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
421	Dutch Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7304 West Roxbury Place	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4565	286	19	14.7	35.0%	207 (72.4%)	2 (0.7%)	64 (22.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$15,947							53.4	60	367	54		080480000714
422	University Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	956 16th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5416	405	26	15.6	61.5%	111 (27.4%)	1 (0.2%)	283 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$22,369							53.3	54	413	9		080249000135
423	Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10290 Neighbors Parkway	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8240	525	33	16.1	33.9%	318 (60.6%)	5 (1.0%)	152 (29.0%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.3%)	$17,172							53.3	51.1	433	10		080537006397
424	Mortensen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8006 South Iris	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0022	260	18	14.1	36.9%	175 (67.3%)	6 (2.3%)	58 (22.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	$17,579							53.3	48.9	459	35		080480000991
425	Caliche Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	26308 County Road 65	Iliff	80736	Logan County	School District No. Re-1 Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 522-8330	139	10	13.3	48.9%	105 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$16,523							53.3	11.8	856	431		080669001361
426	Evans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Winnebago Road	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5299	487	36	13.4	61.0%	205 (42.1%)	36 (7.4%)	157 (32.2%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (16.4%)	$11,500							53.2	24.7	678	252		080387000504
427	Haxtun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 North Colorado Avenue	Haxtun	80731	Phillips County	Haxtun School District No. Re-2J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 774-6161	155	12	12.5	40.6%	142 (91.6%)	2 (1.3%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,134							52.8	24.4	685	258		080456000673
428	Firestone Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5753 Twilight Avenue	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-3711	600	43	13.8	22.3%	425 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	123 (20.5%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	$12,833							52.7	47.7	470	42		080537006388
429	North Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28881 Gale Road	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 948-3303	400	24	16.9	51.5%	200 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	189 (47.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,947							52.6	50	448	19		080615001076
430	Cedaredge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	380 N Grand Mesa Drive	Cedaredge	81413	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 856-3885	346	19	18.6	59.8%	258 (74.6%)	2 (0.6%)	64 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$12,755							52.5	49.6	452	22		080333000293

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.