Colorado Elementary School Rankings

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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 Friday, August 18, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 933)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
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	330	20	16.5	5.5%	217 (65.8%)	10 (3.0%)	36 (10.9%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.3%)	$9,553			$460			$9,093	99.6	99.7	1
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	609	30	20.1	7.9%	429 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (12.5%)	62 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.7%)	$10,162			$313			$9,848	99.3	99.5	2
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	493	29	16.7	7.7%	360 (73.0%)	10 (2.0%)	41 (8.3%)	44 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.9%)	$11,831			$335			$11,497	99.1	98.4	6	3
080234001674	4	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	586	29	20.2	38.9%	239 (40.8%)	106 (18.1%)	122 (20.8%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (10.4%)	$12,197			$589			$11,608	98.8	98.4	7	3
080249001243	5	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	259	16	15.7	5.0%	143 (55.2%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.4%)	64 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.1%)	$12,514			$178			$12,336	98.7	99.1	3	2
080345000812	6	Parker Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11661 North Pine Drive	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 840-7070	703	47	15		446 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.5%)	164 (23.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	$9,230			$00			$9,230	98.5	99.1	4	2
080249000099	7	Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Table Mesa Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3500	346	20	17.3	4.3%	261 (75.4%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.2%)	24 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.6%)	$13,104			$424			$12,680	98.5	96.5	17	10
080291000763	8	Challenge School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9659 East Mississippi Avenue	Denver	80231	Denver County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 747-2100	534	31	17.3	12.0%	199 (37.3%)	89 (16.7%)	52 (9.7%)	137 (25.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (10.1%)	$12,615			$129			$12,486	98.3	98.6	5	3
080690001178	9	Hulstrom Options K-8 School	Public	K-8	11551 Wyco Drive	Northglenn	80233	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5400	638	37	17.3	10.5%	357 (56.0%)	15 (2.4%)	93 (14.6%)	97 (15.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.3%)	$10,168			$190			$9,978	98.3	95.6	23	14
080345006309	10	Stone Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10625 Weathersfield Way	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7525	571	33	17.3	1.9%	470 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.1%)	$10,799			$268			$10,531	98.2	97.2	14	4

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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 18, 2023, 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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.