Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1	Polaris Elementary School	Public	1-5	410 Park Avenue West	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7860	350	18	19.6	17.4%	198 (56.6%)	15 (4.3%)	49 (14.0%)	34 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.4%)	$16,759	99.3	99.6	1		080336001767
2	High Peaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	257	16	16.3	9.7%	124 (48.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	70 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (17.9%)	$19,548	99.3	98.9	4	2	080249001243
3	Aurora Quest K-8	Public	K-8	472 South Wheeling St	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 343-3664	575	30	19.1	42.8%	209 (36.3%)	121 (21.0%)	121 (21.0%)	57 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.5%)	$18,232	99.2	99.1	2	1	080234001674
4	Dennison Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Independence Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6382	575	27	21.5	12.7%	384 (66.8%)	3 (0.5%)	80 (13.9%)	64 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	$16,508	99	99	3	1	080480000710
5	Challenge School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9659 East Mississippi Avenue	Denver	80247	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 747-2100	560	35	16.1	17.3%	195 (34.8%)	78 (13.9%)	39 (7.0%)	178 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (12.1%)	$18,099	99	98.8	5		080291000763
6	Hulstrom K-8	Public	K-8	11551 Wyco Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5400	663	37	17.9	11.5%	352 (53.1%)	13 (2.0%)	122 (18.4%)	84 (12.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (12.8%)	$16,154	98.7	97.4	12	6	080690001178
7	Zach Elementary School	Public	K-5	3715 Kechter Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5100	492	30	16.5	15.9%	304 (61.8%)	10 (2.0%)	70 (14.2%)	58 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.8%)	$18,080	98.5	98.1	8	1	080399001727
8	Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Table Mesa Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3500	318	17	18.5	7.5%	239 (75.2%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.2%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	$21,495	98.4	98.8	6	2	080249000099
9	Parmalee Elementary School	Public	K-5	4460 S Parmalee Gulch	Indian Hills	80454	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8014	278	17	16.2	11.5%	232 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.6%)	$18,540	97.8	96.9	16	7	080480000768
10	Slavens K-8 School	Public	K-8	3000 South Clayton Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4150	762	41	18.6	13.3%	591 (77.6%)	29 (3.8%)	71 (9.3%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.5%)	$16,642	97.8	97.7	10		080336001524
11	Parker Core Knowledge	Public, Charter	K-8	11661 North Pine Drive	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 840-7070	705	45	15.6	9.4%	399 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.6%)	197 (27.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.4%)	$13,769	97.6	97	15	4	080345000812
12	Superior Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 South Indiana St.	Superior	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4100	418	22	18.7	7.7%	306 (73.2%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.4%)	51 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.5%)	$19,736	97.3	96.3	20	8	080249001518
13	Cherry Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6260 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 779-8988	594	38	15.6	16.5%	279 (47.0%)	34 (5.7%)	42 (7.1%)	186 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.8%)	$14,152	97	97.5	11	2	080291001152
14	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Eisenhower Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6700	308	20	15.2	22.4%	215 (69.8%)	6 (1.9%)	40 (13.0%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.4%)	$24,126	96.7	93.4	39	25	080249000112
15	Niwot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8778 Morton Road	Niwot	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 652-2828	411	26	15.6	9.5%	346 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.0%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$19,726	96.7	95.8	23	8	080537000917
16	Stone Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10625 Weathersfield Way	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7525	452	28	16.4	3.5%	381 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	$16,599	96.2	97.3	13	3	080345006309
17	Westerly Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8800 East 28th Avenue	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3160	647	42	15.5	20.1%	401 (62.0%)	52 (8.0%)	102 (15.8%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.9%)	$17,907	96	95.6	24	7	080336001957
18	Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14530 Washington Street	Thornton	80023	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 450-3936	1,572	81	19.4	10.4%	748 (47.6%)	16 (1.0%)	168 (10.7%)	470 (29.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	156 (9.9%)	$12,768	96	95.6	25	7	080690000728
19	Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3350 Summit View Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6725	377	26	14.4	10.1%	253 (67.1%)	3 (0.8%)	63 (16.7%)	28 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	$19,000	95.9	95.4	26	7	080345001740
20	Gold Rush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12021 South Swift Fox Way	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7700	639	35	18.4	10.2%	466 (72.9%)	6 (0.9%)	80 (12.5%)	45 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.3%)	$17,156	95.8	91.8	56	36	080345006368
