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)
080258001729	761	Bromley East Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	356 Longspur Drive	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 685-3297	1,237	54	23	29.4%	658 (53.2%)	11 (0.9%)	508 (41.1%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.3%)	$10,332							18.5	26.9	644	117
080480000751	762	Little Elementary School	Public	K-5	8448 Otis Drive	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-0310	248	16	15.2	67.7%	118 (47.6%)	7 (2.8%)	102 (41.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	$17,774							18.4	10.5	880	118
080612001050	763	Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1629 West 21st	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7570	349	23	15.1	83.7%	81 (23.2%)	11 (3.2%)	243 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	$14,957							18.4	13.2	839	76
080234006870	764	Aurora Highlands K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	24405 E 42nd Ave	Aurora	80019	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(303) 326-3125	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								18.4			(n/a)
080480000716	765	Edgewater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5570 West 24th Avenue	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6050	292	17	17.6	79.5%	46 (15.8%)	5 (1.7%)	235 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$16,861							18.4	15.9	794	29
080624001967	766	Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 East 7th Street	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-6800	451	28	16.1	45.5%	151 (33.5%)	2 (0.4%)	288 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$14,177							18.3	25.4	667	99
080624001358	767	Wamsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 East 30th Street	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7950	395	24	16.3	50.9%	115 (29.1%)	2 (0.5%)	267 (67.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$12,855							18.2	23.4	692	75
080435001346	768	Thunder Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3063 F1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5870	443	28	15.5	50.6%	295 (66.6%)	4 (0.9%)	122 (27.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (2.9%)	$13,865							18	19.6	739	29
080555006786	769	Trailside Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 West 67th Pl.	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1000	496	25	19.9	56.3%	149 (30.0%)	7 (1.4%)	303 (61.1%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$15,155							17.7	19.6	741	28
080336000372	770	Hallett Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 Jasmine Street	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6070	238	20	11.9	89.1%	15 (6.3%)	158 (66.4%)	35 (14.7%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.1%)	$23,983							17.5	12.2	854	84

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.