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
451	Downtown Denver Expeditionary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1860 Lincoln St	Denver	80203	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 424-2350	263	17	15.2	34.2%	134 (51.0%)	19 (7.2%)	78 (29.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (9.9%)	$17,637							48.6	47.6	471	20		080336006584
452	Rye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8120 Highway 165 West	Rye	81069	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 489-2272	319	17	18.7	53.3%	232 (72.7%)	2 (0.6%)	63 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	$12,024							48.5	49.4	455	3		080615001081
453	Caprock Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	714 24 1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 243-1771	871	63	13.9		659 (75.7%)	14 (1.6%)	132 (15.2%)	22 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (3.9%)	$9,962							48.5	46.7	475	22		080002006305
454	Gilpin County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10595 Highway 119	Black Hawk	80422	Gilpin County	Gilpin County School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 582-3444	192	11	16.7	47.9%	142 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.4%)	$17,556							48.4	51	436	18		080423000581
455	Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	2008 Pine Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5431	269	20	13.1	42.0%	150 (55.8%)	2 (0.7%)	91 (33.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	$23,144							48.4	49.6	454	1		080249000139
456	Calhan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 347-2766	201	15	13.6	53.2%	172 (85.6%)	20 (10.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$18,859							48.3	41.8	505	49		080273000167
457	Columbine Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6005 West Canyon Avenue	Littleton	80128	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5540	315	20	15.4	33.7%	222 (70.5%)	3 (1.0%)	49 (15.6%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	$16,473							48.3	53	424	33		080480000706
458	Skyview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Stone Mountain Drive	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8500	440	30	14.7	43.0%	253 (57.5%)	10 (2.3%)	144 (32.7%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$12,746							48.3	60.1	365	93		080735001364
459	Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2540 East 29th Ave	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8510	346	25	14	42.2%	157 (45.4%)	62 (17.9%)	85 (24.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	33 (9.5%)	$18,364							48.2	19.2	750	291		080336000330
460	Basalt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	151 East Cottonwood Drive	Basalt	81621	Eagle County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 384-5800	539	39	13.8	46.2%	211 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	317 (58.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$20,693							48.1	45.6	484	24		080426000582

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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.