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
721	Edgewater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5570 West 24th Avenue	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6050	335	22	15.4	63.9%	54 (16.1%)	5 (1.5%)	255 (76.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	$18,284							21.2	18.4	765	44		080480000716
722	KIPP Northeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4635 Walden St. Denver	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 452-2551	495	40	12.4	75.8%	42 (8.5%)	130 (26.3%)	219 (44.2%)	57 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	29 (5.9%)	$14,503							21.1	12.8	835	113		080336006652
723	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4120 Constitution Avenue	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-7300	265	17	15.3	73.2%	122 (46.0%)	22 (8.3%)	88 (33.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.7%)	$20,689							21	38.9	536	187		080306000251
724	Dora Moore Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	846 Corona Street	Denver	80218	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5300	349	21	16.5	65.3%	108 (30.9%)	55 (15.8%)	135 (38.7%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.9%)	$18,454							21	25.6	670	54		080336000385
725	Beach Court Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4950 Beach Court	Denver	80221	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9470	275	19	14.6	89.5%	31 (11.3%)	7 (2.5%)	234 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$19,996							20.9	15.8	793	68		080336000313
726	Wamsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 East 30th Street	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 665-7950	420	16	26.4	60.5%	103 (24.5%)	4 (1.0%)	303 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$13,653							20.9	18.2	767	41		080624001358
727	Milliken Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Broad Street	Milliken	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 587-4667	472	32	14.7	49.4%	251 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (44.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,752							20.9	16.1	788	61		080483000808
728	West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 North 20th Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-4900	144	15	9.7	83.3%	71 (49.3%)	2 (1.4%)	56 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	13 (9.0%)	$23,208							20.9	27.7	640	88		080306006416
729	Clayton Partnership School	Public, Magnet	K-8	8970 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1460	430	23	18.5	77.7%	33 (7.7%)	5 (1.2%)	375 (87.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,856							20.8	15.8	792	63		080555002016
730	McMeen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 South Holly Street	Denver	80246	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5520	706	38	18.3	63.3%	150 (21.2%)	108 (15.3%)	393 (55.7%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	$16,752							20.8	17.4	771	41		080336000378

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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.