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)
080339000430	501	Dolores Elementary School	Public	K-5	12th And Hillside	Dolores	81323	Montezuma County	Dolores School District No. Re-4A	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 882-4688	269	20	13.1	43.9%	211 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$12,649							42.4	35.7	557	56
080306000236	502	Fremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 El Camino Drive	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-5600	401	27	14.9	60.8%	173 (43.1%)	29 (7.2%)	148 (36.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.7%)	$16,904							42.3	39.5	528	26
080453001903	503	Mountain Vista Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2550 Dorset Drive	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 579-3400	586	44	13.3	44.2%	122 (20.8%)	65 (11.1%)	323 (55.1%)	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	55 (9.4%)	$15,067							41.9	40.5	512	9
080411001981	504	Fowler Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 West Grant	Fowler	81039	Otero County	Fowler School District No. R4J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 263-4364	180	18	10	51.7%	131 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$14,204							41.9	43.7	484	20
080273000167	505	Calhan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 347-2766	201	13	15.3	53.7%	177 (88.1%)	6 (3.0%)	17 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,792							41.8	45.5	475	30
080345006690	506	Parker Performing Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	15035 Compark Blvd	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 709-7400	639	34	19	18.8%	387 (60.6%)	27 (4.2%)	147 (23.0%)	21 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	$11,459							41.8	51.4	418	88
080537001396	507	Sanborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Vivian Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 772-3838	267	19	14	60.3%	156 (58.4%)	2 (0.7%)	92 (34.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$16,915							41.6	45.6	474	33
080378000497	508	Wm E Bishop Elementary School	Public	K-6	3100 S Elati St	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 761-1496	199	19	10.4	84.9%	57 (28.6%)	11 (5.5%)	120 (60.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$21,789							41.5	25.9	657	149
080372001479	509	Running Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 South Elbert Street	Elizabeth	80107	Elbert County	Elizabeth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 646-4620	309	25	12.4	20.1%	244 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$15,140							41.5	43.3	489	20
080480001920	510	Free Horizon Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	15920 W 10th Ave	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5921	394	20	19.9	20.6%	315 (79.9%)	3 (0.8%)	46 (11.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$17,421							41.4	43.6	485	25

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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