Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
101	Chinook Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	11795 Grand Lawn Circle	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5700	632	34	18.6	16.9%	366 (57.9%)	22 (3.5%)	112 (17.7%)	57 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	66 (10.4%)	$12,863	87.9	87.7	101		080192006329
102	Flatirons Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 7th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4600	163	12	13.8	18.4%	125 (76.7%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (11.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.8%)	$26,008	87.9	86	113	11	080249000115
103	American Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6971 Mira Vista Lane	Castle Pines	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 292-5200	2,803	158	17.7	6.4%	1,689 (60.3%)	21 (0.7%)	229 (8.2%)	667 (23.8%)	20 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	174 (6.2%)	$13,412	87.9	86.9	104	1	080345001896
104	Ute Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11050 West Meadows Drive	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4044	374	24	15.5	17.6%	271 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.6%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.3%)	$17,673	87.7	91.1	68	36	080480001450
105	Franktown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1384 North State Highway 83	Franktown	80116	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5300	354	22	16.2	11.3%	296 (83.6%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (10.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$17,741	87.6	83.3	136	31	080345003172
106	Werner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Mail Creek Lane	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5550	374	24	15.7	22.7%	295 (78.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.5%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	$28,019	87.6	91.3	67	39	080399001440
107	Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	680 Academy Court	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 674-5020	780	38	20.3	16.4%	629 (80.6%)	5 (0.6%)	110 (14.1%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.1%)	$11,914	87.6	83.5	134	27	080735001815
108	Cougar Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	8780 Venneford Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6675	392	25	15.6	20.7%	269 (68.6%)	6 (1.5%)	71 (18.1%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$22,412	87.3	84.3	130	22	080345001526
109	Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3085 Alkire Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5808	390	23	16.8	13.6%	335 (85.9%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$15,929	87.2	82.1	151	42	080480000754
110	Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 Sweet Meadow Lane	Erie	80516	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5104	747	40	18.7	10.3%	503 (67.3%)	16 (2.1%)	76 (10.2%)	73 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.3%)	$19,194	86.9	88.5	92	18	080249006716
111	Fall River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Deerwood Drive	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-7920	520	29	17.9	30.2%	336 (64.6%)	1 (0.2%)	142 (27.3%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$18,940	86.6	80.3	166	55	080537001737
112	Gold Camp Elementary School	Public	K-6	1805 Preserve Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 327-2820	435	31	14	16.3%	341 (78.4%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (10.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	$13,214	86.6	88	96	16	080294001591
113	Ray E Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4285 Walker Rd	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4740	300	23	13	16.3%	233 (77.7%)	6 (2.0%)	37 (12.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	$14,896	86.4	85.7	116	3	080582001489
114	Fireside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	845 West Dahlia	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7900	431	26	16.6	15.3%	338 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.7%)	$21,097	86.3	87.8	100	14	080249006154
115	Swigert International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3480 Syracuse Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4800	673	40	16.7	20.5%	381 (56.6%)	63 (9.4%)	118 (17.5%)	42 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.8%)	$16,694	86.2	91.5	60	55	080336006518
116	Black Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25233 E. Glasgow Dr	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8900	500	33	15	18.0%	281 (56.2%)	40 (8.0%)	63 (12.6%)	49 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.2%)	$19,136	86.1	79	175	59	080291006544
117	Ridgway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 West Clinton Street	Ridgway	81432	Ouray County	Ridgway School District No. R-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 626-5468	149	11	13.2	22.1%	126 (84.6%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.4%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$32,168	86.1	70.2	261	144	080621001089
118	Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hutchinson Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7200	449	25	18	23.6%	342 (76.2%)	5 (1.1%)	75 (16.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$20,927	86.1	86.8	107	11	080249000124
119	Coal Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 West Tamarisk Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4500	313	18	17.4	18.5%	227 (72.5%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.5%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	$21,607	85.6	80	168	49	080249001376
120	McClave Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	308 Lincoln Street	Mc Clave	81057	Bent County	McClave School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 829-4517	126	11	11.6	42.1%	92 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$19,242	85.5			(n/a)	080558000962
121	Fraser Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Eastom	Fraser	80442	Grand County	East Grand School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 726-8033	217	22	9.8	22.6%	181 (83.4%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (12.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	$24,093	85.5	74.3	218	97	080432000594
