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)
080723001363	641	John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8731 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-2161	337	19	17.7	73.9%	73 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	230 (68.2%)	22 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	$16,709							27.6	26.6	647	6
080336001864	642	Lena Archuleta Elementary School	Public	1-5	16000 Maxwell Place	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9888	473	28	16.8	78.4%	23 (4.9%)	51 (10.8%)	355 (75.1%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	9 (1.9%)	$16,539							27.6	40.1	521	121
080354006221	643	Edwards Elementary School	Public	K-5	0022 Meile Lane	Edwards	81632	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 328-2970	292	31	9.3	56.8%	70 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (73.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$17,885							27.5	14.8	814	171
080336000327	644	Colfax Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1526 Tennyson Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8740	258	19	13.3	87.6%	33 (12.8%)	41 (15.9%)	157 (60.9%)	6 (2.3%)	6 (2.3%)	8 (3.1%)	7 (2.7%)	$18,677							27.5	10.7	879	235
080474000686	645	Genoa-Hugo School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	220 West 7th Street	Hugo	80821	Lincoln County	Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 743-2428	224	17	12.9	38.4%	204 (91.1%)	6 (2.7%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,208							27.4			(n/a)
080002006877	646	Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction	Public, Charter	K-8	545 31 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(720) 541-9809	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								27.4			(n/a)
080402000554	647	Leo William Butler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 South McKinley	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7300	404	23	17.5	65.8%	107 (26.5%)	6 (1.5%)	281 (69.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,982							27.4	17.3	768	121
080381000498	648	Estes Park K-5 School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 Brodie Avenue	Estes Park	80517	Larimer County	Estes Park School District R-3	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 586-7406	471	32	14.6	35.5%	294 (62.4%)	1 (0.2%)	157 (33.3%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$14,791							27.4	30.9	601	47
080234001295	649	Dalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17401 East Dartmouth Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 693-7561	410	26	15.9	67.8%	93 (22.7%)	70 (17.1%)	173 (42.2%)	24 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	42 (10.2%)	$17,397							27.3	28	627	22
080258001950	650	Second Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 Laredo Drive	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-7550	678	37	18.3	48.2%	159 (23.5%)	42 (6.2%)	406 (59.9%)	34 (5.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	29 (4.3%)	$11,955							27.2	20.1	731	81

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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