Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080531000893	81	Wilder Elementary School	Public	K-5	4300 West Ponds Circle	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4750	601	32	18.9	6.0%	485 (80.7%)	5 (0.8%)	58 (9.7%)	27 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$14,305	89.7	86.3	104	23
080480006164	82	Bradford K8 South	Public	K-4	1 White Oak Drive	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3480	402	22	18.2	6.2%	348 (86.6%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$14,400	89.6	78	179	97
080531001300	83	Lois Lenski Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 South Fairfax Way	Centennial	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4575	500	30	16.7	7.0%	396 (79.2%)	5 (1.0%)	46 (9.2%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.6%)	$15,708	89.5	88.1	89	6
080480000721	84	Fairmount Elementary School	Public	K-5	15975 West 50th Avenue	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5422	633	33	19.2	8.5%	552 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.5%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$14,024	89.5	92.9	50	34
080192000007	85	Rockrimmon Elementary School	Public	K-5	194 W Mikado Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5200	383	24	15.7	17.2%	285 (74.4%)	6 (1.6%)	56 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.8%)	$11,928	89.2	89.2	79	6
080345001736	86	Eldorado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 Timbervale Trail	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6325	392	28	14.2	8.4%	268 (68.4%)	8 (2.0%)	69 (17.6%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$16,492	89.1	85.1	118	32
080291000195	87	Homestead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 South Homestead Parkway	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3700	365	25	14.7	7.7%	284 (77.8%)	11 (3.0%)	32 (8.8%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$16,416	89	87.7	93	6
080249000129	88	Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Lehigh Street	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3000	246	16	15.2	12.6%	199 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)	$21,824	88.8	94.2	37	51
080537000899	89	Erie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4137 E County Line Rd.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 828-3395	390	25	15.6	18.7%	278 (71.3%)	4 (1.0%)	72 (18.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	$15,595	88.7	86.1	106	17
080480001009	90	Rooney Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 South Coors Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9620	473	28	16.8	8.5%	389 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.0%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$14,525	88.6	89.8	75	15

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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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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)
080531000893	81	Wilder Elementary School	Public	K-5	4300 West Ponds Circle	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4750	601	32	18.9	6.0%	485 (80.7%)	5 (0.8%)	58 (9.7%)	27 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$14,305							89.7	86.3	104	23
080480006164	82	Bradford K8 South	Public	K-4	1 White Oak Drive	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3480	402	22	18.2	6.2%	348 (86.6%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$14,400							89.6	78	179	97
080531001300	83	Lois Lenski Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 South Fairfax Way	Centennial	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4575	500	30	16.7	7.0%	396 (79.2%)	5 (1.0%)	46 (9.2%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.6%)	$15,708							89.5	88.1	89	6
080480000721	84	Fairmount Elementary School	Public	K-5	15975 West 50th Avenue	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5422	633	33	19.2	8.5%	552 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.5%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$14,024							89.5	92.9	50	34
080192000007	85	Rockrimmon Elementary School	Public	K-5	194 W Mikado Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5200	383	24	15.7	17.2%	285 (74.4%)	6 (1.6%)	56 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.8%)	$11,928							89.2	89.2	79	6
080345001736	86	Eldorado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 Timbervale Trail	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6325	392	28	14.2	8.4%	268 (68.4%)	8 (2.0%)	69 (17.6%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$16,492							89.1	85.1	118	32
080291000195	87	Homestead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 South Homestead Parkway	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3700	365	25	14.7	7.7%	284 (77.8%)	11 (3.0%)	32 (8.8%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$16,416							89	87.7	93	6
080249000129	88	Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Lehigh Street	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3000	246	16	15.2	12.6%	199 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)	$21,824							88.8	94.2	37	51
080537000899	89	Erie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4137 E County Line Rd.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 828-3395	390	25	15.6	18.7%	278 (71.3%)	4 (1.0%)	72 (18.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	$15,595							88.7	86.1	106	17
080480001009	90	Rooney Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 South Coors Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9620	473	28	16.8	8.5%	389 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.0%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$14,525							88.6	89.8	75	15