Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080480001649	511	Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	10399 West 44th Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 420-8288	288	14	21.2		251 (87.2%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$12,016	41.2	51.8	413	98
080306000240	512	Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 Lehmberg Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7200	358	21	17.1	65.9%	131 (36.6%)	18 (5.0%)	161 (45.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.3%)	$16,658	41.1	32.1	591	79
080480006466	513	Two Roads Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6980 Pierce Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 423-3377	331	36	9.1		223 (67.4%)	6 (1.8%)	90 (27.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$8,281	41.1	59.2	350	163
080690006375	514	The Studio School	Public, Magnet	K-5	10604 Grant Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 972-3620	251	15	16.9	40.2%	118 (47.0%)	3 (1.2%)	105 (41.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	$18,738	41	32.5	587	73
080306000260	515	Queen Palmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1921 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3200	198	14	13.8	86.4%	76 (38.4%)	24 (12.1%)	82 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.6%)	$19,151	40.9	20.9	721	206
080573001355	516	Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Westridge Road	Craig	81625	Moffat County	Moffat County School District RE: No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 824-7018	276	21	13.4	43.5%	216 (78.3%)	6 (2.2%)	49 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,929	40.7	32.8	584	68
080624001598	517	Kathryn Senor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Alder Avenue	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7700	273	20	13.5	34.1%	137 (50.2%)	1 (0.4%)	130 (47.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,527	40.7	36.9	542	25
080729001257	518	Wiggins Elementary School	Public	4-6	415 Main Street	Wiggins	80654	Morgan County	School District No. Re-50 Wiggins	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 483-7784	508	27	18.5	38.2%	329 (64.8%)	4 (0.8%)	162 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,738	40.7	40.8	505	13
080345000447	519	South Ridge Elementary An IB World School	Public	K-5	1100 South Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 387-5075	411	28	14.7	34.3%	244 (59.4%)	12 (2.9%)	130 (31.6%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$16,288	40.7	33.9	571	52
080690006303	520	Stellar Elementary School	Public	K-5	3901 East 124th Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2340	406	25	16.5	55.7%	126 (31.0%)	11 (2.7%)	217 (53.4%)	23 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	$15,800	40.6	36.3	548	28

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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.
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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)
080480001649	511	Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	10399 West 44th Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 420-8288	288	14	21.2		251 (87.2%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$12,016							41.2	51.8	413	98
080306000240	512	Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 Lehmberg Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7200	358	21	17.1	65.9%	131 (36.6%)	18 (5.0%)	161 (45.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.3%)	$16,658							41.1	32.1	591	79
080480006466	513	Two Roads Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6980 Pierce Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 423-3377	331	36	9.1		223 (67.4%)	6 (1.8%)	90 (27.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$8,281							41.1	59.2	350	163
080690006375	514	The Studio School	Public, Magnet	K-5	10604 Grant Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 972-3620	251	15	16.9	40.2%	118 (47.0%)	3 (1.2%)	105 (41.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.0%)	$18,738							41	32.5	587	73
080306000260	515	Queen Palmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1921 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3200	198	14	13.8	86.4%	76 (38.4%)	24 (12.1%)	82 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.6%)	$19,151							40.9	20.9	721	206
080573001355	516	Ridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Westridge Road	Craig	81625	Moffat County	Moffat County School District RE: No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 824-7018	276	21	13.4	43.5%	216 (78.3%)	6 (2.2%)	49 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,929							40.7	32.8	584	68
080624001598	517	Kathryn Senor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Alder Avenue	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7700	273	20	13.5	34.1%	137 (50.2%)	1 (0.4%)	130 (47.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,527							40.7	36.9	542	25
080729001257	518	Wiggins Elementary School	Public	4-6	415 Main Street	Wiggins	80654	Morgan County	School District No. Re-50 Wiggins	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 483-7784	508	27	18.5	38.2%	329 (64.8%)	4 (0.8%)	162 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,738							40.7	40.8	505	13
080345000447	519	South Ridge Elementary An IB World School	Public	K-5	1100 South Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 387-5075	411	28	14.7	34.3%	244 (59.4%)	12 (2.9%)	130 (31.6%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$16,288							40.7	33.9	571	52
080690006303	520	Stellar Elementary School	Public	K-5	3901 East 124th Avenue	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2340	406	25	16.5	55.7%	126 (31.0%)	11 (2.7%)	217 (53.4%)	23 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	$15,800							40.6	36.3	548	28