21	Altitude Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27300 East Southshore Drive	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-4300	758	45	16.8	12.0%	421 (55.5%)	73 (9.6%)	118 (15.6%)	74 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (9.1%)	$16,650	95.5	92.5	51	30	080291006750
22	Timber Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	690 West Castle Pines Parkway	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5700	380	24	16.1	6.3%	280 (73.7%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (9.7%)	31 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	$18,821	95.5	92.2	52	30	080345001963
23	Park Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 East 19th Avenue	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4910	717	37	19.2	13.4%	542 (75.6%)	21 (2.9%)	66 (9.2%)	10 (1.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.0%)	$16,905	95.5	93.4	37	14	080336000391
24	William (Bill) Roberts Ece-8 School	Public	K-8	2100 Akron Way	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2640	872	47	18.7	13.1%	563 (64.6%)	63 (7.2%)	126 (14.4%)	30 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.1%)	$16,018	95.4	97.2	14	10	080336006332
25	Ralston Elementary School	Public	K-5	25856 Columbine Glen	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4386	289	17	17.1	3.1%	243 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	$18,181	95.4	97.8	9	16	080480000777
26	Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 South Marion Parkway	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3720	452	25	18	13.9%	350 (77.4%)	6 (1.3%)	53 (11.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.3%)	$16,725	95.4	95	27	1	080336000412
27	Redstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9970 Glenstone Circle	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7300	398	28	14.4	9.5%	262 (65.8%)	4 (1.0%)	50 (12.6%)	52 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$18,971	95.4	91.7	59	32	080345001900
28	Kyffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 North Flora Way	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5760	503	29	17.5	10.5%	406 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.9%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$17,291	95.3	96.9	17	11	080480000745
29	Traut Core Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Timberwood Drive	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7500	484	27	17.7	17.4%	308 (63.6%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.3%)	90 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.2%)	$17,001	95.1	96.6	18	11	080399000606
30	Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Martin Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3800	359	21	17.3	30.1%	237 (66.0%)	6 (1.7%)	63 (17.5%)	26 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$22,038	95	94.2	31	1	080249000128
31	Steck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Albion Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3870	323	18	18.3	20.1%	201 (62.2%)	17 (5.3%)	54 (16.7%)	13 (4.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	$16,328	95	98.3	7	24	080336000410
32	Bear Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9660 Salford Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6475	368	23	16	12.8%	278 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.3%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$17,076	94.7	90.3	76	44	080345006159
33	Challenge to Excellence Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	16995 East Carlson Drive	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 841-9816	551	30	18.4	6.4%	140 (25.4%)	16 (2.9%)	42 (7.6%)	331 (60.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$11,940	94.6	91.9	55	22	080345001874
34	Bergen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1422 Sugarbush Drive	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4964	456	26	17.3	11.8%	411 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$16,784	94.1	92.7	50	16	080480001603
35	Chipeta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Ramsgate Terrace	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5500	395	29	13.7	27.8%	264 (66.8%)	12 (3.0%)	69 (17.5%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	$20,463	94	91.3	66	31	080306001435
36	North Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	16700 Keystone Blvd	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 851-7827	684	36	18.9	7.5%	437 (63.9%)	14 (2.0%)	77 (11.3%)	104 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.3%)	$14,291	93.9	92.8	47	11	080345002011
37	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Rubey Drive	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5874	478	24	19.8	11.1%	403 (84.3%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (7.1%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$16,244	93.8	96.1	21	16	080480000757
38	Cherry Hills Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 East Quincy Avenue	Cherry Hills Village	80110	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-2700	491	32	15.5	9.8%	393 (80.0%)	7 (1.4%)	38 (7.7%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	$19,084	93.6	92.9	46	8	080291000187
39	Wingate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 South Camp Road	Grand Junction	81507	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4960	363	24	15.2	19.8%	295 (81.3%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	$17,548	93.5	90.4	75	36	080435001347
40	Eldorado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 Timbervale Trail	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6325	377	28	13.4	17.8%	250 (66.3%)	4 (1.1%)	73 (19.4%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.5%)	$20,762	93.4	89.1	86	46	080345001736
