ZIP 80003 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 80003

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 80003 (Arvada, CO) is associated with Jefferson County School District R-1 (LEA 0804800) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (86 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Regis University about 3.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Jefferson County School District R-1

LEA ID

0804800

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (52)

Regis University3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Denver3.3 miles (5.3 km)2yr-private
Front Range Community College5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-public
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-private
Colorado School of Trades6.2 miles (9.9 km)2yr-private
Denver College of Nursing6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-private
Metropolitan State University of Denver6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-public
Community College of Denver6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University-System Office6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University Global6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-public
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology6.8 miles (11.0 km)2yr-private
University of Colorado System Office7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-public

Show all 52 colleges & universities

Montessori Education Center of the Rockies7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
Colorado Christian University7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
Colorado Chinese Medicine University8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
Red Rocks Community College8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-public
Colorado School of Mines9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-public
Taft University System11.3 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
University of Denver11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver11.5 miles (18.5 km)2yr-private
Iliff School of Theology11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career College-Aurora12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-public
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology13.8 miles (22.3 km)2yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder14.7 miles (23.7 km)2yr-private
Arapahoe Community College15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora15.2 miles (24.5 km)2yr-private
Denver Seminary15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
Community College of Aurora15.7 miles (25.3 km)2yr-public
Pickens Technical College16.1 miles (26.0 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Boulder16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-public
Naropa University16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-private
Platt College-Aurora17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
Rocky Vista University22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
Aims Community College43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-public
University of Northern Colorado44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-public
IBMC College49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-private
Colorado State University-Fort Collins51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-public
United States Air Force Academy57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-private
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Colorado Springs66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-public
Nazarene Bible College68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
Colorado College68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
Apex College of Veterinary Technology70.2 miles (112.9 km)2yr-private
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs70.2 miles (113.0 km)2yr-private
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology72.7 miles (117.0 km)2yr-private
Morgan Community College74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-public
Pikes Peak State College74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-public
Laramie County Community College89.6 miles (144.2 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Swanson Elementary School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Two Roads Charter School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
North Arvada Middle School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Secrest Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Hackberry Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Harris Park Elementary School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Westminster High School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Arvada High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Early College of Arvada	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Hidden Lake Secondary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Colorado STEM Academy	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Warder Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Westminster Academy for International Studies	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
SHRINE OF ST ANNE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Colorado Preparatory Academy High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Pikes Peak Online School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Destinations Career Academy of Colorado	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
FACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Little Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
BLESSED MIGUEL PRO CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Pomona Junior/Senior High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Weber Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Arvada K-8	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Early Learning Center at Gregory Hill	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Lawrence Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
BELLEVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Foster Dual Language PK-8	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Shaw Heights Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Fairview PK-8	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Orchard Park Academy	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
PEACE LUTHERAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Moore Middle School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Trailside Academy	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Crown Pointe Charter Academy	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Lincoln Charter Academy	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Prospect Academy	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Metropolitan Arts Academy	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Mesa Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Early Learning Center at Francis M. Day	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Campbell Early Learning Center	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Adams Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
FORGE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Oberon Middle School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
FORGE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Sierra Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Mandalay Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Semper Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
FACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Sunset Ridge PK-8	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Sherrelwood Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Arvada West High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
ARRUPE JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Valley View Innovation School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Beach Court Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Sobesky Academy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Vanderhoof Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Fremont Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
STS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC STEM SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Jefferson Academy Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Summit Academy	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Doral Academy of Colorado	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Stevens Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Peak Expeditionary - Pennington	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
The Pinnacle Charter School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Excel Academy Charter School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Lukas Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Adventure Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Federal Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mountain Phoenix Community School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL AT STANDLEY LAKE	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Skinner Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Performing Arts School on Broadway	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Mapleton Online	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Global Primary Academy	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
MIDTOWN MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Global Intermediate Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Global Leadership Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Columbian Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Stott Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
North Star Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Norma Anderson Early Learning Center	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
STEM Launch	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Wayne Carle Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Everitt Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 80003

What school district is ZIP code 80003 in?

ZIP 80003 (Arvada, CO) maps to Jefferson County School District R-1 (LEA ID 0804800) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 80003?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 86 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 80003 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 80003 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	33.3%
High school	29.5%
Less than HS	7.5%
School district	Jefferson County School District R-1

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