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)
080291006607	461	Mountain Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22200 East Radcliff Parkway	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-2700	635	38	16.5	31.7%	297 (46.8%)	87 (13.7%)	107 (16.9%)	85 (13.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.5%)	$15,072							48.5	53.3	404	57
080291001831	462	Canyon Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6070 South Versailles Parkway	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3600	472	33	14.2	42.8%	212 (44.9%)	53 (11.2%)	114 (24.2%)	39 (8.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (10.4%)	$16,882							48.4	37.4	540	78
080537006530	463	Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Austin Avenue	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 242-6225	548	38	14.4	8.6%	451 (82.3%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.7%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$11,367							48.4	61.7	331	132
080591001015	464	South Routt Elementary School	Public	K-5	448 Main Street	Yampa	80483	Routt County	South Routt School District No. Re 3	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 638-4558	143	11	13.4	28.0%	120 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$20,530							48.3			(n/a)
080447001968	465	Gunnison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1099 North 11th	Gunnison	81230	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 641-7710	529	41	12.7	46.5%	345 (65.2%)	1 (0.2%)	149 (28.2%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.0%)	$15,682							48.1			(n/a)
080387002027	466	Banning Lewis Ranch Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7094 Cottonwood Tree Drive	Colorado Springs	80927	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 570-0075	1,623	112	14.4	9.3%	895 (55.1%)	83 (5.1%)	391 (24.1%)	72 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	172 (10.6%)	$9,408							48	52.3	410	56
080002006503	467	Global Village Academy - North	Public, Charter	K-8	555 West 112th Avenue	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 446-7100	819	52	15.6	57.3%	220 (26.9%)	10 (1.2%)	521 (63.6%)	40 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.7%)	$12,173							47.8	48.1	454	13
080291006183	468	Peakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19451 East Progress Circle	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3100	480	29	16.5	40.0%	257 (53.5%)	32 (6.7%)	109 (22.7%)	24 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	54 (11.3%)	$14,296							47.7	60.3	342	126
080540006819	469	Riverview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3550 Barkwood Drive	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7000	696	40	17.2	31.5%	444 (63.8%)	6 (0.9%)	180 (25.9%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.5%)	$11,818							47.7	51	423	46
080537006388	470	Firestone Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5753 Twilight Avenue	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-3711	615	47	13.1	22.1%	443 (72.0%)	6 (1.0%)	123 (20.0%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	$46							47.7	44.1	482	12

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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