Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080480001923	61	Meiklejohn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13405 W 83rd Pl	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5695	457	25	18.2	5.0%	400 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	$15,401	91.4	89.1	83	22
080294001391	62	Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-6	5250 Farthing Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 576-3080	322	20	15.8	4.7%	254 (78.9%)	5 (1.6%)	31 (9.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.8%)	$11,836	91.3	90.7	70	8
080666001360	63	Strawberry Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	39620 Amethyst Drive	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 871-3499	389	29	13.4	12.6%	301 (77.4%)	7 (1.8%)	65 (16.7%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$20,014	91.3	84.7	122	59
080480001316	64	Marshdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26663 North Turkey Creek Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5188	336	22	15.2	13.4%	292 (86.9%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	$14,526	91.3	97.3	16	48
080345001680	65	Saddle Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 West English Sparrow Trail	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6400	353	22	15.7	5.1%	281 (79.6%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.3%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$16,151	91.3	85.7	111	46
080306001435	66	Chipeta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Ramsgate Terrace	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5500	423	26	16	22.5%	306 (72.3%)	11 (2.6%)	57 (13.5%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	$16,532	91.3	85.5	112	46
080399001440	67	Werner Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Mail Creek Lane	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5550	392	26	15.1	14.8%	309 (78.8%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.5%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.1%)	$19,581	91.3	87.5	96	29
080480001450	68	Ute Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11050 West Meadows Drive	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4044	400	25	16	11.5%	318 (79.5%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	$14,982	91.1	76	196	128
080345000442	69	Northeast Elementary School	Public	3-5	6598 North State Highway 83	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8600	292	19	15.5	5.1%	227 (77.7%)	7 (2.4%)	31 (10.6%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$15,111	90.7	84.1	128	59
080294000212	70	Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	K-6	440 W Cheyenne Mountain Blvd	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 475-6130	333	21	16.1	7.8%	257 (77.2%)	4 (1.2%)	49 (14.7%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$11,899	90.7	91.7	60	10

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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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Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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)
080480001923	61	Meiklejohn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13405 W 83rd Pl	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5695	457	25	18.2	5.0%	400 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	$15,401							91.4	89.1	83	22
080294001391	62	Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-6	5250 Farthing Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 576-3080	322	20	15.8	4.7%	254 (78.9%)	5 (1.6%)	31 (9.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.8%)	$11,836							91.3	90.7	70	8
080666001360	63	Strawberry Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	39620 Amethyst Drive	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 871-3499	389	29	13.4	12.6%	301 (77.4%)	7 (1.8%)	65 (16.7%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$20,014							91.3	84.7	122	59
080480001316	64	Marshdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26663 North Turkey Creek Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5188	336	22	15.2	13.4%	292 (86.9%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	$14,526							91.3	97.3	16	48
080345001680	65	Saddle Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 West English Sparrow Trail	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6400	353	22	15.7	5.1%	281 (79.6%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.3%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$16,151							91.3	85.7	111	46
080306001435	66	Chipeta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Ramsgate Terrace	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5500	423	26	16	22.5%	306 (72.3%)	11 (2.6%)	57 (13.5%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	$16,532							91.3	85.5	112	46
080399001440	67	Werner Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Mail Creek Lane	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5550	392	26	15.1	14.8%	309 (78.8%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.5%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.1%)	$19,581							91.3	87.5	96	29
080480001450	68	Ute Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11050 West Meadows Drive	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4044	400	25	16	11.5%	318 (79.5%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	$14,982							91.1	76	196	128
080345000442	69	Northeast Elementary School	Public	3-5	6598 North State Highway 83	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8600	292	19	15.5	5.1%	227 (77.7%)	7 (2.4%)	31 (10.6%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$15,111							90.7	84.1	128	59
080294000212	70	Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	K-6	440 W Cheyenne Mountain Blvd	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 475-6130	333	21	16.1	7.8%	257 (77.2%)	4 (1.2%)	49 (14.7%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$11,899							90.7	91.7	60	10