41	Lone Tree Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	9375 Heritage Hills Circle	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 387-7450	392	23	17.4	6.9%	273 (69.6%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (9.9%)	34 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	$17,378	93.3	92.8	48	7	080345006341
42	Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	255	15	16.7		210 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	$21,012	93.1	93.7	35	7	080249001630
43	Teller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Garfield Street	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3560	518	29	18.1	22.0%	345 (66.6%)	30 (5.8%)	84 (16.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	$18,443	93	86.9	105	62	080336000415
44	Lyons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	338 High Street	Lyons	80540	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 823-6915	255	17	14.5	19.6%	217 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$22,298	93	94.9	28	16	080537000911
45	Bethke Elementary School	Public	K-5	5100 School House Drive	Timnath	80547	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4300	512	33	15.6	8.0%	418 (81.6%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.0%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$17,529	92.9	90.6	71	26	080399006380
46	Northridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	555 South Park Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6525	560	37	15.3	15.4%	353 (63.0%)	8 (1.4%)	74 (13.2%)	78 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.2%)	$17,633	92.9	94	33	13	080345001339
47	Cottonwood Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11200 East Orchard Avenue	Englewood	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3200	533	31	17.4	10.1%	348 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.1%)	89 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.1%)	$17,421	92.8	94.8	29	18	080291000188
48	Blue Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Mountain Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8220	542	32	17	17.2%	385 (71.0%)	7 (1.3%)	57 (10.5%)	56 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	$18,995	92.4	93.3	40	8	080537006381
49	Platte River Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4085 Lark Sparrow St.	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 221-1070	475	34	14.1	4.0%	321 (67.6%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.6%)	61 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.1%)	$10,205	92.3	92.7	49		080345001584
50	Homestead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 South Homestead Parkway	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3700	334	23	14.8	12.9%	256 (76.6%)	8 (2.4%)	30 (9.0%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$20,511	92.3	89	87	37	080291000195
51	Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Lehigh Street	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3000	250	16	15.7	13.6%	193 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.8%)	$24,408	92.2	88.8	88	37	080249000129
52	Creativity Challenge Community	Public	K-5	1551 S. Monroe St	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0630	306	17	17.6	14.4%	229 (74.8%)	7 (2.3%)	39 (12.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	$16,913	92	93.4	38	14	080336006559
53	West Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	16650 West 72nd Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5649	542	31	17.6	3.9%	457 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	$17,535	92	93.6	36	17	080480001549
54	Thunder Vista P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 Preble Creek Parkway	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2900	725	44	16.4	10.1%	511 (70.5%)	5 (0.7%)	108 (14.9%)	57 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.7%)	$17,262	91.8	87.8	99	45	080690006740
55	Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	13770 Broadlands Drive	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5780	392	25	16	16.6%	278 (70.9%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.8%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$18,279	91.6	89.9	77	22	080690001668
56	Cory Elementary School	Public	1-5	1550 South Steele Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-8380	407	24	16.8	23.1%	286 (70.3%)	18 (4.4%)	43 (10.6%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.8%)	$16,807	91.5	96.1	22	34	080336000331
57	Red Rocks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17199 Highway 74	Morrison	80465	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8063	292	16	18.3	8.6%	241 (82.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	$18,286	91.4	83	142	85	080480000778
58	Meiklejohn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13405 W 83rd Pl	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5695	521	30	17.2	7.1%	416 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	$18,147	91.4	91.4	61	3	080480001923
59	Foothill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Hawthorne Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2600	419	25	16.6	12.6%	318 (75.9%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.4%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.6%)	$21,583	91.4	93	43	16	080249000116
60	Summit View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10200 South Piedmont Drive	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6800	350	24	14.6	10.0%	239 (68.3%)	5 (1.4%)	55 (15.7%)	20 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	$19,867	91.3	87.8	98	38	080345000044
