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)
080291001879	491	Aspen Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4655 S Himalaya Street	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3700	628	32	19.3	24.0%	238 (37.9%)	93 (14.8%)	121 (19.3%)	96 (15.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (11.8%)	$13,507							43.9	49.9	436	55
080453001443	492	Turman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3245 Springnite Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2195	182	17	10.7	64.3%	45 (24.7%)	22 (12.1%)	100 (54.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	$19,764							43.7	27.2	640	148
080435000613	493	Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2888 B1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7940	342	22	15.8	51.5%	248 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,188							43.3	49.4	442	51
080002001998	494	Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4800 Wheaton Dr	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 226-2800	176	13	13.1	46.0%	113 (64.2%)	9 (5.1%)	32 (18.2%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.1%)	$10,269							43.1	56.7	371	123
080399000527	495	Eyestone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Wilson Avenue	Wellington	80549	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8600	663	38	17.2	32.1%	511 (77.1%)	4 (0.6%)	111 (16.7%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$13,227							43.1	44.2	481	14
080303000219	496	Plateau Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 487-3547	152	10	14.7	28.9%	141 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$14,249							43	58.1	361	135
080681001303	497	Dillon Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Deerpath Road	Dillon	80435	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 368-1400	419	33	12.8	51.1%	159 (37.9%)	3 (0.7%)	244 (58.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$16,345							43	36.3	551	54
080336006449	498	Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3752 Tennyson Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 464-3550	298	23	12.9	46.6%	115 (38.6%)	22 (7.4%)	137 (46.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	$21,303							42.9			(n/a)
080387006766	499	Bennett Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11243 Londonderry Drive	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5232	386	24	16.3	21.0%	242 (62.7%)	8 (2.1%)	78 (20.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (14.0%)	$13,194							42.8	48.2	450	49
080648001458	500	French Elementary School	Public	K-5	5225 Alturas Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3495	537	29	18.4	30.0%	232 (43.2%)	47 (8.8%)	178 (33.1%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	61 (11.4%)	$12,211							42.5	47.3	465	35

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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