Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080480001028	251	Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5851 West 115th Avenue	Westminster	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3105	351	22	16.3	24.8%	240 (68.4%)	3 (0.9%)	70 (19.9%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$16,339	70.9	76	195	56
080453001902	252	James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon	Public, Charter	K-5	5525 Astrozon Blvd.	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 302-9000	542	23	23.3	43.4%	225 (41.5%)	38 (7.0%)	227 (41.9%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.2%)	$12,635	70.9	76.3	191	61
080681001166	253	Breckenridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 South Harris Street	Breckenridge	80424	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1300	200	14	14.3	7.0%	177 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	$16,569	70.8	72	232	21
080399000521	254	Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 Bennett Road	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4750	409	26	16	44.5%	293 (71.6%)	8 (2.0%)	79 (19.3%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$15,830	70.7	76.8	188	66
080306006456	255	Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 North Chestnut Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 434-6566	287	23	12.2	20.6%	209 (72.8%)	3 (1.0%)	50 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	$9,794	70.7	75.4	204	51
080735001262	256	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	3-5	810 Third Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8300	434	26	16.6	23.7%	304 (70.0%)	7 (1.6%)	106 (24.4%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$12,228	70.6	61.9	329	73
080345000444	257	Pine Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6485 E Ponderosa Drive	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8275	791	50	15.9	23.6%	529 (66.9%)	11 (1.4%)	140 (17.7%)	51 (6.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	$16,163	70.5	63.8	309	52
080537000907	258	Longmont Estates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Northwestern Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8101	326	23	14.1	37.4%	237 (72.7%)	2 (0.6%)	68 (20.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	$17,851	70.4	69.7	257	1
080387001843	259	Meridian Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10480 Rainbow Bridge Drive	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-2909	680	43	15.8	16.9%	456 (67.1%)	28 (4.1%)	107 (15.7%)	15 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.4%)	$12,882	70.4	65.3	294	35
080480000796	260	Warder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 Carr Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0950	373	21	18	27.6%	267 (71.6%)	2 (0.5%)	84 (22.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$14,761	70.3	84.2	126	134

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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)
080480001028	251	Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5851 West 115th Avenue	Westminster	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3105	351	22	16.3	24.8%	240 (68.4%)	3 (0.9%)	70 (19.9%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$16,339							70.9	76	195	56
080453001902	252	James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon	Public, Charter	K-5	5525 Astrozon Blvd.	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 302-9000	542	23	23.3	43.4%	225 (41.5%)	38 (7.0%)	227 (41.9%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.2%)	$12,635							70.9	76.3	191	61
080681001166	253	Breckenridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 South Harris Street	Breckenridge	80424	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1300	200	14	14.3	7.0%	177 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	$16,569							70.8	72	232	21
080399000521	254	Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 Bennett Road	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4750	409	26	16	44.5%	293 (71.6%)	8 (2.0%)	79 (19.3%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$15,830							70.7	76.8	188	66
080306006456	255	Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 North Chestnut Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 434-6566	287	23	12.2	20.6%	209 (72.8%)	3 (1.0%)	50 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	$9,794							70.7	75.4	204	51
080735001262	256	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	3-5	810 Third Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8300	434	26	16.6	23.7%	304 (70.0%)	7 (1.6%)	106 (24.4%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$12,228							70.6	61.9	329	73
080345000444	257	Pine Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6485 E Ponderosa Drive	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8275	791	50	15.9	23.6%	529 (66.9%)	11 (1.4%)	140 (17.7%)	51 (6.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	$16,163							70.5	63.8	309	52
080537000907	258	Longmont Estates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Northwestern Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8101	326	23	14.1	37.4%	237 (72.7%)	2 (0.6%)	68 (20.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	$17,851							70.4	69.7	257	1
080387001843	259	Meridian Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10480 Rainbow Bridge Drive	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-2909	680	43	15.8	16.9%	456 (67.1%)	28 (4.1%)	107 (15.7%)	15 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.4%)	$12,882							70.4	65.3	294	35
080480000796	260	Warder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 Carr Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0950	373	21	18	27.6%	267 (71.6%)	2 (0.5%)	84 (22.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$14,761							70.3	84.2	126	134