Best Elementary Schools in Colorado Springs, CO (2025-26)

A: 17B: 29C: 30D: 20F: 6

45% of the 102 ranked elementary schools in Colorado Springs, CO earn an A or B (17 A grades, 29 B, 30 C, 20 D, 6 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 77 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (75% here, 70% nationally), and 39 exceed it. On average 38% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 32% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Chipeta Elementary School (73% against 50%, A+), Bristol Elementary School (48% against 25%, B), Queen Palmer Elementary School (37% against 14%, C+), Martin Luther King JR Elementary School (54% against 34%, B+), Foothills Elementary School (67% against 48%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 26): Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an (14), Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E (6), Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E (4).

The largest ranked elementary schools: The Classical Academy Charter (1,874 students, A, #9), Rocky Mountain Classical Academy (1,132 students, C+, #50), Grand Mountain School (1,081 students, C, #61).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

What is the best elementary school in Colorado Springs, CO?

Chipeta Elementary School in Colorado Springs ranks first among the 102 ranked elementary schools in Colorado Springs, CO with a SchoolGrade of A+, 73% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 50%.

How are elementary schools in Colorado Springs, CO ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Colorado Springs, CO have?

SchoolGrade grades 111 public elementary schools in Colorado Springs, CO; 102 are ranked here and 9 are listed as not ranked.