Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080399001409	291	Lopez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	637 Wabash Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8800	355	23	15.4	42.0%	245 (69.0%)	9 (2.5%)	77 (21.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$15,104	67.5	65.2	296	5
080738000643	292	Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	490 Meadow Park Dr	Divide	80814	Teller County	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 686-2401	259	25	10.5	35.5%	200 (77.2%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (14.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	$16,550	67.5	52.3	408	116
080690001945	293	Prairie Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	13801 Garfield Place	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-8780	449	24	18.7	22.5%	264 (58.8%)	5 (1.1%)	97 (21.6%)	53 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	$15,151	67.2	70.7	240	53
080336000324	294	Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	4665 Raleigh Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-8900	471	28	16.8	25.3%	292 (62.0%)	7 (1.5%)	138 (29.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$16,568	67.2	65.5	290	4
080435000597	295	Appleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2358 H Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6400	453	25	17.9	24.3%	356 (78.6%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (16.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	$13,481	67.1	70.6	242	53
080480000773	296	Peak Expeditionary - Pennington	Public	PK, KG-5	4645 Independence Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-2083	266	13	19.8	44.4%	163 (61.3%)	4 (1.5%)	78 (29.3%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.3%)	$15,398	67	51.6	415	119
080615006841	297	Pueblo Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	694 E Spalding Ave	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 467-6100	180	10	18.6	36.1%	106 (58.9%)	3 (1.7%)	65 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$6,647	67			(n/a)
080642001115	298	Sangre de Cristo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8751 Lane 7 N	Mosca	81146	Alamosa County	Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 378-2321	124	12	10.7	51.6%	79 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$20,346	66.9	63.3	314	16
080249006200	299	Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E. Baseline Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7800	461	31	14.7	43.0%	132 (28.6%)	5 (1.1%)	308 (66.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$21,193	66.5	65.9	287	12
080588001012	300	Norwood Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1225 West Summit Street	Norwood	81423	San Miguel County	Norwood School District No. R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 327-4336	189	17	10.8	27.0%	157 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$21,137	66.4			(n/a)

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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.
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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.

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)
080399001409	291	Lopez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	637 Wabash Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8800	355	23	15.4	42.0%	245 (69.0%)	9 (2.5%)	77 (21.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$15,104							67.5	65.2	296	5
080738000643	292	Summit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	490 Meadow Park Dr	Divide	80814	Teller County	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 686-2401	259	25	10.5	35.5%	200 (77.2%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (14.3%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	$16,550							67.5	52.3	408	116
080690001945	293	Prairie Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	13801 Garfield Place	Thornton	80602	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-8780	449	24	18.7	22.5%	264 (58.8%)	5 (1.1%)	97 (21.6%)	53 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	$15,151							67.2	70.7	240	53
080336000324	294	Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	4665 Raleigh Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-8900	471	28	16.8	25.3%	292 (62.0%)	7 (1.5%)	138 (29.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$16,568							67.2	65.5	290	4
080435000597	295	Appleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2358 H Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6400	453	25	17.9	24.3%	356 (78.6%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (16.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	$13,481							67.1	70.6	242	53
080480000773	296	Peak Expeditionary - Pennington	Public	PK, KG-5	4645 Independence Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-2083	266	13	19.8	44.4%	163 (61.3%)	4 (1.5%)	78 (29.3%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.3%)	$15,398							67	51.6	415	119
080615006841	297	Pueblo Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	694 E Spalding Ave	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 467-6100	180	10	18.6	36.1%	106 (58.9%)	3 (1.7%)	65 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$6,647							67			(n/a)
080642001115	298	Sangre de Cristo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8751 Lane 7 N	Mosca	81146	Alamosa County	Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 378-2321	124	12	10.7	51.6%	79 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$20,346							66.9	63.3	314	16
080249006200	299	Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E. Baseline Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7800	461	31	14.7	43.0%	132 (28.6%)	5 (1.1%)	308 (66.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$21,193							66.5	65.9	287	12
080588001012	300	Norwood Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1225 West Summit Street	Norwood	81423	San Miguel County	Norwood School District No. R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 327-4336	189	17	10.8	27.0%	157 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$21,137							66.4			(n/a)