ZIP 80204 — 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 80204

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 80204 (Denver, CO) is associated with Denver County School District 1 (LEA 0803360) 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 (85 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver about 1.0 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Denver County School District 1

LEA ID

0803360

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (52)

Metropolitan State University of Denver1.0 miles (1.7 km)4yr-public
Community College of Denver1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University-System Office1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University Global1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-public
Denver College of Nursing1.9 miles (3.0 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado System Office2.1 miles (3.4 km)4yr-public
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design2.7 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
Colorado Chinese Medicine University3.2 miles (5.2 km)4yr-private
Regis University3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-private
Colorado Christian University4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
Colorado School of Trades4.5 miles (7.2 km)2yr-private
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private

Show all 52 colleges & universities

University of Denver5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
Taft University System5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-private
Iliff School of Theology5.2 miles (8.3 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Denver6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
Red Rocks Community College7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-public
Concorde Career College-Aurora8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-private
Arapahoe Community College8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver9.2 miles (14.8 km)2yr-private
Denver Seminary9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora10.4 miles (16.7 km)2yr-private
Platt College-Aurora10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
Colorado School of Mines10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora11.0 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
Front Range Community College11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-public
Community College of Aurora11.6 miles (18.7 km)2yr-public
Pickens Technical College12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-public
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology13.5 miles (21.7 km)2yr-private
Rocky Vista University16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder21.1 miles (33.9 km)2yr-private
University of Colorado Boulder23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-public
Naropa University23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
Aims Community College48.6 miles (78.1 km)4yr-public
University of Northern Colorado49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-public
United States Air Force Academy50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-public
IBMC College55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs57.7 miles (92.9 km)2yr-private
Colorado State University-Fort Collins58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-public
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Colorado Springs59.4 miles (95.5 km)4yr-public
Nazarene Bible College61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
Colorado College62.1 miles (100.0 km)4yr-private
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs63.6 miles (102.4 km)2yr-private
Apex College of Veterinary Technology63.6 miles (102.4 km)2yr-private
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-private
Pikes Peak State College68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-public
Morgan Community College75.3 miles (121.3 km)4yr-public
Laramie County Community College95.5 miles (153.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Eagleton Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
HEARTLAND ACADEMY DENVER	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Cheltenham Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Colorado High School Charter	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
ESCUELA DE GUADALUPE	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Lake Middle School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Barnum Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
YESHIVA TORAS CHAIM HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Colfax Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Cowell Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Florence Crittenton High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
West Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Girls Athletic Leadership School High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
West High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Career Education Center Early College	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Denver Center for International Studies	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Brown International Academy	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Compassion Road Academy	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Newlon Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
AUL Denver	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Valdez Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
BETH JACOB HIGH SCHOOL OF DENVER	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Valverde Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
North High School Engagement Center	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
North High School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Denver Online	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Contemporary Learning Academy	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Munroe Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Emily Griffith High School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Denver Justice High School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
TENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN AT CCH	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Edgewater Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
RiseUp Community School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Knapp Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Polaris Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Morey Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
University Prep - Arapahoe St.	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Castro Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
Kepner Beacon Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF COLORADO	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Dora Moore ECE-8 School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
SOPHIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Pascual Ledoux Academy	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Goldrick Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
DSST: Cedar High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
DSST: Cedar Middle School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Columbian Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
Skinner Middle School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
MIDTOWN MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
New America School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Whittier ECE-8 School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
5280 High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Trevista at Horace Mann	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Lumberg Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Brady Exploration School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Deane Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Gilliam Youth Services Center	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Lincoln Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
WELLSPRING CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF ST. BERNADETTE	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Godsman Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Steele Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Jeffco Transition Services School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
ARRUPE JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Manual High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Manual Middle School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Cole Arts and Science Academy	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
L'ECOLE DE DENVER	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Rose Stein International Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
DSST: Cole High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
DSST: Cole Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Jefferson County Open Secondary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
French American School of Denver	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Jefferson County Open Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Garden Place Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ANNUNCIATION	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 80204

What school district is ZIP code 80204 in?

ZIP 80204 (Denver, CO) maps to Denver County School District 1 (LEA ID 0803360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 80204?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 85 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 80204 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 80204 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	50.5%
High school	15.9%
Less than HS	11.4%
School district	Denver County School District 1

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