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Best Public Schools in Fremont County, CO

At a glance

Schools

4,640

Students

Districts

Top rankedMount View Core Knowledge Charter School388^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Harrison School up 123 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln School of Science and Technology 12 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

McKinley Elementary School

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)			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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	36.9	264^th of 469 public middle schools	43.7%		39.7	256^th of 485 public middle schools	47.2%	8										42.3	58.0	26.9	42.6				25.0	28.6	19.1	24.2		23.6		$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%)	39.5	198^th of 328 public high schools	39.6%		36.2	212^th of 349 public high schools	39.3%	14	57.0	25.0	61.0	25.0	66.0	23.0																	31.9	$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%)	39.1	536^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.6%		26.2	659^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.1%	123							57.5	40.0	40.4			41.9	35.8	35.0	18.4	24.6			38.1	20.6	36.8	23.8		$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%)	54.5	408^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.1%		53.9	415^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.0%	7							35.5	51.9	55.9				48.7	25.8	40.4	41.2				36.8	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%)	29	621^st of 950 public elementary schools	34.6%					(n/a)							31.3	42.3	36.0				37.3	37.5	15.4	24.0				23.9	24.0			$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%)	20.4	736^th of 950 public elementary schools	22.5%		12.3	849^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.0%	113							32.6	22.4	31.5				28.9	28.3	8.2	20.4				18.8	25.5			$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%)	54.5	409^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.9%		53.1	423^rd of 943 public elementary schools	55.1%	14							38.6	40.6	60.0			57.1	47.4	54.5	40.6	31.1			28.6	36.0	42.2	61.9		$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%)	57.4	388^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.2%		58.3	377^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.0%	11							57.1	34.6	62.1	60.7	84.0	74.1	62.0	46.4	26.9	42.9	32.1	36.0	33.3	36.4	41.4	37.0		$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)													25.8							29.0				$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)													46.9							21.9				$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%)	22.9	257^th of 328 public high schools	21.6%		21.8	271^st of 349 public high schools	22.3%	14	47.0	14.0	59.0	29.0	44.0	7.0					52.1	50.5	51.4					12.8	24.2	18.4		28.1	18.7	$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%)	20.7	731^st of 950 public elementary schools	23.1%		24.3	688^th of 943 public elementary schools	27.0%	43							39.3	22.8	27.8	40.5			32.1	25.0	10.5	14.8	16.7			16.7	14.8			$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%)	17.9	767^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.3%		23.5	693^rd of 943 public elementary schools	26.5%	74							31.6	8.7	30.0	32.0			24.2	26.3	15.2	22.5	20.0			20.8	12.8			$15,738

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