Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080480000781	121	Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7751 Oak Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0821	445	26	17.1	14.6%	369 (82.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$14,981	85.1	89.8	76	45
080399001280	122	Shepardson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Springwood Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4525	440	29	15.1	21.4%	375 (85.2%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$16,104	85	85.8	109	13
080537006834	123	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Highlands Circle	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6200	355	23	15.2	8.7%	240 (67.6%)	4 (1.1%)	64 (18.0%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$16,101	84.8	86.1	107	16
080399006613	124	Fort Collins Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1109 West Harmony Rd	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 631-8612	241	9	25.5		225 (93.4%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,940	84.7	64.5	302	178
080399000547	125	Tavelli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Miramount Drive	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6725	555	32	17.3	34.2%	401 (72.3%)	2 (0.4%)	110 (19.8%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	$15,009	84.7	85.1	119	6
080435001552	126	New Emerson School at Columbus	Public, Magnet	K-5	2660 Unaweep Ave	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	Yes	No	No	(970) 254-6500	139	9	16.1	6.5%	122 (87.8%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$14,640	84.7	89.8	77	49
080345006492	127	Ben Franklin Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2270 Plaza Dr	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 383-4519	893	46	19.6	3.4%	691 (77.4%)	5 (0.6%)	105 (11.8%)	39 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	$10,429	84.4	90.7	69	58
080480001395	128	Shaffer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7961 S Sangre De Cristo Road	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3901	503	27	18.4	16.1%	409 (81.3%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (11.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$14,389	84.4	87.2	97	31
080531006854	129	Gudy Gaskill Elementary	Public	K-5	1603 E Euclid Ave	Centennial	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 347-4534	530	33	16.3	18.1%	397 (74.9%)	6 (1.1%)	78 (14.7%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	33 (6.2%)	$16,729	84.4			(n/a)
080345001526	130	Cougar Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	8780 Venneford Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6675	344	20	17.2	13.4%	243 (70.6%)	3 (0.9%)	52 (15.1%)	20 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	$18,514	84.3	77.7	184	54

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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)
080480000781	121	Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7751 Oak Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0821	445	26	17.1	14.6%	369 (82.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$14,981							85.1	89.8	76	45
080399001280	122	Shepardson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Springwood Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4525	440	29	15.1	21.4%	375 (85.2%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$16,104							85	85.8	109	13
080537006834	123	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Highlands Circle	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6200	355	23	15.2	8.7%	240 (67.6%)	4 (1.1%)	64 (18.0%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$16,101							84.8	86.1	107	16
080399006613	124	Fort Collins Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1109 West Harmony Rd	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 631-8612	241	9	25.5		225 (93.4%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,940							84.7	64.5	302	178
080399000547	125	Tavelli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Miramount Drive	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6725	555	32	17.3	34.2%	401 (72.3%)	2 (0.4%)	110 (19.8%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	$15,009							84.7	85.1	119	6
080435001552	126	New Emerson School at Columbus	Public, Magnet	K-5	2660 Unaweep Ave	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	Yes	No	No	(970) 254-6500	139	9	16.1	6.5%	122 (87.8%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$14,640							84.7	89.8	77	49
080345006492	127	Ben Franklin Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2270 Plaza Dr	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 383-4519	893	46	19.6	3.4%	691 (77.4%)	5 (0.6%)	105 (11.8%)	39 (4.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	$10,429							84.4	90.7	69	58
080480001395	128	Shaffer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7961 S Sangre De Cristo Road	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3901	503	27	18.4	16.1%	409 (81.3%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (11.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$14,389							84.4	87.2	97	31
080531006854	129	Gudy Gaskill Elementary	Public	K-5	1603 E Euclid Ave	Centennial	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 347-4534	530	33	16.3	18.1%	397 (74.9%)	6 (1.1%)	78 (14.7%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	33 (6.2%)	$16,729							84.4			(n/a)
080345001526	130	Cougar Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	8780 Venneford Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6675	344	20	17.2	13.4%	243 (70.6%)	3 (0.9%)	52 (15.1%)	20 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	$18,514							84.3	77.7	184	54