Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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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)
080291006182	881	Highline Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11000 East Exposition	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2300	440	32	13.8	71.8%	56 (12.7%)	100 (22.7%)	225 (51.1%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	32 (7.3%)	$16,374							10.1	10.9	875	6
080234006399	882	AXL Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	14100 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 377-0758	356	24	14.8	68.8%	78 (21.9%)	99 (27.8%)	156 (43.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	15 (4.2%)	$13,161							10.1	13.4	836	46
080195000011	883	Alsup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4413 E. 68th Ave	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-3333	463	31	14.8	76.7%	60 (13.0%)	4 (0.9%)	385 (83.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$19,383							10	11.9	859	24
080435001657	884	Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3260 D1/2 Road	Clifton	81520	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-4900	469	31	15.2	74.8%	262 (55.9%)	1 (0.2%)	183 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$14,008							10	12.4	849	35
080336000351	885	Garden Place Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	4425 Lincoln Street	Denver	80216	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7220	393	25	16	91.3%	36 (9.2%)	32 (8.1%)	306 (77.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$18,637							9.9			(n/a)
080723006373	886	Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3475 West 67th Avenue	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1121	611	39	15.7	85.6%	79 (12.9%)	14 (2.3%)	490 (80.2%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	$18,297							9.7	10.9	874	12
080336001928	887	Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	14250 East Albrook Drive	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 424-2740	569	36	15.7	89.1%	4 (0.7%)	75 (13.2%)	457 (80.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$18,589							9.7	11.9	857	30
080441000650	888	Shawsheen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4020 West 7th Street	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-2300	366	20	18.5	79.2%	103 (28.1%)	10 (2.7%)	239 (65.3%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,534							9.6	15.6	801	87
080234000085	889	Yale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16001 East Yale Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 751-7470	551	32	17.2	88.0%	99 (18.0%)	86 (15.6%)	246 (44.6%)	64 (11.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (9.3%)	$17,186							9.6	8.2	907	18
080453006810	890	Atlas Preparatory Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-4	1602 S. Murray	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 358-7196	267	18	14.6	94.4%	8 (3.0%)	7 (2.6%)	248 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$4,749							9.6			(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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.