Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 950)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
631	Pear Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	432 30 1/4 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-5960	428	29	15	70.8%	267 (62.4%)	1 (0.2%)	149 (34.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,654							28.4	22.9	698	67		080435001992
632	Weldon Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	911 North Avenue	Weldona	80653	Morgan County	School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 645-2411	119	9	12.5	30.3%	102 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,594							28.4			(n/a)		080714001217
633	Ellicott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	399 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 683-2700	520	35	14.8	57.5%	257 (49.4%)	16 (3.1%)	200 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.3%)	$13,723							28.4	29.1	624	9		080375000484
634	Meadow Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17901 East Grand Avenue	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8600	401	30	13.5	59.9%	136 (33.9%)	48 (12.0%)	154 (38.4%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.0%)	$18,842							28.3	25.6	669	35		080291001329
635	Miami/Yoder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 South Rush Road	Rush	80833	El Paso County	Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 478-2186	173	8	21.6	64.7%	117 (67.6%)	1 (0.6%)	49 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$13,449							28.2	32.4	584	51		080567000971
636	Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	5402 South Sherman Way	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 347-4475	280	23	12.2	73.9%	69 (24.6%)	14 (5.0%)	175 (62.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$21,185							28.1	26.7	654	18		080531000877
637	Aurora Central Campus	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11700 East 11th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1600	2,468	138	17.8	89.3%	186 (7.5%)	332 (13.5%)	1,723 (69.8%)	71 (2.9%)	24 (1.0%)	28 (1.1%)	104 (4.2%)	$17,700							28	28.8	628	9		080234000056
638	Glacier Peak Elementary School	Public	K-5	12060 Jasmine Street	Brighton	80605	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5940	412	25	16.8	47.6%	167 (40.5%)	6 (1.5%)	189 (45.9%)	29 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$16,204							27.8	38	542	96		080690001709
639	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 West 95th Place	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9790	310	17	18.1	41.9%	156 (50.3%)	9 (2.9%)	110 (35.5%)	13 (4.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	$16,851							27.5	25.6	667	28		080480001446
640	Goldrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 South Zuni Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6980	385	25	15.4	82.6%	14 (3.6%)	20 (5.2%)	331 (86.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$22,424							27.5	28.1	636	4		080336000355

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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 21, 2025, 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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.