Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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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)
080291001152	11	Cherry Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6260 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 779-8988	594	37	16.2	11.8%	274 (46.1%)	49 (8.2%)	50 (8.4%)	183 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	$13,506							97.5	95.5	24	13
080690001178	12	Hulstrom K-8	Public	K-8	11551 Wyco Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5400	645	37	17.6	10.4%	356 (55.2%)	14 (2.2%)	107 (16.6%)	90 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.6%)	$14,347							97.4	98.3	9	3
080345006309	13	Stone Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10625 Weathersfield Way	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7525	515	30	17.1	1.2%	431 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	14 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$13,790							97.3	98.2	10	3
080336006332	14	William (Bill) Roberts Ece-8 School	Public	K-8	2100 Akron Way	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2640	828	44	18.9	11.7%	580 (70.0%)	52 (6.3%)	106 (12.8%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.6%)	$15,242							97.2	97.7	13	1
080345000812	15	Parker Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11661 North Pine Drive	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 840-7070	706	45	15.6		432 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.8%)	170 (24.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	$10,544							97	98.5	6	9
080480000768	16	Parmalee Elementary School	Public	K-5	4460 S Parmalee Gulch	Indian Hills	80454	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8014	278	16	17.4	12.2%	247 (88.8%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$15,451							96.9	97	19	3
080480000745	17	Kyffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 North Flora Way	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5760	484	27	17.9	11.2%	399 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.9%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$14,940							96.9	96.2	21	4
080399000606	18	Traut Core Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Timberwood Drive	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7500	502	26	19.6	12.2%	331 (65.9%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.4%)	77 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.6%)	$14,213							96.6	97.8	12	6
080399001608	19	Liberty Common Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1725 Sharp Point Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 482-9800	1,359	73	18.5		1,113 (81.9%)	16 (1.2%)	75 (5.5%)	70 (5.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (5.9%)	$10,869							96.4	96	22	3
080249001518	20	Superior Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 South Indiana St.	Superior	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4100	420	24	17.8	11.7%	327 (77.9%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.1%)	36 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	$18,348							96.3	98	11	9

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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