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)
080723001246	691	Sherrelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Kalamath Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-5353	197	15	13.5	77.7%	28 (14.2%)	1 (0.5%)	155 (78.7%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	$20,977							23.6	31.2	597	94
080540000607	692	Cottonwood Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Turman Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5900	386	26	15.1	51.8%	179 (46.4%)	4 (1.0%)	171 (44.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$16,197							23.6	24.7	676	16
080396000516	693	Penrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Illinois	Penrose	81240	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 372-6777	298	18	16.3	40.9%	253 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$12,538							23.5	26	655	38
080234000083	694	Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 344-8670	193	13	15.4	81.3%	33 (17.1%)	44 (22.8%)	85 (44.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.5%)	$22,460							23.5			(n/a)
080336000371	695	Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Utica Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6130	373	25	14.6	93.6%	13 (3.5%)	5 (1.3%)	342 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$19,503							23.4	26.1	654	41
080336001576	696	University Prep - Steele St.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3230 East 38th Avenue	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 329-8412	287	29	9.8	90.9%	16 (5.6%)	79 (27.5%)	173 (60.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	$17,524							23.4	17.2	771	75
080321001519	697	Crowley County Elementary K-6	Public	K-6	1001 Main St	Ordway	81063	Crowley County	Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 267-9880	191	13	15.2	65.4%	91 (47.6%)	3 (1.6%)	94 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,928							22.9	23.8	687	10
080435001992	698	Pear Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	432 30 1/4 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5960	441	30	14.7	71.4%	263 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (34.9%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$14,572							22.9	16.6	779	81
080258006401	699	Turnberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13069 East 106th Place	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5350	762	38	19.8	34.0%	282 (37.0%)	30 (3.9%)	378 (49.6%)	39 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.8%)	$10,976							22.8	20.1	730	31
080441001696	700	University Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6525 18th Street	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-2221	1,771	102	17.4	35.6%	965 (54.5%)	10 (0.6%)	728 (41.1%)	18 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (2.6%)	$12,106							22.7	18.1	763	63

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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