122	Dunn Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 South Washington	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4825	392	27	14.4	30.6%	287 (73.2%)	18 (4.6%)	38 (9.7%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$20,272	85.4	87.9	97	25	080399000526
123	Wilder Elementary School	Public	K-5	4300 West Ponds Circle	Littleton	80123	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4750	592	31	18.9	9.5%	497 (84.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.9%)	20 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$15,887	85.3	89.7	81	42	080531000893
124	Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 Avondale Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 679-9400	242	17	14.1	27.3%	182 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (13.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)	$18,525	84.7	81.5	158	34	080540006406
125	Creekside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19993 East Long Avenue	Centennial	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3500	567	36	15.8	34.0%	320 (56.4%)	44 (7.8%)	96 (16.9%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (12.5%)	$17,676	84.5	81.8	155	30	080291001404
126	Bacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5844 South Timberline Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5300	397	31	12.8	27.0%	300 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	57 (14.4%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	$21,467	84.4	85.8	115	11	080399001973
127	Wilmot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5124 South Hatch Drive	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5370	327	22	14.9	12.2%	293 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$18,106	84.3	86.9	106	21	080480000805
128	O'Dea Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 Princeton Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4450	398	34	11.7	45.2%	273 (68.6%)	7 (1.8%)	77 (19.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$22,724	84.2	82.9	143	15	080399000539
129	Willow Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7855 South Willow Way	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3900	462	29	16	14.7%	294 (63.6%)	5 (1.1%)	57 (12.3%)	39 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.5%)	$20,222	84	90.5	72	57	080291000208
130	Ranch Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9155 Tutt Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5500	578	30	19	13.8%	368 (63.7%)	26 (4.5%)	106 (18.3%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.4%)	$13,016	83.8	78.7	178	48	080192006336
131	Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6867 East Heritage Place South	Centennial	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3500	302	23	13.1	23.5%	180 (59.6%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.6%)	60 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.3%)	$23,278	83.8	84	131		080291000193
132	Elk Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13304 South U S Highway 285	Pine	80470	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2900	323	20	15.7	21.7%	270 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	$17,940	83.7	68	287	155	080480001500
133	Axis International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2130 West Horsetooth Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 658-4199	288	19	15.5	33.3%	151 (52.4%)	9 (3.1%)	82 (28.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.5%)	$11,840	83.6	77.8	189	56	080002006768
134	Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	7300 South Clermont Drive	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(720) 360-2100	653	38	17.3	13.0%	524 (80.2%)	7 (1.1%)	64 (9.8%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	40 (6.1%)	$17,320	83.5	79.4	170	36	080531006825
135	Willow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8499 E Stoll Place	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2100	596	36	16.5	29.0%	276 (46.3%)	54 (9.1%)	157 (26.3%)	41 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.7%)	$16,588	83.3	74.1	220	85	080336006603
136	Tavelli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Miramount Drive	Fort Collins	80524	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6725	519	30	17.3	35.8%	344 (66.3%)	1 (0.2%)	135 (26.0%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$18,085	83.3	84.7	125	11	080399000547
137	McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1230 South Grant Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5600	305	20	15	24.3%	187 (61.3%)	3 (1.0%)	82 (26.9%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.2%)	$19,469	83.2	69.5	269	132	080336000377
138	New Emerson School at Columbus	Public, Magnet	K-5	2660 Unaweep Ave	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	Yes	No	No	(970) 254-6500	138	9	15.1		114 (82.6%)	2 (1.4%)	14 (10.1%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$16,752	83.1	84.7	126	12	080435001552
139	Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Broadway	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6430	300	17	17.4	32.0%	246 (82.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33 (11.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	$15,892	83.1	85.6	118	21	080435000599
140	Douglass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 75th Street	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5541	313	20	15.8	14.1%	252 (80.5%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	$22,074	83.1	89.8	78	62	080249000111
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%)	$21,640	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%)	$18,745	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%)	$16,959	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%)	$21,168	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%)	$20,851	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%)	$21,836	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%)	$18,976	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%)	$14,258	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%)	$13,312	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%)	$20,331	82			(n/a)	080447006629
