	62
080480000717	808	Eiber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1385 Independence Street	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6406	259	18	14.6	88.4%	56 (21.6%)	20 (7.7%)	162 (62.5%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.5%)	10 (3.9%)	$17,812							14.9	25.9	656	152
080336001838	809	Omar D Blair Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4905 Cathay Street	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 371-9570	727	45	15.9	76.9%	41 (5.6%)	277 (38.1%)	245 (33.7%)	97 (13.3%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (1.8%)	50 (6.9%)	$12,068							14.9	14.4	824	15
080612001029	810	Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 MacNaughton Road	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7500	431	25	17.1	78.4%	110 (25.5%)	9 (2.1%)	290 (67.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$12,195							14.9	12.9	842	32

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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.