Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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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)
080480006489	871	Arvada K-8	Public	K-8	5751 Balsam Street	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1240	554	40	13.8	85.7%	170 (30.7%)	26 (4.7%)	332 (59.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$16,842							10.6	13.9	832	39
080234006732	872	Vega Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1345 Macon Street	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 390-6975	553	27	20.4	96.6%	15 (2.7%)	39 (7.1%)	313 (56.6%)	173 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	$15,564							10.5	7.9	912	40
080195000013	873	Dupont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7970 Kimberly Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 287-0189	407	25	16.4	81.3%	30 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	370 (90.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$17,971							10.4	7.2	918	45
080336000388	874	Newlon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Vrain Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5150	285	19	15	91.6%	18 (6.3%)	4 (1.4%)	253 (88.8%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$19,052							10.4			(n/a)
080336006442	875	Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2250 South Quitman Way	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0200	821	49	16.7	78.9%	95 (11.6%)	28 (3.4%)	654 (79.7%)	22 (2.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	$17,018							10.4	12	856	19
080336001933	876	Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	21601 East 51st Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2840	828	46	17.8	86.8%	31 (3.7%)	263 (31.8%)	410 (49.5%)	75 (9.1%)	9 (1.1%)	15 (1.8%)	25 (3.0%)	$16,379							10.3	14.2	826	50
080690001173	877	Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13200 Westlake Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5280	384	26	14.5	71.4%	114 (29.7%)	2 (0.5%)	247 (64.3%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$18,319							10.3	16.9	773	104
080441001482	878	Dos Rios Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 34th Street	Evans	80620	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-1300	480	28	17	80.6%	96 (20.0%)	7 (1.5%)	360 (75.0%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	$14,336							10.2	14.5	820	58
080435000616	879	Nisley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	543 28-3/4 Road	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5900	349	26	13.2	79.7%	184 (52.7%)	10 (2.9%)	133 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$15,295							10.1	14	828	51
080354006222	880	Gypsum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Highway 6	Gypsum	81637	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 328-8940	354	31	11.3	72.0%	43 (12.1%)	3 (0.8%)	308 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,571							10.1	10.7	878	2

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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