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
331	Discovery Magnet School	Public	K-8	4949 E. 147th Ave.	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 655-6260	692	36	19	23.4%	392 (56.6%)	11 (1.6%)	218 (31.5%)	39 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	$11,821							63.5	59.8	370	39		080258006875
332	Kendrick Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 South Hoyt Street	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8324	443	26	17.3	30.0%	265 (59.8%)	15 (3.4%)	127 (28.7%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	$16,012							63.2	78	188	144		080480000743
333	Mesa View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2967 B Road	Grand Junction	81503	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 254-7970	375	21	18	55.2%	273 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (21.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$15,541							63	56.2	396	63		080435001344
334	Douglass Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	4610 Douglass Drive	Usaf Academy	80840	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-4200	306	22	13.7	22.9%	155 (50.7%)	38 (12.4%)	74 (24.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.5%)	$13,815							62.9	56.6	388	54		080192000003
335	Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1266 West Oro Grande Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-8268	458	25	18.3	39.5%	271 (59.2%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (32.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)	$11,270							62.8	60.5	362	27		080615001854
336	Bradley International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3051 South Elm Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9468	574	34	16.8	42.2%	275 (47.9%)	64 (11.1%)	153 (26.7%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	$17,037							62.8	69.6	267	69		080336000317
337	Summit Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	0727 Cove Boulevard	Dillon	80435	Summit County	Summit School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 368-1700	222	19	11.9	32.0%	137 (61.7%)	1 (0.5%)	68 (30.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	$19,671							62.8	40.2	527	190		080681001563
338	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	3663 Woodland Hills Dr	Colorado Springs	80918	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-5000	382	25	15.2	48.4%	181 (47.4%)	15 (3.9%)	118 (30.9%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.2%)	$16,067							62.7	76.4	200	138		080192001430
339	Talbott STEAM Innovation School	Public	K-5	401 Dean Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 391-3475	324	23	13.9	59.6%	174 (53.7%)	18 (5.6%)	90 (27.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	$14,566							62.6	59.9	369	30		080648001119
340	Reunion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11021 Landmark Drive	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-8501	742	40	18.5	32.1%	324 (43.7%)	34 (4.6%)	304 (41.0%)	25 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (6.5%)	$12,210							62.5	59.9	368	28		080258006718

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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.