61	Lois Lenski Elementary School	Public	K-5	6350 South Fairfax Way	Centennial	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-4575	509	27	18.5	11.2%	401 (78.8%)	7 (1.4%)	52 (10.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.7%)	$16,760	91.2	89.5	83	22	080531001300
62	Liberty Common Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1725 Sharp Point Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 482-9800	1,516	78	19.5		1,235 (81.5%)	14 (0.9%)	101 (6.7%)	75 (4.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (5.8%)	$12,510	91.2	96.4	19	43	080399001608
63	Peak to Peak Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	800 Merlin Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 453-4600	1,447	82	17.6	17.6%	806 (55.7%)	11 (0.8%)	185 (12.8%)	337 (23.3%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	101 (7.0%)	$14,935	91.1	88.1	94	31	080249001792
64	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 Quitman Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7780	583	32	18.1	18.0%	406 (69.6%)	12 (2.1%)	111 (19.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	$16,231	91	94	34	30	080336000340
65	Wildcat Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6585 Lionshead Parkway	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6925	423	29	14.8	15.6%	292 (69.0%)	6 (1.4%)	56 (13.2%)	31 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.0%)	$19,540	90.9	86.8	108	43	080345001639
66	Soda Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Park Avenue	Steamboat Springs	80487	Routt County	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 871-3399	379	30	12.5	21.1%	274 (72.3%)	4 (1.1%)	86 (22.7%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$25,219	90.8	81.7	156	90	080666001145
67	Buffalo Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7075 North Shoreham Drive	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5575	524	32	16.3	13.2%	362 (69.1%)	7 (1.3%)	87 (16.6%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	$17,227	90.8	88	95	28	080345001577
68	Lewis-Arriola Elementary School	Public	K-5	21434 Road U	Cortez	81321	Montezuma County	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 882-4494	125	8	15.6	40.8%	96 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.2%)	$17,099	90.7	65.2	311	243	080309000837
69	Fairmount Elementary School	Public	K-5	15975 West 50th Avenue	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5422	601	33	18.2	7.8%	514 (85.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	$16,432	90.6	89.5	84	15	080480000721
70	Asbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 East Asbury Avenue	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9750	292	21	13.5	23.3%	202 (69.2%)	9 (3.1%)	58 (19.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$19,079	90.6	92.1	53	17	080336000307
71	Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	K-6	440 W Cheyenne Mountain Blvd	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 475-6130	327	21	15.4	18.3%	237 (72.5%)	3 (0.9%)	47 (14.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	$13,313	90.4	90.7	70	1	080294000212
72	Meridian Elementary School	Public	K-5	14256 McKay Park Circle	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-7880	525	30	17.5	22.9%	334 (63.6%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (20.4%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	$17,221	90.1	93.2	41	31	080690001733
73	Littleton Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 West Mineral Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 798-5252	455	35	12.9	10.8%	329 (72.3%)	8 (1.8%)	47 (10.3%)	33 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.5%)	$17,383	90.1	87.2	102	29	080531001515
74	Coyote Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2861 Baneberry Court	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6175	506	31	16.1	12.6%	351 (69.4%)	6 (1.2%)	78 (15.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.3%)	$18,273	90	86.3	112	38	080345001250
75	Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-6	5250 Farthing Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 576-3080	324	21	15.2	10.2%	236 (72.8%)	6 (1.9%)	35 (10.8%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.5%)	$12,973	89.9	91.3	62	13	080294001391
76	Mountain Middle School	Public, Charter	4-8	108 West 31st Street	Durango	81301	La Plata County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 828-5600	302	16	18.8		262 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$14,022	89.6	91.7	58	18	080002006502
77	Hygiene Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11968 N. 75th Street	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8021	313	19	16.7	30.4%	250 (79.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.7%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$18,652	89.5	94.1	32	45	080537000903
78	Shepardson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Springwood Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-4525	414	30	13.9	24.2%	339 (81.9%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.4%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$20,118	89.5	85	122	44	080399001280
79	Westridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10785 West Alamo Place	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3975	400	23	17.3	14.8%	287 (71.8%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (17.8%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$16,747	89.4	82.1	150	71	080480001451
80	University Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 South St Paul Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3410	413	27	15.4	28.6%	269 (65.1%)	24 (5.8%)	71 (17.2%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	$17,805	89.3	82.8	144	64	080336000419
