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)
080306000243	321	Howbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 North 31st Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4200	253	16	15.3	42.3%	193 (76.3%)	4 (1.6%)	43 (17.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$18,104							64.4	69.3	259	62
080582006807	322	Monument Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1150 Village Ridge Pt	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	704	35	20.1	4.4%	589 (83.7%)	7 (1.0%)	59 (8.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	$11,619							64.1	40.2	517	195
080480001546	323	Mount Carbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12776 West Cross Avenue	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7900	393	22	18.1	24.2%	280 (71.2%)	4 (1.0%)	83 (21.1%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$14,660							64	65.3	293	30
080723006567	324	Colorado STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7281 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 429-7836	392	24	16	48.2%	156 (39.8%)	1 (0.3%)	193 (49.2%)	22 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	$16,569							64	65.4	292	32
080399006161	325	Olander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Auntie Stone Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8410	343	25	13.7	40.5%	239 (69.7%)	6 (1.7%)	74 (21.6%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	$17,302							64	64.4	304	21
080002006651	326	Salida Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1040 I Street	Salida	81211	Chaffee County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 539-4887	128	14	9.3		110 (85.9%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$13,680							63.9			(n/a)
080192006745	327	New Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7899 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 283-1731	628	35	18.1	16.2%	429 (68.3%)	12 (1.9%)	106 (16.9%)	25 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.1%)	$10,138							63.9	44.6	480	153
080354000468	328	Red Sandstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 North Frontage Road	Vail	81657	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-2910	258	19	13.2	19.8%	158 (61.2%)	4 (1.6%)	88 (34.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$16,078							63.9	63.7	311	17
080612001047	329	Haaff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Chinook Lane	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7550	288	17	17.4	77.1%	72 (25.0%)	4 (1.4%)	195 (67.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$13,705							63.8	49.4	441	112
080537001572	330	Twin Peaks Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	340 South Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-7286	807	61	13.1	36.4%	477 (59.1%)	20 (2.5%)	248 (30.7%)	35 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.1%)	$21,270							63.7	61.5	333	3

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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