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Best Public Schools in Fremont County, CO

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Schools

4,640

Students

Districts

Top rankedLincoln School of Science and Technology401^st of 946 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Penrose Elementary School up 56 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln School of Science and Technology 12 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Canon City Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Main Steeet	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 276-5740	382	22	17.3	53.1%	305 (79.8%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	42.6	229^th of 476 public middle schools	51.9%		36.9	264^th of 469 public middle schools	43.7%	35										43.5	36.8	51.4	44.0				23.6	21.5	31.5	25.6		33.9		$15,059
Canon City High School	Public	9-12	1313 College	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 276-5870	936	47	19.9	49.6%	719 (76.8%)	4 (0.4%)	155 (16.6%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (5.0%)	38.6	200^th of 340 public high schools	41.2%		39.5	198^th of 328 public high schools	39.6%	2	60.4	26.4	68.0	27.9	55.9	17.1																	33.3	$16,407
Harrison School	Public	K-8	920 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-5970	472	37	12.6	71.0%	364 (77.1%)	4 (0.8%)	80 (16.9%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	26.1	668^th of 946 public elementary schools	29.4%		39.1	536^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.6%	132							34.8	35.6	31.9	32.8	733.0	717.0	30.2	32.6	17.8	14.9	24.6	721.0	704.0	18.8	19.6	713.0		$18,949
Lincoln School of Science and Technology	Public	K-5	420 Myrtle Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-5830	254	21	12.0	61.0%	201 (79.1%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)	55	401^st of 946 public elementary schools	57.6%		54.5	408^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.1%	7							42.5	34.4	57.4				46.8	45.0	18.8	46.3				38.9	50.0			$18,449
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Mc Kinley Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6010	262	21	12.4	61.5%	192 (73.3%)	3 (1.1%)	50 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	32.8	590^th of 946 public elementary schools	37.6%		29	621^st of 950 public elementary schools	34.6%	31							23.1	37.5	40.9				32.8	24.0	18.8	31.8				25.4	50.0			$16,500
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	606 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6090	319	23	13.7	67.1%	246 (77.1%)	8 (2.5%)	41 (12.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.3%)	16.9	792^nd of 946 public elementary schools	16.3%		20.4	736^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.5%	56							22.7	30.6	34.1				28.3	18.2	16.3	11.4				15.7	23.9			$15,877
Canon Exploratory School	Public	K-8	2855 North 9th Street	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 276-6050	316	21	15.4	53.2%	246 (77.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	43.8	481^st of 946 public elementary schools	49.2%		54.5	409^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.9%	72							35.5	44.2	46.9	29.2			42.9	38.7	41.9	31.3	717.0			29.9	37.5			$15,717
Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	809 Field Avenue	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 275-1980	250	14	18.3	34.0%	191 (76.4%)	3 (1.2%)	37 (14.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	52.9	411^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.6%		57.4	388^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.2%	23							32.1	65.5	61.5	46.4	67.9	75.0	57.2	732.0	48.3	23.1	737.0	39.3	50.0	35.4	26.9	45.0		$10,353
Cotopaxi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	345 County Road 12	Cotopaxi	81223	Fremont County	Fremont Re-3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 942-4131	78	8	9.9	64.1%	68 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)								(n/a)													32.3							22.6				$23,292
Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	345 County Road 12	Cotopaxi	81223	Fremont County	Fremont Re-3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 942-4131	77	8	9.1	49.4%	66 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)													39.4							12.1				$27,581
Florence Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2006 State Highway 67	Florence	81226	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 784-6414	572	40	14.4	47.9%	423 (74.0%)	3 (0.5%)	111 (19.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	28.8	240^th of 340 public high schools	29.4%		22.9	257^th of 328 public high schools	21.6%	17	54.3	17.1	74.7	16.9	53.7	7.5					18.0	26.6	22.9					9.8	13.8	12.1		23.8	16.7	$15,891
Fremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 West 5th Street	Florence	81226	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 784-6303	441	24	18.3	59.6%	303 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	113 (25.6%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	17.7	780^th of 946 public elementary schools	17.5%		20.7	731^st of 950 public elementary schools	23.1%	49							26.0	26.1	35.1	25.9			28.5	30.0	11.1	19.3	5.6			16.5	15.8			$14,186
Penrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Illinois	Penrose	81240	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 372-6777	281	22	13.0	52.0%	225 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	22.1	711^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.8%		17.9	767^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.3%	56							33.3	27.3	31.6	27.0			29.8	31.3	15.2	26.3	21.6			23.6	13.2			$15,738

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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.

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