Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080537006409	111	Black Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Mountain View Blvd	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 890-3995	607	32	18.9	9.7%	425 (70.0%)	8 (1.3%)	82 (13.5%)	53 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	$14,325	86.7	88.4	87	24
080345001250	112	Coyote Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2861 Baneberry Court	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6175	470	26	18	5.5%	354 (75.3%)	6 (1.3%)	53 (11.3%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	$15,583	86.3	89.5	78	34
080249000115	113	Flatirons Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 7th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4600	182	11	16.5	14.8%	153 (84.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	$21,499	86	88	91	22
080192006631	114	Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3810	526	29	18	5.9%	358 (68.1%)	14 (2.7%)	71 (13.5%)	30 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.3%)	$11,935	85.9	84.1	127	13
080399001973	115	Bacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5844 South Timberline Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5300	420	31	13.6	17.1%	318 (75.7%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (15.2%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$16,763	85.8	81.9	147	32
080582001489	116	Ray E Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4285 Walker Rd	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4740	336	26	12.6	11.3%	255 (75.9%)	7 (2.1%)	42 (12.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$12,664	85.7	91.4	63	53
080291000192	117	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5550 South Holly Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3400	358	26	13.7	6.4%	287 (80.2%)	9 (2.5%)	26 (7.3%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	$17,141	85.6	74.4	213	96
080435000599	118	Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Broadway	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6430	301	18	17.1	22.9%	256 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	$14,112	85.6	86.8	102	16
080345001809	119	Prairie Crossing Elementary School	Public	K-6	11605 South Bradbury Ranch Dr	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8200	679	39	17.4	10.2%	480 (70.7%)	14 (2.1%)	92 (13.5%)	46 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.8%)	$13,564	85.3	70.3	248	129
080291000190	120	Dry Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7686 East Hinsdale Avenue	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3300	310	20	15.5	18.1%	184 (59.4%)	20 (6.5%)	46 (14.8%)	24 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.0%)	$16,479	85.2	89.1	82	38

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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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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)
080537006409	111	Black Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Mountain View Blvd	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 890-3995	607	32	18.9	9.7%	425 (70.0%)	8 (1.3%)	82 (13.5%)	53 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	$14,325							86.7	88.4	87	24
080345001250	112	Coyote Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2861 Baneberry Court	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6175	470	26	18	5.5%	354 (75.3%)	6 (1.3%)	53 (11.3%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	$15,583							86.3	89.5	78	34
080249000115	113	Flatirons Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 7th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4600	182	11	16.5	14.8%	153 (84.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	$21,499							86	88	91	22
080192006631	114	Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3810	526	29	18	5.9%	358 (68.1%)	14 (2.7%)	71 (13.5%)	30 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.3%)	$11,935							85.9	84.1	127	13
080399001973	115	Bacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5844 South Timberline Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5300	420	31	13.6	17.1%	318 (75.7%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (15.2%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$16,763							85.8	81.9	147	32
080582001489	116	Ray E Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4285 Walker Rd	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4740	336	26	12.6	11.3%	255 (75.9%)	7 (2.1%)	42 (12.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$12,664							85.7	91.4	63	53
080291000192	117	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5550 South Holly Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3400	358	26	13.7	6.4%	287 (80.2%)	9 (2.5%)	26 (7.3%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	$17,141							85.6	74.4	213	96
080435000599	118	Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Broadway	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6430	301	18	17.1	22.9%	256 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	$14,112							85.6	86.8	102	16
080345001809	119	Prairie Crossing Elementary School	Public	K-6	11605 South Bradbury Ranch Dr	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8200	679	39	17.4	10.2%	480 (70.7%)	14 (2.1%)	92 (13.5%)	46 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.8%)	$13,564							85.3	70.3	248	129
080291000190	120	Dry Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7686 East Hinsdale Avenue	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3300	310	20	15.5	18.1%	184 (59.4%)	20 (6.5%)	46 (14.8%)	24 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.0%)	$16,479							85.2	89.1	82	38