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Best Elementary Schools
in Vail Unified District (4413)

This page covers 10 elementary schools in Vail Unified District (4413). Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 10
1
rank
Civano Community K-8 School
Grades KG–08124 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.5:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
10.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
2
rank
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–05652 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
3
rank
Cottonwood Elementary School
Grades KG–06505 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
4
rank
Copper Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–05398 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
18.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
5
rank
Desert Willow Elementary School
Grades KG–05712 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
34%
Low economic need
6
rank
Esmond Station School
Grades PK–08740 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
20.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
7
rank
Senita Valley Elementary School
Grades PK–08704 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
20.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
8
rank
Sycamore Elementary School
Grades KG–05702 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
19.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
9
rank
Acacia Elementary School
Grades KG–05743 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
19.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
10
rank
Mesquite Elementary School
Grades KG–05736 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
22.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,103
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
10
Elementary Schools
23
Total Schools
52
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.