Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080480001812	171	Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen	Public, Charter	K-8	2959 Royale Elk Way	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 670-1070	351	25	13.7		293 (83.5%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$10,412	79.4	78.8	174	3
080345001840	172	Soaring Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4665 Tanglevine Drive	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5825	440	30	14.9	15.0%	340 (77.3%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (13.6%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$16,351	79.3	66.5	281	109
080480000975	173	Jefferson Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9955 Yarrow Street	Broomfield	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 438-1011	728	46	15.7	16.1%	554 (76.1%)	13 (1.8%)	77 (10.6%)	34 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	$10,389	79.3	75.7	202	29
080336000319	174	Brown International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9250	518	34	15.2	28.4%	335 (64.7%)	20 (3.9%)	113 (21.8%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.8%)	$16,973	79.2	68.7	266	92
080291006544	175	Black Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25233 E. Glasgow Dr	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8900	516	31	16.4	17.1%	309 (59.9%)	29 (5.6%)	69 (13.4%)	51 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.0%)	$13,344	79	82.7	138	37
080582001810	176	Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	790 King's Deer Point East	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 559-0800	370	23	16.2	8.4%	277 (74.9%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.7%)	$13,848	78.8	93.4	43	133
080348000454	177	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 E. 6th Ave.	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 247-3718	439	32	13.6	39.4%	258 (58.8%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (23.2%)	6 (1.4%)	32 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	$13,882	78.8	78.2	178	1
080192006336	178	Ranch Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9155 Tutt Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5500	608	35	17.4	14.3%	367 (60.4%)	30 (4.9%)	128 (21.1%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.5%)	$10,909	78.7	77.9	182	4
080345001585	179	Trailblazer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9760 South Hackberry	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6250	314	22	14.6	18.2%	209 (66.6%)	2 (0.6%)	63 (20.1%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.0%)	$17,074	78.3	82.1	146	33
080480001448	180	Governor's Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 South Field Street	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4625	421	26	16.2	21.4%	315 (74.8%)	4 (1.0%)	62 (14.7%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)	$15,221	78.3	73	224	44

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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)
080480001812	171	Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen	Public, Charter	K-8	2959 Royale Elk Way	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 670-1070	351	25	13.7		293 (83.5%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$10,412							79.4	78.8	174	3
080345001840	172	Soaring Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4665 Tanglevine Drive	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5825	440	30	14.9	15.0%	340 (77.3%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (13.6%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$16,351							79.3	66.5	281	109
080480000975	173	Jefferson Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9955 Yarrow Street	Broomfield	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 438-1011	728	46	15.7	16.1%	554 (76.1%)	13 (1.8%)	77 (10.6%)	34 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	$10,389							79.3	75.7	202	29
080336000319	174	Brown International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9250	518	34	15.2	28.4%	335 (64.7%)	20 (3.9%)	113 (21.8%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.8%)	$16,973							79.2	68.7	266	92
080291006544	175	Black Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25233 E. Glasgow Dr	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8900	516	31	16.4	17.1%	309 (59.9%)	29 (5.6%)	69 (13.4%)	51 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.0%)	$13,344							79	82.7	138	37
080582001810	176	Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	790 King's Deer Point East	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 559-0800	370	23	16.2	8.4%	277 (74.9%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.7%)	$13,848							78.8	93.4	43	133
080348000454	177	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 E. 6th Ave.	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 247-3718	439	32	13.6	39.4%	258 (58.8%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (23.2%)	6 (1.4%)	32 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	$13,882							78.8	78.2	178	1
080192006336	178	Ranch Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9155 Tutt Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5500	608	35	17.4	14.3%	367 (60.4%)	30 (4.9%)	128 (21.1%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.5%)	$10,909							78.7	77.9	182	4
080345001585	179	Trailblazer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9760 South Hackberry	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6250	314	22	14.6	18.2%	209 (66.6%)	2 (0.6%)	63 (20.1%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.0%)	$17,074							78.3	82.1	146	33
080480001448	180	Governor's Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 South Field Street	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4625	421	26	16.2	21.4%	315 (74.8%)	4 (1.0%)	62 (14.7%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)	$15,221							78.3	73	224	44