Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Colorado elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Colorado test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080378000486	521	Charles Hay World School	Public	K-6	1221 E Eastman Ave	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 761-2433	294	21	13.7	54.4%	180 (61.2%)	17 (5.8%)	79 (26.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$16,294	40.5	30	610	89
080291006301	522	Buffalo Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24300 East Progress Drive	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4000	627	37	16.9	37.8%	270 (43.1%)	82 (13.1%)	139 (22.2%)	50 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	83 (13.2%)	$14,849	40.4	47.7	457	65
080306000267	523	Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 East Buena Ventura Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3500	190	12	16	67.9%	101 (53.2%)	10 (5.3%)	50 (26.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.7%)	$19,008	40.4	33.9	570	47
080480006256	524	Jefferson County Open Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	240	16	14.8	41.3%	182 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.2%)	$20,031	40.4	42.9	492	32
080648001127	525	Webster Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Jersey Lane	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3435	568	32	17.7	55.5%	229 (40.3%)	62 (10.9%)	192 (33.8%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.5%)	57 (10.0%)	$11,634	40.4	48.1	453	72
080387002035	526	Odyssey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6275 Bridlespur Ave	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 494-8622	416	26	16.1	57.7%	171 (41.1%)	36 (8.7%)	131 (31.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (17.5%)	$13,853	40.3	37.5	536	10
080681001563	527	Summit Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	0727 Cove Boulevard	Dillon	80435	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1700	214	19	11.2	36.9%	138 (64.5%)	1 (0.5%)	62 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	$17,105	40.2	51.1	421	106
080306001642	528	Trailblazer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 Wickes Road	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6300	222	17	13	50.0%	139 (62.6%)	4 (1.8%)	53 (23.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.8%)	$21,049	40.1	36	554	26
080483002029	529	Knowledge Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	705 South School House Drive	Milliken	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 587-5742	407	27	15.3	29.0%	266 (65.4%)	3 (0.7%)	112 (27.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$10,714	39.9	27.5	636	107
080333000298	530	Garnet Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 A Street	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 874-8003	496	29	16.9	67.5%	305 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (33.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$13,952	39.5	33.1	579	49

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Colorado

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CO student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Gifted and Talented Students

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.

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)
080378000486	521	Charles Hay World School	Public	K-6	1221 E Eastman Ave	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 761-2433	294	21	13.7	54.4%	180 (61.2%)	17 (5.8%)	79 (26.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$16,294							40.5	30	610	89
080291006301	522	Buffalo Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24300 East Progress Drive	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4000	627	37	16.9	37.8%	270 (43.1%)	82 (13.1%)	139 (22.2%)	50 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	83 (13.2%)	$14,849							40.4	47.7	457	65
080306000267	523	Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 East Buena Ventura Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3500	190	12	16	67.9%	101 (53.2%)	10 (5.3%)	50 (26.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.7%)	$19,008							40.4	33.9	570	47
080480006256	524	Jefferson County Open Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	240	16	14.8	41.3%	182 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.2%)	$20,031							40.4	42.9	492	32
080648001127	525	Webster Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Jersey Lane	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3435	568	32	17.7	55.5%	229 (40.3%)	62 (10.9%)	192 (33.8%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.5%)	57 (10.0%)	$11,634							40.4	48.1	453	72
080387002035	526	Odyssey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6275 Bridlespur Ave	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 494-8622	416	26	16.1	57.7%	171 (41.1%)	36 (8.7%)	131 (31.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (17.5%)	$13,853							40.3	37.5	536	10
080681001563	527	Summit Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	0727 Cove Boulevard	Dillon	80435	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1700	214	19	11.2	36.9%	138 (64.5%)	1 (0.5%)	62 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	$17,105							40.2	51.1	421	106
080306001642	528	Trailblazer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 Wickes Road	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6300	222	17	13	50.0%	139 (62.6%)	4 (1.8%)	53 (23.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.8%)	$21,049							40.1	36	554	26
080483002029	529	Knowledge Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	705 South School House Drive	Milliken	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 587-5742	407	27	15.3	29.0%	266 (65.4%)	3 (0.7%)	112 (27.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$10,714							39.9	27.5	636	107
080333000298	530	Garnet Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 A Street	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 874-8003	496	29	16.9	67.5%	305 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (33.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$13,952							39.5	33.1	579	49