The average public elementary school in Colorado has approximately 407 students (2024-25).
The public elementary schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public elementary school in Colorado (by enrollment) is American Academy with 2,559 students.
# Students Range: 1,037
2,559
Avg. # Students: 1,383
Largest Colorado Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
American Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 2,559
Grades: PK-8
6971 Mira Vista Lane
Castle Rock, CO 80108
(720) 292-5200
Castle Rock, CO 80108
(720) 292-5200
Rank: #22.
Aurora Central Campus
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 2,084
Grades: PK-12
11700 East 11th Ave
Aurora, CO 80010
(303) 340-1600
Aurora, CO 80010
(303) 340-1600
Rank: #33.
The Pinnacle Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,940
Grades: K-12
1001 W 84th Ave
Denver, CO 80260
(303) 450-3985
Denver, CO 80260
(303) 450-3985
Rank: #44.
Academy Of Charter Schools
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,890
Grades: PK-12
11800 Lowell Blvd
Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 289-8088
Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 289-8088
Rank: #55.
The Classical Academy Charter
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,874
Grades: K-6
975 Stout Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
(719) 484-0081
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
(719) 484-0081
Rank: #66.
University Schools
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,771
Grades: K-12
6525 18th Street
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 330-2221
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 330-2221
Rank: #77.
Colorado Connections Academy
Magnet School
Students: 1,728
Grades: K-12
8 Inverness Drive E Suite 240
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 794-2302
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 794-2302
Rank: #88.
Banning Lewis Ranch Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,600
Grades: K-12
7094 Cottonwood Tree Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80927
(719) 570-0075
Colorado Springs, CO 80927
(719) 570-0075
Rank: #99.
Stargate Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,551
Grades: K-12
14530 Washington Street
Broomfield, CO 80023
(303) 450-3936
Broomfield, CO 80023
(303) 450-3936
Rank: #1010.
Stem School Highlands Ranch
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,498
Grades: K-12
8773 Ridgeline Drive
Littleton, CO 80129
(303) 683-7836
Littleton, CO 80129
(303) 683-7836
Rank: #1111.
Mcauliffe International School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,487
Grades: 6-8
2540 Holly St
Denver, CO 80207
(720) 424-1540
Denver, CO 80207
(720) 424-1540
Rank: #1212.
Prospect Ridge Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,453
Grades: K-12
2555 Preble Creek Pkwy
Broomfield, CO 80023
(720) 399-0300
Broomfield, CO 80023
(720) 399-0300
Rank: #1313.
Peak To Peak Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,450
Grades: K-12
800 Merlin Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 453-4600
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 453-4600
Rank: #1414.
Frontier Charter Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,423
Grades: K-12
2560 West 29th Street
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 330-1780
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 330-1780
Rank: #1515.
Prairie Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,383
Grades: 6-8
12600 East Jewell Avenue
Aurora, CO 80012
(720) 747-3000
Aurora, CO 80012
(720) 747-3000
Rank: #1616.
Liberty Common Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Students: 1,359
Grades: K-12
1725 Sharp Point Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 482-9800
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 482-9800
Rank: #1717.
Campus Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,331
Grades: 6-8
4785 South Dayton Street
Englewood, CO 80111
(720) 554-2700
Englewood, CO 80111
(720) 554-2700
Rank: #1818.
Skyview Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,273
Grades: PK-12
6161 Business Center Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124
(303) 471-8439
Lone Tree, CO 80124
(303) 471-8439
Rank: #1919.
Soaring Heights Pk-8
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,242
Grades: PK-8
3280 County Road 5
Erie, CO 80516
(303) 702-8020
Erie, CO 80516
(303) 702-8020
Rank: #2020.
Bromley East Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,237
Grades: PK-8
356 Longspur Drive
Brighton, CO 80601
(720) 685-3297
Brighton, CO 80601
(720) 685-3297
Rank: #2121.
Rocky Heights Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,162
Grades: 6-8
11033 Monarch Boulevard
Lone Tree, CO 80124
(303) 387-3300
Lone Tree, CO 80124
(303) 387-3300
Rank: #2222.
Thunder Ridge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,152
Grades: 6-8
5250 South Picadilly Street
Aurora, CO 80015
(720) 886-1500
Aurora, CO 80015
(720) 886-1500
Rank: #2323.
Rocky Mountain Classical Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,132
Grades: K-8
4620 Antelope Ridge
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
(719) 622-8000
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
(719) 622-8000
Rank: #2424.
D'evelyn Junior/senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,125
Grades: 6-12
10359 W Nassau Avenue
Denver, CO 80235
(303) 982-2600
Denver, CO 80235
(303) 982-2600
Rank: #2525.
Cimarron Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 1,116
Grades: 6-8
12130 Canterberry Pkwy
Parker, CO 80138
(720) 433-0120
Parker, CO 80138
(720) 433-0120
Rank: #2626.
Grand Mountain School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,081
Grades: PK-8
11060 Fontaine Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80925
(719) 391-3470
Colorado Springs, CO 80925
(719) 391-3470
Rank: #2727.
Fox Ridge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,077
Grades: 6-8
26301 East Arapahoe Road
Aurora, CO 80016
(720) 886-4700
Aurora, CO 80016
(720) 886-4700
Rank: #2828.
Chinook Trail Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,067
Grades: 6-8
9750 Grand Lawn Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80924
(719) 234-1576
Colorado Springs, CO 80924
(719) 234-1576
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,062
Grades: 6-12
19535 East 46th Avenue
Denver, CO 80249
(720) 424-0420
Denver, CO 80249
(720) 424-0420
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
West Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,062
Grades: 6-8
5151 South Holly
Littleton, CO 80121
(720) 554-5100
Littleton, CO 80121
(720) 554-5100
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Denver School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,058
Grades: 6-12
7111 Montview Blvd
Denver, CO 80220
(720) 424-1700
Denver, CO 80220
(720) 424-1700
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
The Vanguard School Elementary School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,058
Grades: K-6
1832 South Wahsatch
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 471-1999
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 471-1999
Rank: #3333.
Fountain Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,046
Grades: 6-8
515 N. Sante Fe
Fountain, CO 80817
(719) 382-1580
Fountain, CO 80817
(719) 382-1580
Rank: #3434.
Leman Classical Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,043
Grades: K-8
19560 Stroh Road
Parker, CO 80134
(720) 767-1600
Parker, CO 80134
(720) 767-1600
Rank: #3535.
Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,037
Grades: PK-8
24551 East 1st Avenue
Aurora, CO 80018
(303) 364-3757
Aurora, CO 80018
(303) 364-3757
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Frequently Asked Questions
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