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)
080336001635	841	Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14390 East Bolling Drive	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5740	631	39	16.1	91.3%	19 (3.0%)	63 (10.0%)	521 (82.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	16 (2.5%)	$19,191							12.6	7	921	80
080612001048	842	Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Vinewood Lane	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7560	340	22	15.3	83.5%	87 (25.6%)	3 (0.9%)	240 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	$15,330							12.6	11.9	860	18
080234001432	843	Side Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19191 East Iliff Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 755-1785	501	25	20	68.3%	94 (18.8%)	94 (18.8%)	206 (41.1%)	35 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (13.2%)	$16,455							12.5	11.6	866	23
080723001238	844	Harris Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 West 75th Avenue	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1721	217	16	13.8	77.4%	58 (26.7%)	8 (3.7%)	131 (60.4%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	8 (3.7%)	$21,673							12.5			(n/a)
080336006389	845	Trevista at Horace Mann	Public	PK, KG-5	4130 Navajo Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9800	406	27	15.2	66.5%	88 (21.7%)	65 (16.0%)	230 (56.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	$18,463							12.4	12.5	848	3
080615001069	846	Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Highway 50 East	Avondale	81022	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 947-3484	144	11	12.8	79.9%	50 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$30,394							12.4			(n/a)
080306000262	847	Roosevelt Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	205 South Byron Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 637-0311	420	40	10.5	82.1%	65 (15.5%)	38 (9.0%)	297 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$14,369							12.4	16.6	781	66
080555002031	848	Meadow Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9150 Monroe St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1500	375	18	20.7	72.0%	42 (11.2%)	7 (1.9%)	296 (78.9%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$14,129							12.3	14.5	822	26
080279000176	849	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	606 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6090	299	21	14	68.6%	236 (78.9%)	4 (1.3%)	39 (13.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$14,386							12.3	27.4	637	212
080291001297	850	Cimarron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17373 East Lehigh Pl	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8100	372	30	12.3	57.5%	109 (29.3%)	63 (16.9%)	144 (38.7%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.1%)	$17,018							12.2	10.4	882	32

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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:

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

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.