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
411	Orchard Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Orchard Ave	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7560	319	22	14.3	60.5%	238 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (20.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$16,850							54.3	50.9	440	29		080435000618
412	Emerald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Emerald St	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-8500	383	27	14.1	50.9%	180 (47.0%)	11 (2.9%)	137 (35.8%)	23 (6.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$22,023							54.3	64.5	318	94		080249000113
413	Independence Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	675 29 Rd	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-6850	491	28	17.2	87.6%	414 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$10,755							54.2	65.1	312	101		080435001980
414	Carrie Martin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4129 Joni Lane	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5700	247	16	15.7	32.4%	174 (70.4%)	4 (1.6%)	52 (21.1%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$14,974							54.1	75.8	202	212		080540001352
415	Peakview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19451 East Progress Circle	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-3100	447	31	14.4	36.2%	240 (53.7%)	33 (7.4%)	98 (21.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	50 (11.2%)	$16,714							53.9	47.7	468	53		080291006183
416	Sierra Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Spaulding	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2878	443	25	17.5	48.3%	208 (47.0%)	4 (0.9%)	202 (45.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$11,392							53.7	50.9	439	23		080615001558
417	Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 West 37th Street	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5800	324	20	15.9	30.6%	217 (67.0%)	2 (0.6%)	72 (22.2%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.8%)	$15,377							53.6	64.5	319	98		080540000931
418	Frontier Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2560 West 29th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-1780	1,432	69	20.8	41.3%	799 (55.8%)	22 (1.5%)	523 (36.5%)	27 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	53 (3.7%)	$12,664							53.5	51.8	430	12		080441001614
419	Gust Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Yale Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6560	602	35	17.2	82.2%	61 (10.1%)	18 (3.0%)	484 (80.4%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	$18,607							53.5	33.6	573	154		080336000359
420	Academy of Charter Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11800 Lowell Blvd	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 289-8088	1,887	100	18.8	33.9%	1,036 (54.9%)	18 (1.0%)	598 (31.7%)	121 (6.4%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (5.7%)	$11,643							53.5	60.2	363	57		080002000727

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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