Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080345001785	301	Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3700 Butterfield Crossing	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5425	533	28	18.9	8.1%	385 (72.2%)	7 (1.3%)	95 (17.8%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$13,957	66.4	56	379	78
080345000441	302	Larkspur Elementary School	Public	K-6	1103 West Perry Park Avenue	Larkspur	80118	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5375	205	14	14.4	8.8%	170 (82.9%)	3 (1.5%)	20 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$16,641	66.4	70.3	246	56
080480000750	303	Leawood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6155 West Leawood Drive	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7860	344	18	19.3	31.4%	253 (73.5%)	4 (1.2%)	51 (14.8%)	15 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$15,201	66.3	63.2	317	14
080480001607	304	Montessori Peaks Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9904 West Capri Avenue	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-2627	410	26	15.5	6.8%	311 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (15.1%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	$10,719	66.2	52.3	409	105
080002006796	305	Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	2700 S Lemay Ave	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 545-6650	598	28	21		521 (87.1%)	8 (1.3%)	49 (8.2%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$7,590	65.9	63.4	313	8
080291006452	306	Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6525 S. Wheatlands Parkway	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8800	757	46	16.5	15.5%	419 (55.4%)	56 (7.4%)	136 (18.0%)	75 (9.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.0%)	$13,597	65.9	74.8	210	96
080441001483	307	S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy	Public	K-8	600 51st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-1900	895	52	17.3	50.3%	377 (42.1%)	6 (0.7%)	464 (51.8%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	$13,274	65.8	63.3	316	9
080001701816	308	Wray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30160 County Road 35	Wray	80758	Yuma County	Wray Rd-2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 332-5764	412	26	16	51.9%	272 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,033	65.7	52.2	411	103
080294000210	309	Skyway Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1100 Mercury Drive	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 475-6150	304	22	13.7	28.6%	184 (60.5%)	8 (2.6%)	66 (21.7%)	7 (2.3%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.5%)	$13,335	65.4	57.5	365	56
080345006392	310	Clear Sky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1470 Clear Sky Way	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5900	675	39	17.3	13.5%	476 (70.5%)	10 (1.5%)	129 (19.1%)	15 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	$14,596	65.2	70.2	250	60

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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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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)
080345001785	301	Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3700 Butterfield Crossing	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5425	533	28	18.9	8.1%	385 (72.2%)	7 (1.3%)	95 (17.8%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$13,957							66.4	56	379	78
080345000441	302	Larkspur Elementary School	Public	K-6	1103 West Perry Park Avenue	Larkspur	80118	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5375	205	14	14.4	8.8%	170 (82.9%)	3 (1.5%)	20 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$16,641							66.4	70.3	246	56
080480000750	303	Leawood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6155 West Leawood Drive	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7860	344	18	19.3	31.4%	253 (73.5%)	4 (1.2%)	51 (14.8%)	15 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$15,201							66.3	63.2	317	14
080480001607	304	Montessori Peaks Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9904 West Capri Avenue	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-2627	410	26	15.5	6.8%	311 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (15.1%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	$10,719							66.2	52.3	409	105
080002006796	305	Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	2700 S Lemay Ave	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 545-6650	598	28	21		521 (87.1%)	8 (1.3%)	49 (8.2%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$7,590							65.9	63.4	313	8
080291006452	306	Pine Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6525 S. Wheatlands Parkway	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8800	757	46	16.5	15.5%	419 (55.4%)	56 (7.4%)	136 (18.0%)	75 (9.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.0%)	$13,597							65.9	74.8	210	96
080441001483	307	S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy	Public	K-8	600 51st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-1900	895	52	17.3	50.3%	377 (42.1%)	6 (0.7%)	464 (51.8%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	$13,274							65.8	63.3	316	9
080001701816	308	Wray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30160 County Road 35	Wray	80758	Yuma County	Wray Rd-2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 332-5764	412	26	16	51.9%	272 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,033							65.7	52.2	411	103
080294000210	309	Skyway Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1100 Mercury Drive	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 475-6150	304	22	13.7	28.6%	184 (60.5%)	8 (2.6%)	66 (21.7%)	7 (2.3%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.5%)	$13,335							65.4	57.5	365	56
080345006392	310	Clear Sky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1470 Clear Sky Way	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5900	675	39	17.3	13.5%	476 (70.5%)	10 (1.5%)	129 (19.1%)	15 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	$14,596							65.2	70.2	250	60