Best Elementary Schools in Colorado

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
301	Warder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 Carr Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0950	432	26	16.6	22.5%	310 (71.8%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$15,043	67	70.3	260	41	080480000796
302	Cotton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	11100 Vrain Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5340	455	30	15.1	43.5%	248 (54.5%)	11 (2.4%)	143 (31.4%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	$18,031	67	75.9	201	101	080690001305
303	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3500 Woodgate Road	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2539	394	23	17.1	40.6%	281 (71.3%)	2 (0.5%)	96 (24.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,425	67	61.1	352	49	080579001554
304	Alta Vista Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	8785 Cr Ll	Lamar	81052	Prowers County	Lamar School District No. Re-2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 336-2154	133	9	14	44.4%	80 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (35.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$8,377	67	76.4	198	106	080522000860
305	Longmont Estates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Northwestern Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8101	365	24	14.9	42.2%	250 (68.5%)	2 (0.5%)	86 (23.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$18,836	66.9	70.4	258	47	080537000907
306	Pomona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	588 25-1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4990	395	26	15.2	50.1%	240 (60.8%)	5 (1.3%)	123 (31.1%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$15,093	66.9	56.2	397	91	080435000621
307	Eaton Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 Juniper Avenue	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 454-3331	484	31	15.5	42.8%	320 (66.1%)	1 (0.2%)	148 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,061	66.7	64.8	315	8	080360000474
308	Frontier Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23919 East Canterberry Trail	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8475	369	25	15	13.3%	288 (78.0%)	8 (2.2%)	37 (10.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	$17,643	66.7	74.5	216	92	080345001875
309	Olander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Auntie Stone Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8410	310	22	14.2	37.7%	219 (70.6%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$17,792	66	64	325	16	080399006161
310	Montessori Peaks Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9904 West Capri Avenue	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-2627	444	28	15.6	16.7%	319 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (17.1%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	$10,642	65.8	66.2	304	6	080480001607

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

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
301	Warder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 Carr Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0950	432	26	16.6	22.5%	310 (71.8%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$15,043							67	70.3	260	41		080480000796
302	Cotton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	11100 Vrain Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5340	455	30	15.1	43.5%	248 (54.5%)	11 (2.4%)	143 (31.4%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	$18,031							67	75.9	201	101		080690001305
303	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3500 Woodgate Road	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2539	394	23	17.1	40.6%	281 (71.3%)	2 (0.5%)	96 (24.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,425							67	61.1	352	49		080579001554
304	Alta Vista Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	8785 Cr Ll	Lamar	81052	Prowers County	Lamar School District No. Re-2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 336-2154	133	9	14	44.4%	80 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (35.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$8,377							67	76.4	198	106		080522000860
305	Longmont Estates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Northwestern Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8101	365	24	14.9	42.2%	250 (68.5%)	2 (0.5%)	86 (23.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$18,836							66.9	70.4	258	47		080537000907
306	Pomona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	588 25-1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4990	395	26	15.2	50.1%	240 (60.8%)	5 (1.3%)	123 (31.1%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$15,093							66.9	56.2	397	91		080435000621
307	Eaton Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 Juniper Avenue	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 454-3331	484	31	15.5	42.8%	320 (66.1%)	1 (0.2%)	148 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,061							66.7	64.8	315	8		080360000474
308	Frontier Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23919 East Canterberry Trail	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-8475	369	25	15	13.3%	288 (78.0%)	8 (2.2%)	37 (10.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	$17,643							66.7	74.5	216	92		080345001875
309	Olander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Auntie Stone Street	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8410	310	22	14.2	37.7%	219 (70.6%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$17,792							66	64	325	16		080399006161
310	Montessori Peaks Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9904 West Capri Avenue	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-2627	444	28	15.6	16.7%	319 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (17.1%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	$10,642							65.8	66.2	304	6		080480001607