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ZIP 80127 — 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 80127

K-12 nearby
74
Public
62
Private
12
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 80127 (Dakota Ridge, 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 74 K-12 schools (62 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Denver Seminary about 9.0 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Jefferson County School District R-1
LEA ID
0804800
Private school share (ACS)
0.4%

Colleges & universities (53)

  • Denver Seminary9.0 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
  • Arapahoe Community College9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-public
  • Red Rocks Community College13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
  • Colorado Christian University13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Denver14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
  • Iliff School of Theology14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
  • Colorado School of Trades14.9 miles (24.0 km)2yr-private
  • Platt College-Aurora15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
  • Colorado School of Mines15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-public
  • Taft University System16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Denver16.9 miles (27.3 km)4yr-public
Show all 53 colleges & universities
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-public
  • Colorado State University-System Office17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-public
  • Colorado State University Global17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-public
  • University of Colorado System Office17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-public
  • Denver College of Nursing17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
  • Colorado Chinese Medicine University18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
  • Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-private
  • Rocky Vista University18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
  • Regis University19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
  • Montessori Education Center of the Rockies19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
  • Concorde Career College-Aurora20.5 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pima Medical Institute-Aurora21.1 miles (33.9 km)2yr-private
  • Pima Medical Institute-Denver22.5 miles (36.2 km)2yr-private
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus22.8 miles (36.8 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Aurora23.2 miles (37.3 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Denver23.6 miles (38.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pickens Technical College24.0 miles (38.6 km)2yr-public
  • Front Range Community College26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-public
  • Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology26.6 miles (42.9 km)2yr-private
  • Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
  • Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder31.6 miles (50.9 km)2yr-private
  • University of Colorado Boulder33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-public
  • Naropa University33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
  • United States Air Force Academy38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs46.4 miles (74.7 km)2yr-private
  • Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Colorado Colorado Springs48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
  • Colorado College50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
  • Nazarene Bible College51.0 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
  • Apex College of Veterinary Technology52.0 miles (83.8 km)2yr-private
  • Intellitec College-Colorado Springs52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-private
  • Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology54.7 miles (88.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pikes Peak State College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-public
  • Aims Community College64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of Northern Colorado65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-public
  • IBMC College69.5 miles (111.8 km)2yr-private
  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-public
  • Morgan Community College89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-public
  • Colorado State University Pueblo90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-public
  • Pueblo Community College92.1 miles (148.3 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Bradford K8 Southpublic——2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Bradford K8 Northpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Collegiate Academy of Coloradopublic——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Shaffer Elementary Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Falcon Bluffs Middle Schoolpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mortensen Elementary Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Chatfield High Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Ute Meadows Elementary Schoolpublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Coronado Elementary Schoolpublic——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Deer Creek Middle Schoolpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Dakota Ridge Senior High Schoolpublic——5.1 miles (8.3 km)
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTENprivate——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Stony Creek Elementary Schoolpublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Powderhorn Elementary Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ABIDING HOPE PRESCHOOLprivate——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Summit Ridge Middle Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF KEN CARYLprivate——5.4 miles (8.6 km)
LITTLETON MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Mount Carbon Elementary Schoolpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Montessori Peaks Charter Academypublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Roxborough Elementary Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Roxborough Intermediatepublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Dutch Creek Elementary Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Ken Caryl Middle Schoolpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Westridge Elementary Schoolpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Columbine Hills Elementary Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
SHILOH HOME INC.private——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
FRONT RANGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Normandy Elementary Schoolpublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Kendallvue Elementary Schoolpublic——6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Columbine High Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Governor's Ranch Elementary Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Leawood Elementary Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
West Jefferson Elementary Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
West Jefferson Middle Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Coyote Creek Elementary Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Trailblazer Elementary Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Blue Heron Elementary Schoolpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Grant Ranch ECE-8 Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Wilder Elementary Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Ben Franklin Academypublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Conifer Senior High Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Thunderridge High Schoolpublic——8.2 miles (13.1 km)
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High Schoolpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Rocky Mountain Deaf Schoolpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Ranch View Middle Schoolpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Marshdale Elementary Schoolpublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Stone Mountain Elementarypublic——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Eldorado Elementary Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (13.9 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF EVERGREENprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Goddard Middle Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
HAVERN SCHOOLprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Red Rocks Elementary Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
MACKINTOSH ACADEMYprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Saddle Ranch Elementary Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
ST MARY LITTLETONprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
STEM School Highlands Ranchpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Betty K Marler Youth Services Centerpublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Mount View Youth Services Centerpublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Littleton Academypublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Rocky Mountain Youth Services Centerpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar Schoolpublic——9.2 miles (14.7 km)
DENVER CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Bear Creek High Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Educationpublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Parmalee Elementary Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Heritage High Schoolpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Addenbrooke Classical Academypublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Bear Creek K-8 Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
COLORADO ACADEMYprivate——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Runyon Elementary Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Kaiser Elementary Schoolpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Bear Canyon Elementary Schoolpublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Northridge Elementary Schoolpublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 80127

What school district is ZIP code 80127 in?
ZIP 80127 (Dakota Ridge, 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 80127?
US5 lists 74 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 62 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 80127 attend private school?
About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 80127 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher60.0%
High school13.5%
Less than HS2.0%
School districtJefferson County School District R-1