Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
141	Copper Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3501 Poston Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7375	306	21	14.5	11.1%	223 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.1%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.8%)	$18,543	83	82.5	147	6	080345001897
142	Galeton Elementary School	Public	K-5	24750 Third Street	Galeton	80622	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3421	107	9	11.4	55.1%	67 (62.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$14,935	83	90.4	74	68	080360000477
143	Bromwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 East 4th Avenue	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9330	329	20	16.4	21.0%	226 (68.7%)	10 (3.0%)	57 (17.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	$18,433	82.9	88.6	91	52	080336000318
144	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5550 South Holly Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3400	355	26	13.7	16.1%	280 (78.9%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.4%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.5%)	$18,606	82.9	85.6	117	27	080291000192
145	Larkspur Elementary School	Public	K-6	1103 West Perry Park Avenue	Larkspur	80118	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5375	161	10	15.9	23.6%	138 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$19,723	82.7	66.4	302	157	080345000441
146	Rolling Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5756 South Biscay Circle	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3400	499	40	12.6	24.6%	321 (64.3%)	32 (6.4%)	63 (12.6%)	46 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.0%)	$18,465	82.6	82.7	146		080291001514
147	Brush Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Eagle Ranch Road	Eagle	81631	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-8930	341	25	13.6	15.0%	281 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$17,403	82.4	71	249	102	080354001722
148	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	6205 Farthing Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 527-0300	315	23	13.9	22.9%	198 (62.9%)	7 (2.2%)	69 (21.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.2%)	$13,060	82.4	83	140	8	080294001535
149	Denver Language School	Public, Charter	K-8	451 Newport Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 557-0852	930	58	16.1	20.6%	381 (41.0%)	41 (4.4%)	286 (30.8%)	61 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.0%)	$12,369	82.2	75.5	205	56	080336006482
150	Crested Butte Elementary School	Public	K-5	818 Red Lady Avenue	Crested Butte	81224	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7720	303	20	14.9	15.8%	276 (91.1%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$19,599	82			(n/a)	080447006629

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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 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.
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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
141	Copper Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3501 Poston Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7375	306	21	14.5	11.1%	223 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.1%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.8%)	$18,543							83	82.5	147	6		080345001897
142	Galeton Elementary School	Public	K-5	24750 Third Street	Galeton	80622	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3421	107	9	11.4	55.1%	67 (62.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$14,935							83	90.4	74	68		080360000477
143	Bromwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 East 4th Avenue	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9330	329	20	16.4	21.0%	226 (68.7%)	10 (3.0%)	57 (17.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	$18,433							82.9	88.6	91	52		080336000318
144	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5550 South Holly Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3400	355	26	13.7	16.1%	280 (78.9%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.4%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.5%)	$18,606							82.9	85.6	117	27		080291000192
145	Larkspur Elementary School	Public	K-6	1103 West Perry Park Avenue	Larkspur	80118	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5375	161	10	15.9	23.6%	138 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$19,723							82.7	66.4	302	157		080345000441
146	Rolling Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5756 South Biscay Circle	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3400	499	40	12.6	24.6%	321 (64.3%)	32 (6.4%)	63 (12.6%)	46 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.0%)	$18,465							82.6	82.7	146			080291001514
147	Brush Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Eagle Ranch Road	Eagle	81631	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-8930	341	25	13.6	15.0%	281 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$17,403							82.4	71	249	102		080354001722
148	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	6205 Farthing Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 527-0300	315	23	13.9	22.9%	198 (62.9%)	7 (2.2%)	69 (21.9%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.2%)	$13,060							82.4	83	140	8		080294001535
149	Denver Language School	Public, Charter	K-8	451 Newport Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 557-0852	930	58	16.1	20.6%	381 (41.0%)	41 (4.4%)	286 (30.8%)	61 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.0%)	$12,369							82.2	75.5	205	56		080336006482
150	Crested Butte Elementary School	Public	K-5	818 Red Lady Avenue	Crested Butte	81224	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7720	303	20	14.9	15.8%	276 (91.1%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$19,599							82			(n/a)		080447006629