Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080291001273	231	High Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 South Fulton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3600	459	31	14.7	18.7%	269 (58.6%)	15 (3.3%)	82 (17.9%)	53 (11.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)	$16,887	73.4	70.2	252	21
080480001056	232	Van Arsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7535 Alkire Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1080	449	26	17.4	16.3%	353 (78.6%)	7 (1.6%)	67 (14.9%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$14,294	73.3	76.2	193	39
080345006588	233	Aspen View Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2131 Low Meadow Blvd	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 733-3436	961	54	17.8	3.9%	783 (81.5%)	6 (0.6%)	109 (11.3%)	15 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	$9,663	72.9	66.2	283	50
080291001710	234	Fox Hollow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6363 South Waco Street	Aurora	80116	Douglas County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8700	583	36	16.1	21.6%	318 (54.5%)	46 (7.9%)	93 (16.0%)	74 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.9%)	$15,521	72.9	76.2	192	42
080582001397	235	Palmer Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Upper Glenway	Palmer Lake	80133	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4760	320	26	12.5	25.0%	244 (76.3%)	2 (0.6%)	55 (17.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	$13,069	72.9	68.2	270	35
080537006531	236	Red Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Telleen Ave.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 774-2700	612	32	18.9	8.7%	508 (83.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.7%)	38 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$14,217	72.9	83.5	134	102
080480001447	237	Coronado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7922 South Carr	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3737	397	22	17.7	16.4%	316 (79.6%)	2 (0.5%)	51 (12.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$14,724	72.9	68.4	268	31
080735001987	238	Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1583 Grand Avenue	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8600	779	46	17.1	18.6%	588 (75.5%)	7 (0.9%)	128 (16.4%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	$11,162	72.7	60	346	108
080399001480	239	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Seneca Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5000	369	23	15.8	35.0%	271 (73.4%)	13 (3.5%)	67 (18.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	$15,146	72.7	71.1	238	1
080582001004	240	Lewis-Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1315 Lake Woodmoor Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4750	399	27	14.7	7.8%	317 (79.4%)	4 (1.0%)	40 (10.0%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	$13,076	72.6	84.5	123	117

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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)
080291001273	231	High Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 South Fulton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3600	459	31	14.7	18.7%	269 (58.6%)	15 (3.3%)	82 (17.9%)	53 (11.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.8%)	$16,887							73.4	70.2	252	21
080480001056	232	Van Arsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7535 Alkire Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1080	449	26	17.4	16.3%	353 (78.6%)	7 (1.6%)	67 (14.9%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$14,294							73.3	76.2	193	39
080345006588	233	Aspen View Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2131 Low Meadow Blvd	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 733-3436	961	54	17.8	3.9%	783 (81.5%)	6 (0.6%)	109 (11.3%)	15 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	$9,663							72.9	66.2	283	50
080291001710	234	Fox Hollow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6363 South Waco Street	Aurora	80116	Douglas County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8700	583	36	16.1	21.6%	318 (54.5%)	46 (7.9%)	93 (16.0%)	74 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.9%)	$15,521							72.9	76.2	192	42
080582001397	235	Palmer Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Upper Glenway	Palmer Lake	80133	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4760	320	26	12.5	25.0%	244 (76.3%)	2 (0.6%)	55 (17.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	$13,069							72.9	68.2	270	35
080537006531	236	Red Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Telleen Ave.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 774-2700	612	32	18.9	8.7%	508 (83.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.7%)	38 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$14,217							72.9	83.5	134	102
080480001447	237	Coronado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7922 South Carr	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3737	397	22	17.7	16.4%	316 (79.6%)	2 (0.5%)	51 (12.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$14,724							72.9	68.4	268	31
080735001987	238	Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1583 Grand Avenue	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8600	779	46	17.1	18.6%	588 (75.5%)	7 (0.9%)	128 (16.4%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	$11,162							72.7	60	346	108
080399001480	239	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Seneca Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5000	369	23	15.8	35.0%	271 (73.4%)	13 (3.5%)	67 (18.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	$15,146							72.7	71.1	238	1
080582001004	240	Lewis-Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1315 Lake Woodmoor Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4750	399	27	14.7	7.8%	317 (79.4%)	4 (1.0%)	40 (10.0%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	$13,076							72.6	84.5	123	117