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
491	Charles Hay World School	Public	K-6	1221 E Eastman Ave	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 761-2433	271	23	11.9	52.8%	150 (55.4%)	22 (8.1%)	83 (30.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$15,624							44.8	40.5	521	30		080378000486
492	Salida Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1040 I Street	Salida	81201	Chaffee County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 539-4887	186	14	13.4		154 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$14,349							44.6	63.9	326	166		080002006651
493	Chipeta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 Chipeta Avenue	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-6825	364	25	14.6	76.4%	193 (53.0%)	4 (1.1%)	147 (40.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$16,633							44.5	34.4	564	71		080435006374
494	Grand Peak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7036 Cowpoke Road	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 495-7360	608	32	19.1	33.1%	312 (51.3%)	26 (4.3%)	176 (28.9%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	69 (11.3%)	$11,408							44.5	33.9	571	77		080387006386
495	Riverview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3550 Barkwood Drive	Johnstown	80534	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7000	757	45	17	26.2%	493 (65.1%)	7 (0.9%)	201 (26.6%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	$12,737							44.3	47.7	469	26		080540006819
496	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont	Public	PK, KG-5	520 West 3rd Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7620	344	25	13.5	48.8%	124 (36.0%)	15 (4.4%)	176 (51.2%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.2%)	$20,703							44.2	28	637	141		080336006574
497	Webster Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 Jersey Lane	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3435	582	33	17.7	47.9%	227 (39.0%)	63 (10.8%)	190 (32.6%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.3%)	65 (11.2%)	$12,012							44.2	40.4	525	28		080648001127
498	Sanborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Vivian Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 772-3838	209	17	12.2	62.7%	105 (50.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (44.5%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$20,243							44.2	41.6	507	9		080537001396
499	Rock Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 North Heritage Road	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5150	449	30	15.2	22.7%	329 (73.3%)	7 (1.6%)	83 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	$17,462							44.2	44.2	488	11		080345001475
500	Plateau Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	56600 Highway 330	Collbran	81624	Mesa County	Plateau Valley School District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 487-3547	142	11	13.3	43.7%	131 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$14,365							44.2	43	496	4		080303000219

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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