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)
080735006460	371	Range View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Ponderosa Drive	Severance	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7300	683	42	16.1	27.7%	491 (71.9%)	2 (0.3%)	152 (22.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.4%)	$11,324							59.6	54.2	398	27
080192000531	372	Prairie Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	8025 Telegraph Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-5100	348	27	13.1	39.4%	239 (68.7%)	13 (3.7%)	62 (17.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.3%)	$13,055							59.2	67.8	272	100
080726001256	373	Primero Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20200 State Highway 12	Weston	81091	Las Animas County	Primero Reorganized School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 868-2715	132	8	16.5	55.3%	60 (45.5%)	1 (0.8%)	67 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$17,135							59	60.2	345	28
080336000390	374	Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	995 Grape Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5000	196	14	14.3	34.7%	102 (52.0%)	20 (10.2%)	43 (21.9%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (12.8%)	$17,308							58.8	73.7	218	156
080435006801	375	Monument Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 K.4 Rd	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-5100	312	21	14.9	31.7%	271 (86.9%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$14,456							58.6	56.5	374	1
080237000086	376	Deer Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1737 Cr 43	Bailey	80421	Park County	Platte Canyon School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 838-7666	369	23	15.9	37.9%	306 (82.9%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$14,017							58.6	62.7	321	55
080279001538	377	Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	809 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 275-1980	247	13	19.4	38.9%	200 (81.0%)	3 (1.2%)	32 (13.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$9,241							58.3	55	390	13
080300001332	378	King-Murphy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	425 Circle K Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 670-0005	151	10	15.1	21.9%	132 (87.4%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$21,488							58.2			(n/a)
080540006534	379	Loveland Classical School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3835 SW 14th Street	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 541-1507	1,007	55	18.3	28.5%	804 (79.8%)	7 (0.7%)	151 (15.0%)	8 (0.8%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.8%)	$9,327							58.2	55.2	386	7
080480000793	380	Vanderhoof Elementary School	Public	K-5	5875 Routt Court	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2744	440	29	15.2	40.5%	296 (67.3%)	4 (0.9%)	92 (20.9%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$15,045							58.1	66.2	286	94

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.