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
661	Pomona Elementary School	Public	K-5	1045 South Cascade	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 249-2514	335	22	15.3	67.5%	177 (52.8%)	3 (0.9%)	128 (38.2%)	6 (1.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$14,296							25.6	30.3	609	52		080579000999
662	Second Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 Laredo Drive	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-7550	697	38	18.4	58.1%	145 (20.8%)	53 (7.6%)	404 (58.0%)	47 (6.7%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	37 (5.3%)	$12,924							25.4	27.2	650	12		080258001950
663	York International	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	9200 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1600	776	40	19.4	73.5%	60 (7.7%)	5 (0.6%)	663 (85.4%)	37 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$14,721							25	21.8	719	56		080555002017
664	Bill Metz Elementary School	Public	2-5	545 Second	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Monte Vista School District No. C-8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 852-4041	253	25	10	75.9%	74 (29.2%)	1 (0.4%)	167 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,203							25	14.8	811	147		080576000985
665	Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Brown Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7575	250	16	15.3	83.6%	63 (25.2%)	4 (1.6%)	173 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	$15,661							24.9	15.8	794	129		080612000261
666	Burlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 11th Street	Burlington	80807	Kit Carson County	Burlington Public School District No. Re-6j	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 346-8166	320	20	16	57.2%	169 (52.8%)	1 (0.3%)	144 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,237							24.9	19.8	743	77		080267000160
667	Columbine Elementary School	Public	1-5	815 West Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	No	(970) 867-7418	421	26	16.4	50.8%	133 (31.6%)	14 (3.3%)	262 (62.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,638							24.9	29.5	618	49		080405000556
668	Independence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 South Memphis Street	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 886-8200	439	33	13.3	64.7%	157 (35.8%)	72 (16.4%)	145 (33.0%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.2%)	$20,438							24.8	21.4	725	57		080291000196
669	Abrams Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Chiles Avenue	Fort Carson	80902	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 382-1490	396	24	16.5	64.4%	147 (37.1%)	56 (14.1%)	131 (33.1%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	34 (8.6%)	$15,059							24.7	15.2	803	134		080408000560
670	Franklin School of Innovation	Public	K-5	1315 Horseshoe Drive	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7540	346	26	13.5	85.5%	85 (24.6%)	5 (1.4%)	248 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$15,408							24.5	25.1	675	5		080612001030

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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.

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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.