Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080531000890	431	Little Raven Elementary School	Public	K-5	6901 S. Franklin Street	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4700	260	19	13.5	23.8%	193 (74.2%)	5 (1.9%)	42 (16.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$18,360	51.5	61.6	332	99
080480000726	432	Fremont Elementary School	Public	K-5	6420 Urban	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1699	253	17	15.3	48.6%	177 (70.0%)	1 (0.4%)	56 (22.1%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$16,485	51.2	50.8	424	8
080537006397	433	Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10290 Neighbors Parkway	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8240	468	30	15.6	32.9%	314 (67.1%)	3 (0.6%)	124 (26.5%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (1.9%)	$15,652	51.1	49.7	437	4
080345000436	434	Acres Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13524 North Acres Green Drive	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7125	404	26	15.5	25.0%	161 (39.9%)	18 (4.5%)	110 (27.2%)	83 (20.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	$15,459	51.1	57.4	367	67
080612001057	435	Minnequa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1708 East Orman Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7580	293	20	14.5	87.7%	64 (21.8%)	3 (1.0%)	213 (72.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$16,495	51.1	26.8	646	211
080423000581	436	Gilpin County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10595 Highway 119	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Gilpin County School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 582-3444	199	14	13.8	31.2%	168 (84.4%)	2 (1.0%)	24 (12.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,411	51	54.6	394	42
080480001919	437	Blue Heron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5987 West Dorado Drive	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2770	376	26	14.2	31.9%	215 (57.2%)	4 (1.1%)	66 (17.6%)	66 (17.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	$15,318	50.9	41.7	499	62
080480006311	438	Mountain Phoenix Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4725 Miller Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 728-9100	552	39	14.2	12.7%	447 (81.0%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	$9,836	50.9	48	455	17
080615001558	439	Sierra Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Spaulding	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2878	450	23	19.3	45.6%	209 (46.4%)	6 (1.3%)	211 (46.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$10,231	50.9	38.6	530	91
080435000618	440	Orchard Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7560	337	25	13.7	54.0%	251 (74.5%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (19.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$15,499	50.9	49.4	440

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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)
080531000890	431	Little Raven Elementary School	Public	K-5	6901 S. Franklin Street	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4700	260	19	13.5	23.8%	193 (74.2%)	5 (1.9%)	42 (16.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$18,360							51.5	61.6	332	99
080480000726	432	Fremont Elementary School	Public	K-5	6420 Urban	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1699	253	17	15.3	48.6%	177 (70.0%)	1 (0.4%)	56 (22.1%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$16,485							51.2	50.8	424	8
080537006397	433	Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10290 Neighbors Parkway	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8240	468	30	15.6	32.9%	314 (67.1%)	3 (0.6%)	124 (26.5%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (1.9%)	$15,652							51.1	49.7	437	4
080345000436	434	Acres Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13524 North Acres Green Drive	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7125	404	26	15.5	25.0%	161 (39.9%)	18 (4.5%)	110 (27.2%)	83 (20.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	$15,459							51.1	57.4	367	67
080612001057	435	Minnequa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1708 East Orman Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7580	293	20	14.5	87.7%	64 (21.8%)	3 (1.0%)	213 (72.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$16,495							51.1	26.8	646	211
080423000581	436	Gilpin County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10595 Highway 119	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Gilpin County School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 582-3444	199	14	13.8	31.2%	168 (84.4%)	2 (1.0%)	24 (12.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,411							51	54.6	394	42
080480001919	437	Blue Heron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5987 West Dorado Drive	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2770	376	26	14.2	31.9%	215 (57.2%)	4 (1.1%)	66 (17.6%)	66 (17.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	$15,318							50.9	41.7	499	62
080480006311	438	Mountain Phoenix Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4725 Miller Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 728-9100	552	39	14.2	12.7%	447 (81.0%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	$9,836							50.9	48	455	17
080615001558	439	Sierra Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Spaulding	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2878	450	23	19.3	45.6%	209 (46.4%)	6 (1.3%)	211 (46.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$10,231							50.9	38.6	530	91
080435000618	440	Orchard Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7560	337	25	13.7	54.0%	251 (74.5%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (19.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$15,499							50.9	49.4	440