Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080480000754	151	Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3085 Alkire Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5808	379	23	16.6	15.0%	331 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.9%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$15,143	82.1	83.2	135	16
080531000889	152	Sandburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	6900 South Elizabeth Street	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4675	499	27	18.4	14.4%	407 (81.6%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$16,193	82	85	120	32
080249000121	153	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 North Bermont Avenue	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8900	480	26	18.4	23.1%	349 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (16.5%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)	$19,276	81.9	80.2	163	10
080633001108	154	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 West 7th Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 530-5260	447	29	15.4	35.6%	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$14,530	81.8	70.6	241	87
080291001404	155	Creekside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19993 East Long Avenue	Centennial	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3500	556	35	15.8	33.1%	327 (58.8%)	43 (7.7%)	83 (14.9%)	39 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (11.0%)	$13,988	81.8	77.5	185	30
080666001145	156	Soda Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Park Avenue	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 871-3399	384	30	12.8	21.6%	291 (75.8%)	6 (1.6%)	72 (18.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$20,671	81.7	76.7	189	33
080345006493	157	STEM School Highlands Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8773 Ridgeline Drive	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 683-7836	1,399	75	18.7	11.7%	705 (50.4%)	30 (2.1%)	175 (12.5%)	358 (25.6%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.7%)	118 (8.4%)	$11,012	81.6	81.7	149	8
080540006406	158	Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 Avondale Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9400	264	17	15.4	32.6%	189 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.0%)	$17,486	81.5	70.6	243	85
080453001326	159	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Public, Charter	K-6	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 471-1999	1,000	56	17.9	25.2%	484 (48.4%)	48 (4.8%)	298 (29.8%)	53 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	109 (10.9%)	$11,380	81.4	81.6	151	8
080192000123	160	Antelope Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15280 Jessie Drive	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4100	306	22	13.7	19.0%	210 (68.6%)	17 (5.6%)	51 (16.7%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$12,725	81.3	74.8	211	51

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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)
080480000754	151	Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3085 Alkire Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5808	379	23	16.6	15.0%	331 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.9%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$15,143							82.1	83.2	135	16
080531000889	152	Sandburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	6900 South Elizabeth Street	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4675	499	27	18.4	14.4%	407 (81.6%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$16,193							82	85	120	32
080249000121	153	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 North Bermont Avenue	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8900	480	26	18.4	23.1%	349 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (16.5%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)	$19,276							81.9	80.2	163	10
080633001108	154	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 West 7th Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 530-5260	447	29	15.4	35.6%	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$14,530							81.8	70.6	241	87
080291001404	155	Creekside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19993 East Long Avenue	Centennial	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3500	556	35	15.8	33.1%	327 (58.8%)	43 (7.7%)	83 (14.9%)	39 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (11.0%)	$13,988							81.8	77.5	185	30
080666001145	156	Soda Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Park Avenue	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 871-3399	384	30	12.8	21.6%	291 (75.8%)	6 (1.6%)	72 (18.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$20,671							81.7	76.7	189	33
080345006493	157	STEM School Highlands Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8773 Ridgeline Drive	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 683-7836	1,399	75	18.7	11.7%	705 (50.4%)	30 (2.1%)	175 (12.5%)	358 (25.6%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.7%)	118 (8.4%)	$11,012							81.6	81.7	149	8
080540006406	158	Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 Avondale Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9400	264	17	15.4	32.6%	189 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.0%)	$17,486							81.5	70.6	243	85
080453001326	159	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Public, Charter	K-6	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 471-1999	1,000	56	17.9	25.2%	484 (48.4%)	48 (4.8%)	298 (29.8%)	53 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	109 (10.9%)	$11,380							81.4	81.6	151	8
080192000123	160	Antelope Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15280 Jessie Drive	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4100	306	22	13.7	19.0%	210 (68.6%)	17 (5.6%)	51 (16.7%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$12,725							81.3	74.8	211	51