Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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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)
080348006712	331	The Juniper School	Public, Charter	K-8	225 Sawyer Dr	Durango	81303	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 764-4185	162	12	13.9	25.9%	132 (81.5%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (13.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)	$11,033							63.7	82.7	137	194
080537001890	332	Flagstaff Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2040 Miller Drive	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 651-7900	772	61	12.6	16.2%	510 (66.1%)	8 (1.0%)	126 (16.3%)	74 (9.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.6%)	$13,115							63.5	64.1	307	25
080612006361	333	Corwin International Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-8	1500 Lakeview Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 549-7400	557	30	18.5	60.0%	140 (25.1%)	8 (1.4%)	381 (68.4%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$12,845							63.5	60.8	338	5
080369000480	334	Elbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24489 Main Street	Elbert	80106	El Paso County	Elbert School District No. 200	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 648-3030	141	9	15.5	18.4%	122 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,384							63.2	51	422	88
080480001605	335	Lincoln Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7180 Oak Street	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 467-5363	809	46	17.6	23.7%	637 (78.7%)	6 (0.7%)	110 (13.6%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.8%)	$9,946							63	52.4	406	71
080192001643	336	Academy Endeavour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3475 Hampton Park Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5600	349	26	13.5	18.1%	241 (69.1%)	10 (2.9%)	66 (18.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	$13,218							62.9	73.1	222	114
080234001881	337	Murphy Creek K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 S Old Tom Morris Road	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 366-0579	735	42	17.3	47.8%	254 (34.6%)	167 (22.7%)	195 (26.5%)	42 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (10.1%)	$16,654							62.8	56.8	370	33
080002006586	338	Colorado International Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	303 Austin Bluffs Parkway	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 645-8063	272	24	11.4	49.6%	127 (46.7%)	33 (12.1%)	69 (25.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (13.6%)	$10,442							62.7	61.7	330	8
080387001537	339	Remington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Pony Tracks Drive	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5266	596	35	16.9	40.6%	284 (47.7%)	37 (6.2%)	172 (28.9%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (14.8%)	$13,371							62.4	56.2	378	39
080561000965	340	Meeker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Ute Road	Meeker	81641	Rio Blanco County	Meeker School District Re1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 878-9050	324	24	13.5	39.2%	259 (79.9%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$13,497							62.3	66.6	280	60

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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.

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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.