Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080507000829	671	West Grand Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	715 Kinsey Avenue	Kremmling	80459	Grand County	West Grand School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 724-1000	279	25	11.2	32.6%	204 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,749	25.3	27.5	634	37
080678001162	672	Stratton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Main	Stratton	80836	Kit Carson County	School District No. R-4	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 348-5521	113	8	13.9	50.4%	83 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (25.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,480	25.3			(n/a)
080480000725	673	Foster Dual Language Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 Saulsbury Court	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1680	369	25	14.8	56.1%	91 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (70.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$16,694	25.2	27.7	632	41
080537001887	674	Carbon Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4040 Coriolis Way	Frederick	80530	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 774-9555	265	21	12.7	41.5%	132 (49.8%)	2 (0.8%)	120 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$11,403	25.2	31.1	600	74
080612001030	675	Franklin School of Innovation	Public	K-5	1315 Horseshoe Drive	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7540	317	21	15.2	82.3%	76 (24.0%)	6 (1.9%)	226 (71.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,407	25.1	27.1	642	33
080408000565	676	Patriot Elementary School	Public	K-5	7010 Harr Avenue	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1460	564	34	16.7	51.6%	280 (49.6%)	58 (10.3%)	146 (25.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	63 (11.2%)	$13,884	25	27	643	33
080378000489	677	Clayton Elementary School	Public	K-6	475 W Union Avenue	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 781-7831	373	29	12.7	60.1%	167 (44.8%)	10 (2.7%)	163 (43.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.2%)	$16,718	24.7	42.6	495	182
080387000504	678	Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Winnebago Road	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5299	520	33	15.9	59.8%	209 (40.2%)	37 (7.1%)	188 (36.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (15.4%)	$14,325	24.7	22.6	702	24
080435000610	679	Fruitvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	585 30 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5930	412	30	13.7	59.2%	253 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (33.7%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$14,805	24.7	18.1	762	83
080306000231	680	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3125 North Hancock Avenue	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2800	263	20	13.3	76.8%	107 (40.7%)	15 (5.7%)	130 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$19,006	24.7	29	613	67

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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.

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)
080507000829	671	West Grand Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	715 Kinsey Avenue	Kremmling	80459	Grand County	West Grand School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 724-1000	279	25	11.2	32.6%	204 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,749							25.3	27.5	634	37
080678001162	672	Stratton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Main	Stratton	80836	Kit Carson County	School District No. R-4	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 348-5521	113	8	13.9	50.4%	83 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (25.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,480							25.3			(n/a)
080480000725	673	Foster Dual Language Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 Saulsbury Court	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1680	369	25	14.8	56.1%	91 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (70.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$16,694							25.2	27.7	632	41
080537001887	674	Carbon Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4040 Coriolis Way	Frederick	80530	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 774-9555	265	21	12.7	41.5%	132 (49.8%)	2 (0.8%)	120 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$11,403							25.2	31.1	600	74
080612001030	675	Franklin School of Innovation	Public	K-5	1315 Horseshoe Drive	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7540	317	21	15.2	82.3%	76 (24.0%)	6 (1.9%)	226 (71.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,407							25.1	27.1	642	33
080408000565	676	Patriot Elementary School	Public	K-5	7010 Harr Avenue	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1460	564	34	16.7	51.6%	280 (49.6%)	58 (10.3%)	146 (25.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	63 (11.2%)	$13,884							25	27	643	33
080378000489	677	Clayton Elementary School	Public	K-6	475 W Union Avenue	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 781-7831	373	29	12.7	60.1%	167 (44.8%)	10 (2.7%)	163 (43.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	27 (7.2%)	$16,718							24.7	42.6	495	182
080387000504	678	Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Winnebago Road	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5299	520	33	15.9	59.8%	209 (40.2%)	37 (7.1%)	188 (36.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (15.4%)	$14,325							24.7	22.6	702	24
080435000610	679	Fruitvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	585 30 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5930	412	30	13.7	59.2%	253 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (33.7%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$14,805							24.7	18.1	762	83
080306000231	680	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3125 North Hancock Avenue	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2800	263	20	13.3	76.8%	107 (40.7%)	15 (5.7%)	130 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$19,006							24.7	29	613	67