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
181	Fox Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6585 Collegiate Drive	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7000	436	29	15	17.7%	311 (71.3%)	5 (1.1%)	64 (14.7%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.8%)	$16,671							79.5	79.8	169	12		080345001275
182	Inspire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5650 N Elmira Ct	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4850	645	37	17.4	25.4%	359 (55.7%)	41 (6.4%)	163 (25.3%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.4%)	$15,697							79.4	78.2	184	2		080336006733
183	Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8300 W 94th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 431-3694	518	32	16	17.2%	370 (71.4%)	3 (0.6%)	108 (20.8%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$8,047							79.4	60.6	360	177		080480001807
184	King-Murphy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	425 Circle K Road	Evergreen	80439	Clear Creek County	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 670-0005	151	12	12.9	17.2%	135 (89.4%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$19,914							79.4	58.2	378	194		080300001332
185	Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Mesa Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 247-3862	374	31	12	30.5%	279 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.2%)	$17,222							79.3	61.1	351	166		080348000455
186	Horizons K-8 School	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 Sioux Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-5580	358	25	14	17.6%	296 (82.7%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	$12,456							79.2	77.2	194	8		080249006199
187	Three Creeks K-8	Public	K-8	19486 West 94th Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1140	1,050	60	17.4	6.4%	815 (77.6%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (12.0%)	40 (3.8%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.4%)	$14,861							79.1	81	162	25		080480006722
188	Sandburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	6900 South Elizabeth Street	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4675	495	24	20.2	14.1%	398 (80.4%)	3 (0.6%)	61 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$17,026							79	82	152	36		080531000889
189	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 North Bermont Avenue	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8900	497	27	18.2	20.1%	359 (72.2%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (16.7%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.2%)	$19,536							78.9	81.9	153	36		080249000121
190	Saddle Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 West English Sparrow Trail	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6400	355	23	15.1	10.1%	275 (77.5%)	3 (0.8%)	49 (13.8%)	15 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$17,627							78.9	91.3	65	125		080345001680

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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.

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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.