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)
080540006432	421	Ponderosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Florence Drive	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9500	364	22	16.3	23.1%	287 (78.8%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$16,446							53.5	55.7	384	37
080738001266	422	Gateway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Panther Way	Woodland Park	80863	Teller County	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 686-2051	293	19	15.4	35.5%	205 (70.0%)	4 (1.4%)	58 (19.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.5%)	$16,772							53.2	34.1	566	144
080279001433	423	Canon Exploratory School	Public	K-8	2855 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6050	336	21	15.8	51.8%	260 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.3%)	$13,538							53.1	56.5	373	50
080480000706	424	Columbine Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6005 West Canyon Avenue	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5540	299	17	17.3	35.8%	228 (76.3%)	5 (1.7%)	36 (12.0%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	$15,283							53	56.4	376	48
080453001965	425	Soaring Eagles Community School	Public	PK, KG-7	4710 Harrier Ridge Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 540-4000	611	32	19	51.4%	150 (24.5%)	75 (12.3%)	287 (47.0%)	26 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	58 (9.5%)	$12,533							52.8	49.9	434	9
080738001269	426	Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	175 Kelleys Road	Woodland Park	80863	Teller County	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 686-2300	227	17	13.1	26.9%	190 (83.7%)	4 (1.8%)	18 (7.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$16,405							52.8	37.1	541	115
080480000770	427	Patterson International School	Public	PK, KG-6	1263 South Dudley Street	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8470	351	21	16.9	49.9%	160 (45.6%)	2 (0.6%)	148 (42.2%)	28 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	$15,189							52.7	55.7	383	44
080258006326	428	West Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13102 Monaco Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5300	827	41	20.3	20.3%	444 (53.7%)	13 (1.6%)	246 (29.7%)	86 (10.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.1%)	$12,319							52.6	55.9	381	47
080387002000	429	Rocky Mountain Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4620 Antelope Ridge	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 622-8000	1,132	62	18.1	21.9%	663 (58.6%)	38 (3.4%)	290 (25.6%)	16 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.4%)	107 (9.5%)	$11,785							52.5	52.4	407	22
080441001614	430	Frontier Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2560 West 29th Street	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-1780	1,423	63	22.6	29.7%	865 (60.8%)	24 (1.7%)	454 (31.9%)	25 (1.8%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	45 (3.2%)	$11,113							51.8	59.1	351	79

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.