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)
080621001089	261	Ridgway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 West Clinton Street	Ridgway	81432	Ouray County	Ridgway School District No. R-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 626-5468	151	13	11.7	15.2%	134 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$17,237							70.2	72.7	228	33
080345006765	262	Leman Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19560 Stroh Road	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 767-1600	1,043	51	20.4	5.9%	829 (79.5%)	11 (1.1%)	114 (10.9%)	38 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.5%)	$9,015							70.1	60.3	343	81
080402006606	263	Kenneth Homyak Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3927 York Street	Dacono	80514	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 857-3380	316	19	16.6	13.9%	195 (61.7%)	3 (0.9%)	87 (27.5%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	17 (5.4%)	$12,545							69.9	75.8	200	63
080000400709	264	Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 South Holly Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	Denver 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 759-2076	390	23	17.2	3.6%	301 (77.2%)	8 (2.1%)	50 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	$12,516							69.9	69.3	258	6
080345000437	265	Castle Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1103 Canyon Drive	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5000	449	28	16	27.6%	275 (61.2%)	5 (1.1%)	126 (28.1%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$15,334							69.8	58.4	357	92
080291006865	266	Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7795 South Blackstone Parkway	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 886-1405	426	23	18.8	10.8%	254 (59.6%)	25 (5.9%)	57 (13.4%)	44 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	$13,007							69.7			(n/a)
080336000317	267	Bradley International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3051 South Elm Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9468	556	33	16.9	36.3%	297 (53.4%)	58 (10.4%)	122 (21.9%)	23 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.4%)	$17,080							69.6	82.6	142	125
080684001168	268	Swink Elementary School	Public	K-6	610 Columbia Street	Swink	81077	Otero County	Swink School District No. 33	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 384-8103	180	16	11.1	55.0%	148 (82.2%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.3%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,255							69.6	76	198	70
080336000377	269	McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1230 South Grant Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5600	255	17	14.9	35.7%	153 (60.0%)	9 (3.5%)	66 (25.9%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	$18,006							69.5	65.9	288	19
080540000933	270	Ivy Stockwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Fifth Street	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-6100	402	23	17.8	20.9%	306 (76.1%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (16.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$12,921							69.5	61.9	327	57

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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