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)
080537001373	711	Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Longs Peak Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 776-2840	239	19	12.5	83.3%	34 (14.2%)	1 (0.4%)	198 (82.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,720							22.2	25	672	39
080291000194	712	Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6161 East Cornell Avenue	Denver	80222	Denver County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2500	504	37	13.7	62.9%	187 (37.1%)	69 (13.7%)	166 (32.9%)	20 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	53 (10.5%)	$18,727							22	38.2	532	180
080579000996	713	Olathe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	326 North 3rd Street	Olathe	81425	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 252-7940	455	23	19.6	69.7%	220 (48.4%)	2 (0.4%)	223 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,799							22	18.7	758	45
080432000595	714	Granby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	202 West Topaz	Granby	80446	Grand County	East Grand School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 887-3312	331	28	11.9	38.1%	238 (71.9%)	1 (0.3%)	81 (24.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$17,951							22	30.1	609	105
080720001226	715	Custer County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	709 Main Street	Westcliffe	81252	Custer County	Custer County School District Consolidate 1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 783-2291	165	14	11.5	41.8%	148 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)	$14,374							22	38	533	182
080330000289	716	Del Norte Elementary School	Public	K-6	950 French Street	Del Norte	81132	Rio Grande County	Upper Rio Grande School District C-7	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 657-4030	198	18	11	54.0%	85 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$18,303							22	25.6	663	53
080426006715	717	Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	228 Flying M Road	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 510-0252	387	30	12.9	58.9%	75 (19.4%)	3 (0.8%)	299 (77.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$20,342							21.9	19.1	751	34
080291000202	718	Sagebrush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14700 East Temple Place	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8300	417	30	14	48.9%	185 (44.4%)	59 (14.1%)	121 (29.0%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.4%)	$15,695							21.9	18.2	761	43
080555002017	719	York International	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	9200 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1600	817	43	19.1	66.1%	70 (8.6%)	14 (1.7%)	688 (84.2%)	31 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$14,525							21.8	23.4	693	26
080540000942	720	Winona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 South Boise Avenue	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 613-7100	250	20	12.6	68.0%	130 (52.0%)	3 (1.2%)	99 (39.6%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$16,060							21.8	26.1	651	69

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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