Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080348000455	351	Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Mesa Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 247-3862	413	33	12.6	24.7%	315 (76.3%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.7%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	$14,276	61.1	64.1	308	43
080579001554	352	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3500 Woodgate Road	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2539	412	23	18	41.0%	300 (72.8%)	2 (0.5%)	96 (23.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,948	61.1	72	233	119
080399000573	353	Harris Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Elizabeth	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5200	308	21	14.3	58.4%	79 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	221 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$16,645	61	57.5	364	11
080540000928	354	Big Thompson Elementary School	Public	K-5	7702 West Highway 34	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5600	201	15	13.8	32.8%	161 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	$14,571	61	66.2	285	69
080387001844	355	Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11925 Antlers Ridge Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 522-2580	399	21	19.1	17.0%	301 (75.4%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	$10,386	60.9	58.3	359	4
080510000844	356	La Jara Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	214 Poplar Street	La Jara	81140	Conejos County	North Conejos School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 274-5791	191	16	12.3	68.6%	92 (48.2%)	3 (1.6%)	94 (49.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,306	60.8	65.6	289	67
080345001581	357	DC Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 East Castle Pines Parkway	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-3311	546	28	19.8	9.3%	383 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.6%)	33 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.4%)	$13,608	60.8	58.8	353	4
080528000870	358	Limon Elementary School	Public	K-5	874 F Avenue	Limon	80828	Lincoln County	Limon School District No. Re 4J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 775-2350	220	13	16.6	55.0%	168 (76.4%)	3 (1.4%)	39 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	6 (2.7%)	$12,297	60.7	55.1	388	30
080399006315	359	Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Third Street	Wellington	80549	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8700	424	30	13.9	36.6%	305 (71.9%)	3 (0.7%)	89 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	$15,719	60.6	72.9	227	132
080480001807	360	Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8300 W 94th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 431-3694	518	33	15.6	13.1%	383 (73.9%)	4 (0.8%)	91 (17.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$7,797	60.6	64.5	301	59

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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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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)
080348000455	351	Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Mesa Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 247-3862	413	33	12.6	24.7%	315 (76.3%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.7%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	$14,276							61.1	64.1	308	43
080579001554	352	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3500 Woodgate Road	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2539	412	23	18	41.0%	300 (72.8%)	2 (0.5%)	96 (23.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,948							61.1	72	233	119
080399000573	353	Harris Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 East Elizabeth	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-5200	308	21	14.3	58.4%	79 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	221 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$16,645							61	57.5	364	11
080540000928	354	Big Thompson Elementary School	Public	K-5	7702 West Highway 34	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5600	201	15	13.8	32.8%	161 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	$14,571							61	66.2	285	69
080387001844	355	Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11925 Antlers Ridge Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 522-2580	399	21	19.1	17.0%	301 (75.4%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	$10,386							60.9	58.3	359	4
080510000844	356	La Jara Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	214 Poplar Street	La Jara	81140	Conejos County	North Conejos School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 274-5791	191	16	12.3	68.6%	92 (48.2%)	3 (1.6%)	94 (49.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,306							60.8	65.6	289	67
080345001581	357	DC Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 East Castle Pines Parkway	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-3311	546	28	19.8	9.3%	383 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.6%)	33 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.4%)	$13,608							60.8	58.8	353	4
080528000870	358	Limon Elementary School	Public	K-5	874 F Avenue	Limon	80828	Lincoln County	Limon School District No. Re 4J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 775-2350	220	13	16.6	55.0%	168 (76.4%)	3 (1.4%)	39 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	6 (2.7%)	$12,297							60.7	55.1	388	30
080399006315	359	Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Third Street	Wellington	80549	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8700	424	30	13.9	36.6%	305 (71.9%)	3 (0.7%)	89 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	$15,719							60.6	72.9	227	132
080480001807	360	Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8300 W 94th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 431-3694	518	33	15.6	13.1%	383 (73.9%)	4 (0.8%)	91 (17.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$7,797							60.6	64.5	301	59