Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080690001362	401	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 Perry Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5520	544	33	16.4	33.3%	313 (57.5%)	1 (0.2%)	157 (28.9%)	33 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.8%)	$17,301	55.2	55.9	380	21
080348000453	402	Needham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 West Third Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 247-4791	388	29	13.5	37.1%	280 (72.2%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (14.2%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$14,061	55.1	50.6	425	23
080387001438	403	Stetson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 Jedediah Smith Road	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5252	440	31	14.2	39.1%	210 (47.7%)	27 (6.1%)	139 (31.6%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.5%)	$15,864	55	40.3	516	113
080435000615	404	Loma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1360 13 Road	Loma	81524	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6520	245	13	18.1	34.3%	201 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	$13,737	55	35.7	556	152
080435000625	405	Shelledy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	353 North Mesa	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6460	387	23	17	36.4%	325 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$13,867	54.9	50.4	427	22
080387006818	406	Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6464 Peterson Road	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 428-4940	445	18	24.8	18.7%	276 (62.0%)	18 (4.0%)	94 (21.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (11.0%)	$9,626	54.8	70.4	245	161
080399000519	407	Bauder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2345 West Prospect Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-4150	495	38	13.1	48.3%	341 (68.9%)	9 (1.8%)	111 (22.4%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$17,204	54.7	57.3	368	39
080426001597	408	Sopris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Mount Sopris Drive	Glenwood Springs	81602	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5400	342	23	14.5	30.1%	181 (52.9%)	2 (0.6%)	145 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$19,916	54.7	46.3	471	63
080387006794	409	Mountain View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 Meadowbrook Parkway	Colorado Springs	80951	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 623-4116	393	25	15.5	5.1%	189 (48.1%)	25 (6.4%)	120 (30.5%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.5%)	$17,738	54.3	49.1	443	34
080306006317	410	Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5280 Butterfield Drive	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 228-0800	399	23	17.3	35.8%	240 (60.2%)	21 (5.3%)	92 (23.1%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.8%)	$16,488	54.1	53.4	403	7

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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.
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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)
080690001362	401	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 Perry Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5520	544	33	16.4	33.3%	313 (57.5%)	1 (0.2%)	157 (28.9%)	33 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.8%)	$17,301							55.2	55.9	380	21
080348000453	402	Needham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 West Third Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 247-4791	388	29	13.5	37.1%	280 (72.2%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (14.2%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	$14,061							55.1	50.6	425	23
080387001438	403	Stetson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 Jedediah Smith Road	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5252	440	31	14.2	39.1%	210 (47.7%)	27 (6.1%)	139 (31.6%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.5%)	$15,864							55	40.3	516	113
080435000615	404	Loma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1360 13 Road	Loma	81524	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6520	245	13	18.1	34.3%	201 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	$13,737							55	35.7	556	152
080435000625	405	Shelledy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	353 North Mesa	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6460	387	23	17	36.4%	325 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$13,867							54.9	50.4	427	22
080387006818	406	Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6464 Peterson Road	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 428-4940	445	18	24.8	18.7%	276 (62.0%)	18 (4.0%)	94 (21.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (11.0%)	$9,626							54.8	70.4	245	161
080399000519	407	Bauder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2345 West Prospect Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 488-4150	495	38	13.1	48.3%	341 (68.9%)	9 (1.8%)	111 (22.4%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$17,204							54.7	57.3	368	39
080426001597	408	Sopris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Mount Sopris Drive	Glenwood Springs	81602	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5400	342	23	14.5	30.1%	181 (52.9%)	2 (0.6%)	145 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$19,916							54.7	46.3	471	63
080387006794	409	Mountain View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2120 Meadowbrook Parkway	Colorado Springs	80951	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 623-4116	393	25	15.5	5.1%	189 (48.1%)	25 (6.4%)	120 (30.5%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.5%)	$17,738							54.3	49.1	443	34
080306006317	410	Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5280 Butterfield Drive	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 228-0800	399	23	17.3	35.8%	240 (60.2%)	21 (5.3%)	92 (23.1%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.8%)	$16,488							54.1	53.4	403	7