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
941	Lansing Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Lansing St	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-8297	366	29	12.6	85.8%	29 (7.9%)	77 (21.0%)	215 (58.7%)	15 (4.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.6%)	$22,286							6	6.6	925	16		080234000068
942	Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14390 East Bolling Drive	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5740	638	39	16.3	92.9%	20 (3.1%)	65 (10.2%)	530 (83.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	8 (1.3%)	$19,499							5.7	12.6	841	101		080336001635
943	Cheltenham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Julian Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8810	373	34	11	85.3%	23 (6.2%)	86 (23.1%)	234 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.7%)	13 (3.5%)	$22,629							5.4	9.6	892	51		080336000325
944	Del Mar Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	560 Vaughn St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-6019	950	48	19.9	82.5%	64 (6.7%)	112 (11.8%)	688 (72.4%)	24 (2.5%)	7 (0.7%)	23 (2.4%)	32 (3.4%)	$19,742							4.9	6.4	930	14		080234000078
945	Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning	Public	K-5	701 South Kalispell Way	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 696-0944	601	33	18.4	82.9%	66 (11.0%)	101 (16.8%)	371 (61.7%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	37 (6.2%)	$17,965							4.9	6.5	927	18		080234001324
946	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6450 Holly Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 287-0327	421	25	16.8	90.5%	19 (4.5%)	23 (5.5%)	371 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	$19,288							4.8			(n/a)		080195000012
947	Fairview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	7826 Fairview Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1405	397	23	17.3	88.2%	33 (8.3%)	7 (1.8%)	335 (84.4%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	$16,793							4.7	8.2	909	38		080723001235
948	Vaughn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Vaughn St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-8430	446	25	17.8	91.7%	21 (4.7%)	41 (9.2%)	320 (71.7%)	30 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	20 (4.5%)	$19,214							4.7	5.8	935	13		080234000080
949	Altura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Altura Blvd	Aurora	80011	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-3500	527	30	17.8	93.4%	18 (3.4%)	41 (7.8%)	437 (82.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	13 (2.5%)	$17,883							4.2	4.2	941	8		080234000052
950	Park Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13001 East 30th Ave	Aurora	80011	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 343-8313	486	29	16.7	91.8%	29 (6.0%)	69 (14.2%)	332 (68.3%)	18 (3.7%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	$17,192							4.1	5.7	938	12		080234000076

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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