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)
080336006584	471	Downtown Denver Expeditionary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1860 Lincoln St	Denver	80203	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 424-2350	259	19	13.8	32.0%	143 (55.2%)	16 (6.2%)	75 (29.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)	$15,645							47.6	47.4	462	9
080336000398	472	Sabin World School	Public	PK, KG-5	3050 South Vrain Street	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4520	587	37	15.9	66.3%	150 (25.6%)	28 (4.8%)	352 (60.0%)	21 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	$17,493							47.5	36.4	546	74
080537001832	473	Alpine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 Alpine Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8140	418	25	16.7	55.0%	190 (45.5%)	7 (1.7%)	196 (46.9%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$15,328							47.4	36.3	549	76
080690001622	474	Eagleview Elementary School	Public	K-5	4601 Summit Grove Parkway	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5760	493	28	17.6	32.3%	253 (51.3%)	8 (1.6%)	160 (32.5%)	45 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$14,974							46.8	58	363	111
080002006305	475	Caprock Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	714 24 1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 243-1771	899	62	14.4		703 (78.2%)	5 (0.6%)	132 (14.7%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.1%)	$9,034							46.7	49.6	438	37
080420000575	476	Gilcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1175 Birch Street	Gilcrest	80623	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 350-4201	206	16	13	44.2%	72 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$16,155							46.7	30	611	135
080291001671	477	Dakota Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 South Kirk Way	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3000	539	35	15.6	28.0%	283 (52.5%)	61 (11.3%)	111 (20.6%)	42 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	$15,311							46.2	55.2	387	90
080387006774	478	Inspiration View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9233 Vista Del Pico Blvd	Colorado Springs	80927	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 201-8026	542	29	18.6	28.4%	284 (52.4%)	22 (4.1%)	131 (24.2%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	82 (15.1%)	$12,786							46.2	40.6	510	32
080480001372	479	Kendallvue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13658 West Marlowe Avenue	Morrison	80465	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7990	280	18	15.6	31.8%	200 (71.4%)	2 (0.7%)	66 (23.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$15,254							46	19	754	275
080690006417	480	Westgate Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12500 Washington St	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 452-0967	540	27	20.3	20.2%	330 (61.1%)	6 (1.1%)	121 (22.4%)	43 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)	$11,099							46	37.6	535	55

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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.

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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.