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
771	Aragon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 South Main Street	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1340	358	24	15	74.9%	169 (47.2%)	27 (7.5%)	115 (32.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (11.2%)	$15,696							17.7	25.9	665	106		080408000566
772	Silverthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Hamilton Creek Road	Silverthorne	80498	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 368-1600	339	29	11.6	44.8%	141 (41.6%)	6 (1.8%)	179 (52.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$18,278							17.6	18.8	753	19		080681001167
773	McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Hathaway Drive	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 228-0900	448	30	15	45.3%	200 (44.6%)	29 (6.5%)	152 (33.9%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.7%)	$16,943							17.5	22.2	710	63		080306006319
774	Crowley County Elementary K-6	Public	K-6	1001 Main St	Ordway	81063	Crowley County	Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 267-9880	156	13	12.3	69.9%	86 (55.1%)	3 (1.9%)	58 (37.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	$20,872							17.5	22.9	697	77		080321001519
775	Bricker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4880 Dover Place	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2150	269	20	13.4	82.5%	34 (12.6%)	25 (9.3%)	180 (66.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	$20,650							17.5	12.7	838	63		080453001314
776	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13820 6700 Road	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2584	531	27	19.4	67.0%	235 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	281 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$13,095							17.1	20.5	737	39		080579000990
777	Edwards Elementary School	Public	K-5	0022 Meile Lane	Edwards	81632	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 328-2970	269	27	10	63.9%	72 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (71.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,692							17	27.5	643	134		080354006221
778	John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8731 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-2161	354	20	17.2	76.0%	70 (19.8%)	2 (0.6%)	246 (69.5%)	26 (7.3%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	$18,054							16.8	27.6	641	137		080723001363
779	Turnberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13069 East 106th Place	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5350	742	42	17.8	51.5%	248 (33.4%)	32 (4.3%)	398 (53.6%)	39 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.8%)	$11,766							16.8	22.8	699	80		080258006401
780	Clyde Miller K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Espana St	Aurora	80011	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-7918	466	22	21.1	88.2%	39 (8.4%)	46 (9.9%)	323 (69.3%)	19 (4.1%)	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	24 (5.2%)	$19,294							16.8	17.4	777	3		080234000057

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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.