81	Prairie Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11605 South Bradbury Ranch Dr	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8200	612	36	17.2	16.3%	433 (70.8%)	18 (2.9%)	72 (11.8%)	51 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.9%)	$15,943	89.2	85.3	119	38	080345001809
82	Rooney Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 South Coors Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9620	492	29	16.8	7.3%	404 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$17,139	89.1	88.6	90	8	080480001009
83	Foothills Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Allegheny Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4500	400	26	15.3	18.5%	294 (73.5%)	2 (0.5%)	74 (18.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$13,544	88.9	83.3	137	54	080192001319
84	Peetz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Coleman	Peetz	80747	Logan County	School District No. Re-5 Plateau	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 334-2361	114	8	14.6	23.7%	110 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,308	88.9			(n/a)	080603001022
85	Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5420 East 1st Avenue	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9090	412	25	16.8	17.7%	303 (73.5%)	22 (5.3%)	51 (12.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	$16,850	88.7	80.5	165	80	080336000323
86	Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7751 Oak Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0821	493	28	17.6	12.6%	387 (78.5%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (16.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$16,933	88.7	85.1	121	35	080480000781
87	Devinny Elementary School	Public	K-5	1725 South Wright Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9200	505	28	18	13.7%	385 (76.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (13.5%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	$16,482	88.7	93	44	43	080480000711
88	Dry Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7686 East Hinsdale Avenue	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3300	269	19	14	20.1%	169 (62.8%)	10 (3.7%)	37 (13.8%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.6%)	$21,881	88.6	85.2	120	32	080291000190
89	Ben Franklin Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2270 Plaza Dr	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 383-4519	956	48	19.9	8.3%	730 (76.4%)	6 (0.6%)	113 (11.8%)	35 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.1%)	$12,206	88.5	84.4	127	38	080345006492
90	Kruse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 McMurry Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-5625	406	29	14.2	38.9%	266 (65.5%)	5 (1.2%)	101 (24.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	$18,522	88.5	88.2	93	3	080399000147
91	Erie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4137 E County Line Rd.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 828-3395	486	28	17.2	17.5%	335 (68.9%)	3 (0.6%)	84 (17.3%)	37 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$18,412	88.4	88.7	89	2	080537000899
92	Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8365 Orchard Path Road	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5300	381	28	13.6	22.3%	292 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (11.5%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$14,949	88.4	77.5	191	99	080192000008
93	McGraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Hinsdale Drive	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8335	349	25	13.9	34.4%	256 (73.4%)	4 (1.1%)	69 (19.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$18,979	88.3	91.8	57	36	080399000165
94	Eldorado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3351 South Indiana Street	Superior	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4400	529	32	16.5	15.1%	389 (73.5%)	12 (2.3%)	60 (11.3%)	37 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$22,395	88.3	94.4	30	64	080249001771
95	The Classical Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0081	1,909	126	15.1	13.5%	1,481 (77.6%)	19 (1.0%)	173 (9.1%)	83 (4.3%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	143 (7.5%)	$6,956	88.3	91.9	54	41	080192001592
96	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Highlands Circle	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6200	528	31	17.3	15.3%	350 (66.3%)	7 (1.3%)	84 (15.9%)	40 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.3%)	$18,103	88.2	84.8	123	27	080537006834
97	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 4th Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-3236	344	21	16.2	31.1%	254 (73.8%)	2 (0.6%)	67 (19.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$19,680	88.1	93	45	52	080537000897
98	Marshdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26663 North Turkey Creek Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5188	375	23	16	6.9%	320 (85.3%)	5 (1.3%)	25 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$16,968	88.1	91.3	64	34	080480001316
99	Trailblazer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9760 South Hackberry	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6250	330	23	14.6	17.3%	224 (67.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (18.2%)	11 (3.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.4%)	$19,866	88	78.3	179	80	080345001585
100	Bradford K8 South	Public	K-4	1 White Oak Drive	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3480	371	21	18	4.0%	313 (84.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	$16,854	88	89.6	82	18	080480006164

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