Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080690001733	41	Meridian Elementary School	Public	K-5	14256 McKay Park Circle	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-7880	541	30	18	15.9%	354 (65.4%)	9 (1.7%)	92 (17.0%)	37 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.7%)	$15,314	93.2	89.2	80	39
080336000375	42	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	710 South Pennsylvania Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5990	309	18	17	17.5%	221 (71.5%)	10 (3.2%)	48 (15.5%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.8%)	$16,799	93.1	78.5	175	133
080249000116	43	Foothill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Hawthorne Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2600	437	26	17	8.9%	345 (78.9%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.3%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	$18,505	93	95.1	27	16
080480000711	44	Devinny Elementary School	Public	K-5	1725 South Wright Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9200	455	26	17.7	14.3%	364 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.8%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$14,312	93	94.3	32	12
080537000897	45	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 4th Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-3236	340	22	15.7	26.2%	254 (74.7%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (17.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	$18,830	93	85.4	114	69
080291000187	46	Cherry Hills Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 East Quincy Avenue	Cherry Hills Village	80110	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-2700	477	32	14.9	5.2%	381 (79.9%)	7 (1.5%)	34 (7.1%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$16,022	92.9	93.1	48	2
080345002011	47	North Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	16700 Keystone Blvd	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 851-7827	683	35	19.5	3.2%	457 (66.9%)	15 (2.2%)	66 (9.7%)	97 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.0%)	$10,958	92.8	92.1	56	9
080345006341	48	Lone Tree Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	9375 Heritage Hills Circle	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 387-7450	388	20	19.5	2.1%	270 (69.6%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.8%)	38 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.8%)	$14,917	92.8	93	49	1
080345001584	49	Platte River Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4085 Lark Sparrow St.	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 221-1070	477	29	16.7		329 (69.0%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (7.3%)	64 (13.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	$9,676	92.7	92.4	54	5
080480001603	50	Bergen Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1422 Sugarbush Drive	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4964	243	14	16.8	9.9%	210 (86.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	$15,269	92.7	94.3	34	16

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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.
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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)
080690001733	41	Meridian Elementary School	Public	K-5	14256 McKay Park Circle	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-7880	541	30	18	15.9%	354 (65.4%)	9 (1.7%)	92 (17.0%)	37 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.7%)	$15,314							93.2	89.2	80	39
080336000375	42	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	710 South Pennsylvania Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5990	309	18	17	17.5%	221 (71.5%)	10 (3.2%)	48 (15.5%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.8%)	$16,799							93.1	78.5	175	133
080249000116	43	Foothill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Hawthorne Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2600	437	26	17	8.9%	345 (78.9%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.3%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	$18,505							93	95.1	27	16
080480000711	44	Devinny Elementary School	Public	K-5	1725 South Wright Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9200	455	26	17.7	14.3%	364 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.8%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$14,312							93	94.3	32	12
080537000897	45	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 4th Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-3236	340	22	15.7	26.2%	254 (74.7%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (17.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	$18,830							93	85.4	114	69
080291000187	46	Cherry Hills Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 East Quincy Avenue	Cherry Hills Village	80110	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-2700	477	32	14.9	5.2%	381 (79.9%)	7 (1.5%)	34 (7.1%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$16,022							92.9	93.1	48	2
080345002011	47	North Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	16700 Keystone Blvd	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 851-7827	683	35	19.5	3.2%	457 (66.9%)	15 (2.2%)	66 (9.7%)	97 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.0%)	$10,958							92.8	92.1	56	9
080345006341	48	Lone Tree Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	9375 Heritage Hills Circle	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 387-7450	388	20	19.5	2.1%	270 (69.6%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.8%)	38 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.8%)	$14,917							92.8	93	49	1
080345001584	49	Platte River Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4085 Lark Sparrow St.	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 221-1070	477	29	16.7		329 (69.0%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (7.3%)	64 (13.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	$9,676							92.7	92.4	54	5
080480001603	50	Bergen Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1422 Sugarbush Drive	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4964	243	14	16.8	9.9%	210 (86.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	$15,269							92.7	94.3	34	16