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)
080291001390	181	Indian Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16501 East Progress Drive	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8400	452	27	17	25.2%	266 (58.8%)	47 (10.4%)	62 (13.7%)	42 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.5%)	$15,438							78.3	72.1	231	50
080249000130	182	Nederland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	#1 Sundown Trail	Nederland	80466	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4800	194	14	14.2	33.5%	176 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$22,403							78.2	72.9	226	44
080306000266	183	Stratton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2460 Paseo Road	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3400	295	21	14.2	48.1%	183 (62.0%)	17 (5.8%)	72 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.4%)	$17,636							78.2	75	209	26
080336006733	184	Inspire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5677 N Galena St.	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4850	629	37	16.9	20.5%	352 (56.0%)	48 (7.6%)	135 (21.5%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	60 (9.5%)	$15,384							78.2	78	181	3
080002006639	185	Golden View Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	601 Corporate Circle	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 598-6700	743	40	18.6		634 (85.3%)	7 (0.9%)	53 (7.1%)	22 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.1%)	$10,749							78.2	86.8	103	82
080345001959	186	Flagstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	104 Lovington Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5225	486	29	16.7	18.9%	342 (70.4%)	4 (0.8%)	96 (19.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	$13,758							78.1	83.8	131	55
080345001279	187	Pine Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10450 Stonegate Parkway	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8075	498	33	15.3	10.8%	371 (74.5%)	5 (1.0%)	57 (11.4%)	27 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.0%)	$15,166							78	72.6	230	43
080480000743	188	Kendrick Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 South Hoyt Street	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8324	403	26	15.2	31.8%	257 (63.8%)	7 (1.7%)	113 (28.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	$14,837							78	69.8	256	68
080002006768	189	Axis International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2130 West Horsetooth Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 658-4199	261	20	13.2	36.8%	140 (53.6%)	10 (3.8%)	74 (28.4%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.1%)	$11,086							77.8	68.9	263	74
080249000110	190	Crest View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1897 Sumac Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5461	410	27	15.3	31.2%	245 (59.8%)	12 (2.9%)	103 (25.1%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.3%)	$20,255							77.7	74.7	212	22

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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