Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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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)
080192006329	101	Chinook Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	11795 Grand Lawn Circle	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5700	631	39	16.1	7.8%	399 (63.2%)	21 (3.3%)	88 (13.9%)	54 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	63 (10.0%)	$11,623							87.7	82.6	141	40
080531001515	102	Littleton Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 West Mineral Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 798-5252	454	40	11.3	3.1%	334 (73.6%)	12 (2.6%)	45 (9.9%)	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.4%)	$14,837							87.2	83.6	133	31
080492001760	103	Cardinal Community Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3101 Wcr 65	Keenesburg	80643	Weld County	Weld County School District Re-3j	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 732-9312	176	10	17.4		157 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$10,916							87			(n/a)
080345001896	104	American Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6971 Mira Vista Lane	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 292-5200	2,559	156	16.4	4.0%	1,632 (63.8%)	22 (0.9%)	211 (8.2%)	506 (19.8%)	21 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	166 (6.5%)	$10,319							86.9	87.8	92	12
080336000415	105	Teller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Garfield Street	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3560	530	30	17.8	18.9%	372 (70.2%)	41 (7.7%)	68 (12.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	$16,249							86.9	90.2	74	31
080480000805	106	Wilmot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5124 South Hatch Drive	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5370	315	22	14.5	15.6%	292 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$15,641							86.9	80	165	59
080249000124	107	Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hutchinson Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7200	451	25	17.9	19.5%	337 (74.7%)	6 (1.3%)	69 (15.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	$18,301							86.8	79.1	171	64
080345001639	108	Wildcat Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6585 Lionshead Parkway	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6925	438	29	14.9	3.9%	316 (72.1%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (9.1%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.1%)	$16,412							86.8	89.2	81	27
080306000265	109	Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	1720 North Weber Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4700	252	16	16.1	21.0%	199 (79.0%)	9 (3.6%)	24 (9.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	$17,191							86.7	88.1	90	19
080537006739	110	Soaring Heights Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3280 County Road 5	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 702-8020	1,242	70	17.7	8.9%	959 (77.2%)	13 (1.0%)	160 (12.9%)	57 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.2%)	$13,518							86.7	82.4	144	34

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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.

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