151	Berthoud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Bunyan Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7500	495	29	17.2	16.8%	413 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$15,130	81.9	83.7	133	18	080540000926
152	Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	790 King's Deer Point East	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 559-0800	374	27	13.9	11.5%	283 (75.7%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (10.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.8%)	$13,783	81.8	78.8	176	24	080582001810
153	Northeast Elementary School	Public	3-5	6598 North State Highway 83	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8600	329	20	16.4	15.8%	243 (73.9%)	7 (2.1%)	51 (15.5%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.2%)	$17,487	81.6	90.7	69	84	080345000442
154	Ridgeview Classical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1800 South Lemay Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 494-4620	721	48	15		600 (83.2%)	8 (1.1%)	50 (6.9%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	$14,965	81.6	75	211	57	080399001717
155	Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1551 Prairie Hawk Drive	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 660-4881	581	36	16.1	10.5%	440 (75.7%)	5 (0.9%)	71 (12.2%)	24 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	$11,059	81.6	83.8	132	23	080345000492
156	Runyon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7455 South Elati Street	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4650	423	26	16.5	20.3%	349 (82.5%)	8 (1.9%)	43 (10.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$18,934	81.6	83.2	138	18	080531000888
157	Flagstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	104 Lovington Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5225	496	29	17.1	21.2%	359 (72.4%)	3 (0.6%)	90 (18.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.5%)	$16,403	81.5	78.1	186	29	080345001959
158	Gudy Gaskill Elementary	Public	K-5	1603 E Euclid Ave	Centennial	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 347-4534	508	34	15	28.0%	364 (71.7%)	5 (1.0%)	93 (18.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.3%)	$18,961	81.4	84.4	129	29	080531006854
159	French American School of Denver	Public, Charter	K-6	2350 N. Gaylord Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 506-4589	230	18	12.7	20.0%	163 (70.9%)	19 (8.3%)	22 (9.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	$11,986	81.4	82.2	149	10	080336006820
160	Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	995 Grape Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5000	197	16	12.6	38.1%	95 (48.2%)	21 (10.7%)	47 (23.9%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (13.2%)	$20,030	81.3	58.8	374	214	080336000390
161	Jefferson Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	9955 Yarrow Street	Broomfield	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 438-1011	737	46	15.8	17.6%	545 (73.9%)	12 (1.6%)	98 (13.3%)	30 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)	$12,205	81.2	79.3	173	12	080480000975
162	Mead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Welker Ave.	Mead	80542	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 535-4488	879	47	18.8	27.1%	593 (67.5%)	8 (0.9%)	209 (23.8%)	26 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	$17,057	81.2	81.2	161	1	080537000914
163	Indian Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16501 East Progress Drive	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-8400	410	27	15.1	20.7%	254 (62.0%)	37 (9.0%)	51 (12.4%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	$21,525	81.2	78.3	181	18	080291001390
164	Walnut Hills Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8195 East Costilla Boulevard	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3800	342	24	14.1	33.3%	144 (42.1%)	11 (3.2%)	97 (28.4%)	48 (14.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.0%)	$23,421	80.9	83	141	23	080291000206
165	Appleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2358 H Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6400	439	24	18	37.4%	367 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	$15,790	80.9	67.1	295	130	080435000597
166	Heatherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7750 Concord Drive	Boulder	80301	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5586	252	17	14.8	18.7%	194 (77.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.3%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	$25,108	80.9	89.8	79	87	080249000118
167	Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3810	547	29	19.1	12.4%	370 (67.6%)	9 (1.6%)	74 (13.5%)	38 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	$13,455	80.8	85.9	114	53	080192006631
168	Black Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Mountain View Blvd	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 890-3995	597	30	20	19.3%	394 (66.0%)	7 (1.2%)	95 (15.9%)	63 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	$17,381	80.8	86.7	111	57	080537006409
169	STEM School Highlands Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8773 Ridgeline Drive	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 683-7836	1,394	79	17.6	13.5%	707 (50.7%)	35 (2.5%)	168 (12.1%)	367 (26.3%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	108 (7.7%)	$15,365	80.8	81.6	157	12	080345006493
170	Scenic Elementary School	Public	K-5	451 West Scenic Dr	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6370	243	15	16.3	28.8%	211 (86.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$16,511	80.6	89.7	80	90	080435000624
171	Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	1720 North Weber Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-4700	273	18	14.9	25.6%	210 (76.9%)	9 (3.3%)	35 (12.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$20,304	80.3	86.7	109	62	080306000265
172	Soaring Heights Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3280 County Road 5	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 702-8020	1,211	72	16.7	12.6%	891 (73.6%)	10 (0.8%)	178 (14.7%)	65 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	$17,217	80	86.7	110	62	080537006739
