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)
080420000578	631	Platteville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 Main Street	Platteville	80651	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 350-4201	337	26	12.9	48.7%	138 (40.9%)	1 (0.3%)	192 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,966							28.5	21.1	717	86
080612001063	632	South Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Hollywood	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7600	342	18	18.5	78.4%	70 (20.5%)	5 (1.5%)	250 (73.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	$13,497							28.4	15.6	802	170
080648006772	633	Grand Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	11060 Fontaine Blvd	Colorado Springs	80925	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3470	1,081	61	17.8	24.5%	418 (38.7%)	141 (13.0%)	379 (35.1%)	15 (1.4%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	117 (10.8%)	$12,089							28.3	35.4	559	74
080399001498	634	Linton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Caribou Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5850	347	30	11.6	58.8%	149 (42.9%)	5 (1.4%)	176 (50.7%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$17,248							28.2	31.2	598	36
080537000904	635	Indian Peaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 South Judson	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 772-7240	251	21	12	81.7%	25 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	217 (86.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$19,457							28.1	22.2	706	71
080336000355	636	Goldrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 South Zuni Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6980	326	26	12.6	89.3%	16 (4.9%)	14 (4.3%)	276 (84.7%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$20,459							28.1	19.8	737	101
080336006574	637	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmon	Public	PK, KG-5	520 West 3rd Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7620	374	29	12.8	56.1%	124 (33.2%)	24 (6.4%)	191 (51.1%)	8 (2.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$20,894							28	31.8	592	45
080336000365	638	Holm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3185 South Willow Court	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6350	470	30	15.5	67.0%	105 (22.3%)	84 (17.9%)	231 (49.1%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	29 (6.2%)	$17,245							27.9	33	581	57
080696001946	639	Fisher's Peak Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Moore's Canyon Road	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Trinidad School District 1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-2513	403	21	19.2	75.9%	114 (28.3%)	7 (1.7%)	262 (65.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$29,276							27.7	32.8	583	56
080306006416	640	West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 North 20th Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-4900	173	16	11	79.8%	96 (55.5%)	6 (3.5%)	62 (35.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	$22,077							27.7	27.2	641	1

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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