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Type
Grades
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City
Zip
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District
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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2021
)
Average Standard
Score (
2019
)
Rank (
2019
)
Rank Change from
2019
SchoolDigger Rating (
2021
)
080336001767
1
Polaris Elementary School
Public
1-5
410 Park Avenue West
Denver
80205
Denver County
School District No. 1
No
No
No
No
(720) 424-7860
332
19
17.2
7.5%
237 (71.4%)
13 (3.9%)
30 (9.0%)
17 (5.1%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (9.9%)
$9,553
$460
$9,093
99.5
99.7
1
R5
080480000710
2
Dennison Elementary School
Public
K-6
401 Independence Street
Lakewood
80226
Jefferson County
Jefferson County School District No. R-1
No
No
No
No
(303) 982-6382
623
30
20.6
9.6%
444 (71.3%)
2 (0.3%)
74 (11.9%)
62 (10.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.5%)
38 (6.1%)
$10,162
$313
$9,848
99.3
98.9
5
3
R5
080399001727
3
Zach Elementary School
Public
K-5
3715 Kechter Road
Fort Collins
80528
Larimer County
Poudre School District R-1
No
No
No
No
(970) 488-5100
514
29
17.7
6.4%
383 (74.5%)
9 (1.8%)
33 (6.4%)
49 (9.5%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (7.6%)
$11,831
$335
$11,497
98.9
98.6
7
4
R5
080345000812
4
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School
Public, Charter
K-8
1161 North Pine Drive
Parker
80138
Douglas County
Douglas County School District No. Re 1
Yes
No
No
No
(303) 840-7070
702
48
14.6
467 (66.5%)
0 (0.0%)
64 (9.1%)
138 (19.7%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (4.4%)
$9,230
$00
$9,230
98.9
99.2
3
1
R5
080234001674
5
Aurora Quest K-8
Public
K-8
472 South Wheeling St
Aurora
80012
Arapahoe County
Aurora Joint District No. 28
No
No
No
No
(303) 343-3664
592
27
21.8
34.6%
251 (42.4%)
89 (15.0%)
127 (21.5%)
68 (11.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
55 (9.3%)
$12,197
$589
$11,608
98.8
99.6
2
3
R5
080291000763
6
Challenge School
Public, Magnet
PK, KG-8
9659 East Mississippi Avenue
Denver
80231
Arapahoe County
Cherry Creek School District No. 5
No
Yes
No
No
(720) 747-2100
542
30
18
13.3%
209 (38.6%)
93 (17.2%)
55 (10.1%)
126 (23.2%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.4%)
56 (10.3%)
$12,615
$129
$12,486
98.6
98
11
5
R5
080249001243
7
High Peaks Elementary School
Public
K-5
3995 East Aurora Avenue
Boulder
80303
Boulder County
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
No
No
No
No
(720) 561-6500
273
17
15.7
7.0%
155 (56.8%)
4 (1.5%)
22 (8.1%)
66 (24.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (9.5%)
$12,514
$178
$12,336
98
98.9
4
3
R5
080399001608
8
Liberty Common Charter School
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1725 Sharp Point Drive
Fort Collins
80525
Larimer County
Poudre School District R-1
Yes
No
No
No
(970) 482-9800
1,163
57
20.5
990 (85.1%)
9 (0.8%)
56 (4.8%)
56 (4.8%)
3 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
49 (4.2%)
$7,255
$00
$7,255
97.9
96.7
18
10
R5
080294001391
9
Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School
Public
K-6
5250 Farthing Drive
Colorado Springs
80906
El Paso County
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12
No
No
No
No
(719) 576-3080
341
20
16.7
2.6%
274 (80.4%)
5 (1.5%)
31 (9.1%)
11 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (5.9%)
$9,547
$299
$9,249
97.6
97.1
15
6
R5
080480000768
10
Parmalee Elementary School
Public
K-5
4460 S Parmalee Gulch
Indian Hills
80454
Jefferson County
Jefferson County School District No. R-1
No
No
No
No
(303) 982-8014
274
17
16.3
10.9%
250 (91.2%)
4 (1.5%)
11 (4.0%)
2 (0.7%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.2%)
$11,275
$313
$10,962
97.6
96.4
20
10
R5
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CMAS English Language Arts, CMAS Math test scores released by the Colorado Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 1, 2021, 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.
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