173	Aspen Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1199 Woody Creek Road	Woody Creek	81656	Pitkin County	Aspen School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 923-4080	135	13	10.4		120 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	7 (5.2%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,903	79.9	56.4	390	217	080228001703
174	Shaffer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7961 S Sangre De Cristo Road	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3901	497	28	17.6	13.7%	397 (79.9%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (13.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$16,402	79.8	84.4	128	46	080480001395
175	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	710 South Pennsylvania Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5990	310	17	17.9	26.1%	208 (67.1%)	9 (2.9%)	64 (20.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	$17,427	79.8	93.1	42	133	080336000375
176	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	510 E. 6th Ave.	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 247-3718	452	36	12.7	38.9%	256 (56.6%)	1 (0.2%)	110 (24.3%)	7 (1.5%)	38 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.2%)	$19,787	79.7	78.8	177	1	080348000454
177	Golden View Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	601 Corporate Circle	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 598-6700	737	42	17.3		627 (85.1%)	5 (0.7%)	54 (7.3%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	$12,506	79.7	78.2	185	8	080002006639
178	Belleview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4851 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3100	577	36	15.8	29.6%	243 (42.1%)	45 (7.8%)	80 (13.9%)	140 (24.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (11.1%)	$19,082	79.7	74.8	214	36	080291000184
179	Pine Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10450 Stonegate Parkway	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8075	480	33	14.7	10.4%	363 (75.6%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (11.7%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.3%)	$18,093	79.5	78	187	8	080345001279
180	Normandy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6750 South Kendall Boulevard	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4766	262	17	15.3	18.3%	211 (80.5%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (9.9%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$18,705	79.5	76.4	199	19	080480000759
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%)	$18,200	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%)	$15,706	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%)	$9,074	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%)	$20,782	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%)	$19,623	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%)	$13,946	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%)	$15,801	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%)	$18,018	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%)	$21,424	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%)	$18,991	78.9	91.3	65	125	080345001680
191	Coronado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7922 South Carr	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3737	384	24	16.1	21.6%	287 (74.7%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (15.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.8%)	$17,414	78.9	72.9	237	46	080480001447
192	Stony Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7203 South Everett	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4120	349	22	15.9	30.4%	252 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (19.5%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$17,103	78.8	72.1	243	51	080480001385
193	Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5280 Butterfield Drive	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 228-0800	407	26	15.8	41.8%	240 (59.0%)	23 (5.7%)	87 (21.4%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.8%)	$19,162	78.8	54.1	410	217	080306006317
194	Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 North Chestnut Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 434-6566	298	22	13.3	32.9%	216 (72.5%)	3 (1.0%)	55 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$11,297	78.8	70.7	255	61	080306006456
195	Odyssey School of Denver	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 East 21st Avenue	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 316-3944	318	24	13	23.3%	187 (58.8%)	28 (8.8%)	64 (20.1%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	$14,112	78.7	71	248	53	080336001636
196	Strawberry Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	39620 Amethyst Drive	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 871-3499	368	31	11.7	19.8%	285 (77.4%)	6 (1.6%)	64 (17.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$25,107	78.6	91.3	63	133	080666001360
197	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 West 7th Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	Salida School District No. R-32	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 530-5260	449	31	14.7	39.6%	376 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$13,966	78.6	81.8	154	43	080633001108
198	Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen	Public, Charter	K-8	2959 Royale Elk Way	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 670-1070	350	26	13.3		287 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$11,497	78.1	79.4	171	27	080480001812
199	Manassa Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 South 5th Street	Manassa	81141	Conejos County	North Conejos School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 843-5277	190	16	12.2	75.3%	83 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,079	77.8	56.5	389	190	080510000845
200	West Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26501 Barkley Road	Conifer	80433	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2975	252	17	14.7	22.6%	209 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	$16,699	77.8	75.4	207	7	080480000800

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