Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080399006380	71	Bethke Elementary School	Public	K-5	5100 School House Drive	Timnath	80547	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4300	554	35	15.9	4.7%	459 (82.9%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.3%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.2%)	$14,251	90.6	89	84	13
080291000208	72	Willow Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7855 South Willow Way	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3900	494	30	16.2	7.7%	316 (64.0%)	10 (2.0%)	52 (10.5%)	53 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.1%)	$15,491	90.5	87.6	95	23
080336000420	73	Valdez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 West 29th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3310	389	26	15	38.0%	116 (29.8%)	4 (1.0%)	253 (65.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$18,172	90.5	81.8	148	75
080360000477	74	Galeton Elementary School	Public	K-5	24750 Third Street	Galeton	80622	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3421	122	9	13.8	51.6%	72 (59.0%)	1 (0.8%)	46 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$15,937	90.4	63.5	312	238
080435001347	75	Wingate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 South Camp Road	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4960	379	24	15.5	16.9%	320 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$14,390	90.4	92.6	52	23
080345006159	76	Bear Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9660 Salford Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6475	393	24	16.5	9.2%	288 (73.3%)	3 (0.8%)	59 (15.0%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$14,664	90.3	93.2	45	31
080690001668	77	Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	13770 Broadlands Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5780	384	24	16	10.7%	281 (73.2%)	4 (1.0%)	49 (12.8%)	27 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$17,088	89.9	85.3	115	38
080249000111	78	Douglass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 75th Street	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5541	335	20	16.8	10.7%	278 (83.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$18,817	89.8	73.1	221	143
080249000118	79	Heatherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7750 Concord Drive	Boulder	80301	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5586	261	18	14.7	16.1%	211 (80.8%)	5 (1.9%)	21 (8.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$21,508	89.8	84.3	125	46
080435000624	80	Scenic Elementary School	Public	K-5	451 West Scenic Dr	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6370	267	15	18	25.5%	228 (85.4%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$13,796	89.7	91.5	62	18

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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.
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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.

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)
080399006380	71	Bethke Elementary School	Public	K-5	5100 School House Drive	Timnath	80547	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4300	554	35	15.9	4.7%	459 (82.9%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.3%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.2%)	$14,251							90.6	89	84	13
080291000208	72	Willow Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7855 South Willow Way	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3900	494	30	16.2	7.7%	316 (64.0%)	10 (2.0%)	52 (10.5%)	53 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.1%)	$15,491							90.5	87.6	95	23
080336000420	73	Valdez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 West 29th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3310	389	26	15	38.0%	116 (29.8%)	4 (1.0%)	253 (65.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$18,172							90.5	81.8	148	75
080360000477	74	Galeton Elementary School	Public	K-5	24750 Third Street	Galeton	80622	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3421	122	9	13.8	51.6%	72 (59.0%)	1 (0.8%)	46 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$15,937							90.4	63.5	312	238
080435001347	75	Wingate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 South Camp Road	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4960	379	24	15.5	16.9%	320 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$14,390							90.4	92.6	52	23
080345006159	76	Bear Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9660 Salford Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6475	393	24	16.5	9.2%	288 (73.3%)	3 (0.8%)	59 (15.0%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$14,664							90.3	93.2	45	31
080690001668	77	Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	13770 Broadlands Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5780	384	24	16	10.7%	281 (73.2%)	4 (1.0%)	49 (12.8%)	27 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$17,088							89.9	85.3	115	38
080249000111	78	Douglass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 75th Street	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5541	335	20	16.8	10.7%	278 (83.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$18,817							89.8	73.1	221	143
080249000118	79	Heatherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7750 Concord Drive	Boulder	80301	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5586	261	18	14.7	16.1%	211 (80.8%)	5 (1.9%)	21 (8.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$21,508							89.8	84.3	125	46
080435000624	80	Scenic Elementary School	Public	K-5	451 West Scenic Dr	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6370	267	15	18	25.5%	228 (85.4%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$13,796							89.7	91.5	62	18