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)
080645001117	541	Sargent Elementary School	Public	K-6	7090 North County Road 2 East	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Sargent School District No. Re-33J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 852-4024	180	15	11.9	42.8%	116 (64.4%)	1 (0.6%)	57 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$16,461							38	50	432	109
080690001709	542	Glacier Peak Elementary School	Public	K-5	12060 Jasmine Street	Brighton	80605	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5940	468	27	17.6	40.4%	202 (43.2%)	4 (0.9%)	209 (44.7%)	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.8%)	$14,580							38	39.5	527	15
080492000817	543	Hoff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7558 Wcr 59	Keenesburg	80643	Weld County	Weld County School District Re-3j	No	No	No	No	(303) 536-2300	319	21	15.3	41.7%	179 (56.1%)	2 (0.6%)	120 (37.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$13,367							37.7	40.7	509	34
080306000247	544	Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3730 East Montebello Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5900	393	21	18.3	54.7%	160 (40.7%)	29 (7.4%)	170 (43.3%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	$15,937							37.6	23.7	689	145
080192001387	545	Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3755 Meadow Ridge Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-4600	249	24	10.3	35.3%	133 (53.4%)	4 (1.6%)	68 (27.3%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	31 (12.4%)	$16,551							37.6			(n/a)
080264000159	546	Avery/Parsons Elementary School	Public	K-5	516 East Main Street	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 395-7020	435	28	15.6	29.9%	365 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$13,853							37.6	24.1	681	135
080480000784	547	South Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	8425 West 1st Avenue	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7325	331	23	14.5	56.2%	171 (51.7%)	9 (2.7%)	128 (38.7%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$16,480							37.4	38.9	529	18
080240000088	548	Bayfield Intermediate School	Public	3-5	720 E Oak	Bayfield	81122	La Plata County	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 884-9571	295	25	11.9	37.3%	222 (75.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	$13,797							37.2	33.2	578	30
080336001750	549	Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	Public	PK, KG-6	3655 Wyandot Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4370	401	21	18.6	28.7%	127 (31.7%)	1 (0.2%)	258 (64.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$17,414							37	19.1	750	201
080333000301	550	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1050 Hastings	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 874-3700	444	28	15.7	60.8%	272 (61.3%)	1 (0.2%)	141 (31.8%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$14,408							36.4	32.2	589	39

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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:

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

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.