Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080291000193	131	Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6867 East Heritage Place South	Centennial	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3500	269	23	11.7	10.4%	160 (59.5%)	4 (1.5%)	29 (10.8%)	51 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	$19,553	84	87	100	31
080345000492	132	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1551 Prairie Hawk Drive	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 660-4881	582	38	15.5	4.6%	459 (78.9%)	5 (0.9%)	63 (10.8%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$8,694	83.8	76.1	194	62
080540000926	133	Berthoud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Bunyan Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7500	509	28	18	18.1%	424 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$13,065	83.7	83	136	3
080735001815	134	Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	680 Academy Court	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 674-5020	778	38	20.5	9.0%	633 (81.4%)	4 (0.5%)	105 (13.5%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.7%)	$6,624	83.5	85.7	110	24
080333001337	135	Paonia K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Box Elder	Paonia	81428	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 527-3639	251	17	14.9	57.0%	207 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$16,011	83.4	80.6	159	24
080345003172	136	Franktown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1384 North State Highway 83	Franktown	80116	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5300	365	22	16.4	6.3%	308 (84.4%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.7%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$15,044	83.3	75.4	205	69
080192001319	137	Foothills Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Allegheny Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4500	424	31	13.6	17.9%	296 (69.8%)	11 (2.6%)	80 (18.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.1%)	$12,364	83.3	81.3	153	16
080531000888	138	Runyon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7455 South Elati Street	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4650	467	25	18.4	8.1%	398 (85.2%)	8 (1.7%)	35 (7.5%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$16,086	83.2	84.4	124	14
080582001371	139	Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 Creekside Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4770	849	60	14.1	14.4%	604 (71.1%)	14 (1.6%)	134 (15.8%)	28 (3.3%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.8%)	$11,113	83.1	85.2	117	22
080294001535	140	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	6205 Farthing Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 527-0300	317	21	15.3	10.7%	205 (64.7%)	9 (2.8%)	66 (20.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	27 (8.5%)	$12,669	83	90.8	66	74

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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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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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)
080291000193	131	Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6867 East Heritage Place South	Centennial	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3500	269	23	11.7	10.4%	160 (59.5%)	4 (1.5%)	29 (10.8%)	51 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	$19,553							84	87	100	31
080345000492	132	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1551 Prairie Hawk Drive	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 660-4881	582	38	15.5	4.6%	459 (78.9%)	5 (0.9%)	63 (10.8%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$8,694							83.8	76.1	194	62
080540000926	133	Berthoud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Bunyan Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7500	509	28	18	18.1%	424 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$13,065							83.7	83	136	3
080735001815	134	Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	680 Academy Court	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 674-5020	778	38	20.5	9.0%	633 (81.4%)	4 (0.5%)	105 (13.5%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.7%)	$6,624							83.5	85.7	110	24
080333001337	135	Paonia K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Box Elder	Paonia	81428	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 527-3639	251	17	14.9	57.0%	207 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$16,011							83.4	80.6	159	24
080345003172	136	Franktown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1384 North State Highway 83	Franktown	80116	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5300	365	22	16.4	6.3%	308 (84.4%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.7%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$15,044							83.3	75.4	205	69
080192001319	137	Foothills Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Allegheny Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4500	424	31	13.6	17.9%	296 (69.8%)	11 (2.6%)	80 (18.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.1%)	$12,364							83.3	81.3	153	16
080531000888	138	Runyon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7455 South Elati Street	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4650	467	25	18.4	8.1%	398 (85.2%)	8 (1.7%)	35 (7.5%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$16,086							83.2	84.4	124	14
080582001371	139	Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 Creekside Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4770	849	60	14.1	14.4%	604 (71.1%)	14 (1.6%)	134 (15.8%)	28 (3.3%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.8%)	$11,113							83.1	85.2	117	22
080294001535	140	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	6205 Farthing Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 527-0300	317	21	15.3	10.7%	205 (64.7%)	9 (2.8%)	66 (20.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	27 (8.5%)	$12,669							83	90.8	66	74