Best Elementary Schools in Colorado for African American Students

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Every year, the Colorado Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Colorado test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 21)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
21	SOAR at Green Valley Ranch	Public, Charter	K-5	4800 Telluride Street #4	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 287-5100	484	28	17.6	80.0%	29 (6.0%)	133 (27.5%)	250 (51.7%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.8%)	14 (2.9%)	$15,042							0.0%	13.4%	13.37%			080336006486
20	Village East Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1433 South Oakland Street	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2000	821	50	16.4	65.7%	120 (14.6%)	196 (23.9%)	376 (45.8%)	30 (3.7%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	85 (10.4%)	$17,296							4.8%	6.8%	2.08%			080291000204
19	Ponderosa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1885 South Lima Street	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2800	634	35	18.1	71.5%	95 (15.0%)	139 (21.9%)	281 (44.3%)	50 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.3%)	$16,789							9.5%	13.7%	4.16%			080291000200
18	Vanguard Classical School - East	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17101 East Ohio Drive	Aurora	80017	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 338-4110	690	48	14.3	79.7%	76 (11.0%)	269 (39.0%)	301 (43.6%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.5%)	$14,444							14.3%	12.0%	2.29%			080234006611
17	High Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6750 N. Dunkirk St.	Aurora	80019	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 217-5152	680	36	19.1	60.3%	73 (10.7%)	222 (32.6%)	272 (40.0%)	50 (7.4%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.8%)	31 (4.6%)	$12,463							19.0%	15.5%	3.57%			080002002033
16	Jewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14601 East Jewell Ave	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 751-8862	493	35	14	85.8%	50 (10.1%)	114 (23.1%)	263 (53.3%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	$17,243							23.8%	20.7%	3.07%			080234000066
15	Highline Academy Northeast	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	19451 East Maxwell Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 485-5172	589	52	11.3	73.5%	60 (10.2%)	219 (37.2%)	173 (29.4%)	82 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	41 (7.0%)	$15,253							28.6%	16.8%	11.73%			080336006609
14	Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory	Public	PK, KG-8	24551 East 1st Avenue	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-3757	960	48	20	54.9%	221 (23.0%)	175 (18.2%)	404 (42.1%)	66 (6.9%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (9.1%)	$16,792							33.3%	37.5%	4.14%			080234006483
13	Omar D Blair Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4905 Cathay Street	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 371-9570	783	55	14.2	79.2%	48 (6.1%)	263 (33.6%)	228 (29.1%)	106 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (12.0%)	41 (5.2%)	$13,876							38.1%	15.7%	22.41%			080336001838
12	Green Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Jericho St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6710	714	48	14.8	81.8%	53 (7.4%)	178 (24.9%)	395 (55.3%)	55 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	19 (2.7%)	$18,385							42.9%	18.9%	23.91%			080336001776

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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