Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080309000837	311	Lewis-Arriola Elementary School	Public	K-5	21434 Road U	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 882-4494	118	8	15.7	45.8%	102 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$15,650	65.2	58.8	354	43
080435001980	312	Independence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	675 29 Rd	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-6850	485	28	17	23.5%	409 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$9,604	65.1	55.4	385	73
080306001274	313	Rudy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5370 Cracker Barrel Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-7600	391	20	19.3	46.5%	203 (51.9%)	24 (6.1%)	100 (25.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	52 (13.3%)	$15,773	65	75.1	207	106
080192006816	314	Encompass Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Daydreamer Drive	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1206	549	35	15.6	7.3%	371 (67.6%)	15 (2.7%)	83 (15.1%)	23 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)	$11,691	65	60.5	340	26
080360000474	315	Eaton Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 Juniper Avenue	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 454-3331	426	26	16.6	30.0%	311 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (25.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,851	64.8	71.6	235	80
080648001128	316	Widefield Elementary School of the Arts	Public	K-5	509 Widefield Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3335	356	27	13.3	41.0%	172 (48.3%)	25 (7.0%)	118 (33.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (10.1%)	$13,797	64.5	58.3	358	42
080291006676	317	Heritage Heights Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	20050 East Smoky Hill Road	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 870-9541	457	26	17.7	24.9%	221 (48.4%)	92 (20.1%)	45 (9.8%)	70 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	$12,154	64.5	64.1	306	11
080249000113	318	Emerald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Emerald St	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-8500	413	28	14.7	44.3%	199 (48.2%)	21 (5.1%)	136 (32.9%)	28 (6.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$20,922	64.5	46.7	469	151
080540000931	319	Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 West 37th Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5800	335	21	15.9	29.6%	243 (72.5%)	5 (1.5%)	61 (18.2%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.5%)	$16,444	64.5	58.1	360	41
080387001898	320	Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6753 Shimmering Creek Place	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-8700	588	33	17.8	33.2%	285 (48.5%)	38 (6.5%)	166 (28.2%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	71 (12.1%)	$12,607	64.4	63.1	319	1

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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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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)
080309000837	311	Lewis-Arriola Elementary School	Public	K-5	21434 Road U	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 882-4494	118	8	15.7	45.8%	102 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$15,650							65.2	58.8	354	43
080435001980	312	Independence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	675 29 Rd	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-6850	485	28	17	23.5%	409 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$9,604							65.1	55.4	385	73
080306001274	313	Rudy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5370 Cracker Barrel Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-7600	391	20	19.3	46.5%	203 (51.9%)	24 (6.1%)	100 (25.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	52 (13.3%)	$15,773							65	75.1	207	106
080192006816	314	Encompass Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Daydreamer Drive	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1206	549	35	15.6	7.3%	371 (67.6%)	15 (2.7%)	83 (15.1%)	23 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)	$11,691							65	60.5	340	26
080360000474	315	Eaton Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 Juniper Avenue	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 454-3331	426	26	16.6	30.0%	311 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (25.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,851							64.8	71.6	235	80
080648001128	316	Widefield Elementary School of the Arts	Public	K-5	509 Widefield Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3335	356	27	13.3	41.0%	172 (48.3%)	25 (7.0%)	118 (33.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (10.1%)	$13,797							64.5	58.3	358	42
080291006676	317	Heritage Heights Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	20050 East Smoky Hill Road	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 870-9541	457	26	17.7	24.9%	221 (48.4%)	92 (20.1%)	45 (9.8%)	70 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	$12,154							64.5	64.1	306	11
080249000113	318	Emerald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Emerald St	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-8500	413	28	14.7	44.3%	199 (48.2%)	21 (5.1%)	136 (32.9%)	28 (6.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$20,922							64.5	46.7	469	151
080540000931	319	Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 West 37th Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5800	335	21	15.9	29.6%	243 (72.5%)	5 (1.5%)	61 (18.2%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.5%)	$16,444							64.5	58.1	360	41
080387001898	320	Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6753 Shimmering Creek Place	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-8700	588	33	17.8	33.2%	285 (48.5%)	38 (6.5%)	166 (28.2%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	71 (12.1%)	$12,607							64.4	63.1	319	1