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)
080291000206	141	Walnut Hills Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8195 East Costilla Boulevard	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3800	372	21	17.7	24.7%	184 (49.5%)	20 (5.4%)	80 (21.5%)	58 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$13,821							83	82.7	139	2
080480000778	142	Red Rocks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17199 Highway 74	Morrison	80465	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8063	260	14	18	11.9%	223 (85.8%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (9.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$16,266							83	91.8	59	83
080399000539	143	O'Dea Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 Princeton Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4450	429	28	15.3	33.8%	313 (73.0%)	4 (0.9%)	79 (18.4%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$17,270							82.9	80.3	162	19
080336000419	144	University Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 South St Paul Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3410	385	26	14.9	28.1%	239 (62.1%)	31 (8.1%)	67 (17.4%)	14 (3.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$17,251							82.8	81.2	154	10
080249000120	145	Kohl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 West 10th Avenue	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8600	297	17	17	24.2%	216 (72.7%)	3 (1.0%)	47 (15.8%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	$20,406							82.7	80.6	160	15
080291001514	146	Rolling Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5756 South Biscay Circle	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3400	552	38	14.7	15.4%	345 (62.5%)	31 (5.6%)	72 (13.0%)	55 (10.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	$16,783							82.7	68.5	267	121
080345001897	147	Copper Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3501 Poston Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7375	319	21	15.4	7.2%	238 (74.6%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (9.4%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$16,829							82.5	84	130	17
080336006570	148	Isabella Bird Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 N. Lima St.	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-9900	414	25	16.2	32.9%	204 (49.3%)	46 (11.1%)	81 (19.6%)	28 (6.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (12.1%)	$17,238							82.2	60.6	339	191
080336006820	149	French American School of Denver	Public, Charter	K-5	2350 N. Gaylord Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 506-4589	143	11	13.1	14.7%	100 (69.9%)	14 (9.8%)	10 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.3%)	$13,930							82.2	44.8	478	329
080480001451	150	Westridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10785 West Alamo Place	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3975	395	24	16.3	19.7%	271 (68.6%)	5 (1.3%)	71 (18.0%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	$14,612							82.1	77.8	183	33

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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:

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

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.