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)
080336000311	921	Barnum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Hooker Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9590	331	19	17.1	92.4%	16 (4.8%)	11 (3.3%)	297 (89.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$18,811							6.9			(n/a)
080336006364	922	Cole Arts and Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 E 33rd Ave	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9120	255	21	12	87.5%	30 (11.8%)	38 (14.9%)	172 (67.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$20,786							6.9	13.7	833	89
080480006724	923	Rose Stein International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	80 South Teller Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6479	281	18	15.2	78.3%	58 (20.6%)	8 (2.8%)	203 (72.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$14,474							6.9	19.5	744	179
080612001730	924	Chavez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2500 West 18th Street	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 295-1623	996	57	17.5	83.3%	115 (11.5%)	8 (0.8%)	858 (86.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	$14,071							6.7	8.1	910	14
080234000068	925	Lansing Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Lansing St	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-8297	337	26	13.2	87.2%	36 (10.7%)	63 (18.7%)	177 (52.5%)	15 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	37 (11.0%)	$22,164							6.6	7.8	915	10
080441001990	926	Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology	Public	K-8	1400 East 20th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-2500	957	53	18	80.3%	87 (9.1%)	59 (6.2%)	779 (81.4%)	15 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.1%)	$13,565							6.6	8.8	897	29
080234001324	927	Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learni	Public	K-5	701 South Kalispell Way	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 696-0944	567	34	16.9	86.1%	96 (16.9%)	86 (15.2%)	321 (56.6%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	37 (6.5%)	$17,402							6.5	8.3	904	23
080234000069	928	Laredo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Laredo St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-0314	414	20	21.2	87.4%	31 (7.5%)	59 (14.3%)	272 (65.7%)	20 (4.8%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$18,383							6.5	5.6	930	2
080195000017	929	Monaco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7631 Monaco Boulevard	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 287-0307	237	16	14.9	87.8%	31 (13.1%)	11 (4.6%)	192 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,578							6.4			(n/a)
080234000078	930	Del Mar Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	560 Vaughn St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-6019	592	35	16.9	88.5%	49 (8.3%)	95 (16.0%)	372 (62.8%)	20 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.9%)	24 (4.1%)	$18,781							6.4	5	931	1

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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