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)
080399006573	481	Mountain Sage Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	2310 East Prospect Road Suite	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 568-5456	287	21	13.9	29.6%	237 (82.6%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.1%)	$11,820							45.9	66.4	282	199
080435000601	482	Chatfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3188 D1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-4930	401	22	18	61.8%	262 (65.3%)	2 (0.5%)	121 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	$14,026							45.7	54.3	397	85
080483001911	483	Pioneer Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Cinnamon Teal	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-8100	468	33	14.3	16.5%	345 (73.7%)	2 (0.4%)	103 (22.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	$14,620							45.7	50.3	430	53
080426000582	484	Basalt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	151 East Cottonwood Drive	Basalt	81621	Eagle County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5800	521	38	13.6	37.6%	214 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (57.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$18,197							45.6	40.8	506	22
080333000299	485	Hotchkiss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	465 Lorah Lane	Hotchkiss	81419	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 872-3325	316	18	17.1	54.1%	261 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$15,366							45.5	40.2	518	33
080612001046	486	Goodnight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	624 Windy Way	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7545	587	34	17	69.5%	174 (29.6%)	20 (3.4%)	364 (62.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (3.1%)	$13,086							44.9	40.7	507	21
080387006744	487	Liberty Tree Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8579 Eastonville Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 338-6470	689	36	19.3	15.1%	500 (72.6%)	15 (2.2%)	116 (16.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	$8,006							44.5	48.9	446	41
080345001475	488	Rock Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 North Heritage Road	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5150	475	30	15.8	14.1%	333 (70.1%)	3 (0.6%)	98 (20.6%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	$15,802							44.2	36.9	543	55
080579000995	489	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	62100 Oak Grove Road	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-6867	402	25	15.8	43.3%	260 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (31.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	$12,635							44	39.7	525	36
080453001369	490	Oak Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Oak Creek Drive West	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2175	260	17	15.2	64.6%	89 (34.2%)	18 (6.9%)	125 (48.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.1%)	$15,521							44	43.6	486	4

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.