Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080345001960	391	Legacy Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12736 South Red Rosa Circle	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8725	416	25	16.5	9.1%	269 (64.7%)	5 (1.2%)	80 (19.2%)	28 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$14,800	56.4	65.3	295	96
080435002030	392	Rim Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 J 6 Road	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6770	332	22	14.8	37.3%	260 (78.3%)	2 (0.6%)	53 (16.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	$14,977	56.4	36.3	550	158
080258006325	393	Landmark Academy at Reunion	Public, Charter	K-8	10566 Memphis Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 287-2901	770	17	44.4	21.8%	361 (46.9%)	25 (3.2%)	288 (37.4%)	47 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.6%)	$10,914	56.3	60.9	337	56
080306006595	394	James Irwin Elementary School - Howard	Public, Charter	K-5	1801 Howard Avenue	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(719) 302-9100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()		56.3			(n/a)
080393000511	395	Fleming Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 North Fremont Ave	Fleming	80728	Logan County	School District No. Re-3 Frenchman	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 265-2022	131	12	11	29.0%	115 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,813	56.3			(n/a)
080435001344	396	Mesa View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2967 B Road	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7970	389	24	16.1	53.7%	284 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (20.1%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	$14,640	56.2	54.6	393	3
080435000621	397	Pomona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	588 25-1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4990	347	24	14.5	44.4%	234 (67.4%)	1 (0.3%)	90 (25.9%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$14,577	56.2	40.7	508	111
080387001686	398	Woodmen Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8308 Del Rio Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5500	609	39	15.4	23.6%	374 (61.4%)	23 (3.8%)	143 (23.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.5%)	$13,892	55.8	51.4	417	19
080480006643	399	Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7114 West Jefferson Avenue	Lakewood	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 986-5791	728	42	17.3		477 (65.5%)	13 (1.8%)	194 (26.6%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	$7,671	55.7	58.8	355	44
080192006758	400	Legacy Peak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Wolf Valley Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5900	641	35	18.1	10.6%	410 (64.0%)	20 (3.1%)	103 (16.1%)	30 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.4%)	$10,820	55.7	50.1	431	31

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

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)
080345001960	391	Legacy Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12736 South Red Rosa Circle	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8725	416	25	16.5	9.1%	269 (64.7%)	5 (1.2%)	80 (19.2%)	28 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$14,800							56.4	65.3	295	96
080435002030	392	Rim Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 J 6 Road	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6770	332	22	14.8	37.3%	260 (78.3%)	2 (0.6%)	53 (16.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	$14,977							56.4	36.3	550	158
080258006325	393	Landmark Academy at Reunion	Public, Charter	K-8	10566 Memphis Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 287-2901	770	17	44.4	21.8%	361 (46.9%)	25 (3.2%)	288 (37.4%)	47 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.6%)	$10,914							56.3	60.9	337	56
080306006595	394	James Irwin Elementary School - Howard	Public, Charter	K-5	1801 Howard Avenue	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(719) 302-9100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								56.3			(n/a)
080393000511	395	Fleming Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 North Fremont Ave	Fleming	80728	Logan County	School District No. Re-3 Frenchman	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 265-2022	131	12	11	29.0%	115 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,813							56.3			(n/a)
080435001344	396	Mesa View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2967 B Road	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7970	389	24	16.1	53.7%	284 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (20.1%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.6%)	$14,640							56.2	54.6	393	3
080435000621	397	Pomona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	588 25-1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4990	347	24	14.5	44.4%	234 (67.4%)	1 (0.3%)	90 (25.9%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$14,577							56.2	40.7	508	111
080387001686	398	Woodmen Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8308 Del Rio Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5500	609	39	15.4	23.6%	374 (61.4%)	23 (3.8%)	143 (23.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.5%)	$13,892							55.8	51.4	417	19
080480006643	399	Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7114 West Jefferson Avenue	Lakewood	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 986-5791	728	42	17.3		477 (65.5%)	13 (1.8%)	194 (26.6%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	$7,671							55.7	58.8	355	44
080192006758	400	Legacy Peak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Wolf Valley Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5900	641	35	18.1	10.6%	410 (64.0%)	20 (3.1%)	103 (16.1%)	30 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.4%)	$10,820							55.7	50.1	431	31