ZIP 80209 — 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 80209

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 80209 (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 (77 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.5 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 Taft University System about 1.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Denver County School District 1

LEA ID

0803360

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (53)

Taft University System1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-private
University of Denver2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-private
Iliff School of Theology2.1 miles (3.4 km)4yr-private
Colorado Chinese Medicine University2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado System Office2.8 miles (4.6 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University-System Office3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University Global3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-public
Community College of Denver3.0 miles (4.9 km)4yr-public
Metropolitan State University of Denver3.3 miles (5.4 km)4yr-public
Denver College of Nursing3.6 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-private
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology5.0 miles (8.0 km)2yr-private

Show all 53 colleges & universities

Concorde Career College-Aurora5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
Regis University6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
Colorado Christian University6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora7.2 miles (11.6 km)2yr-private
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus7.3 miles (11.8 km)4yr-public
Platt College-Aurora7.4 miles (11.8 km)4yr-private
Arapahoe Community College7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver7.6 miles (12.2 km)2yr-private
Colorado School of Trades7.8 miles (12.5 km)2yr-private
Denver Seminary7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
Community College of Aurora8.7 miles (14.0 km)2yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Denver8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-private
Pickens Technical College9.4 miles (15.2 km)2yr-public
Red Rocks Community College9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-public
Rocky Vista University12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
Front Range Community College14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-public
Colorado School of Mines14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-private
University of Colorado Boulder26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-public
Naropa University26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
United States Air Force Academy48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
Aims Community College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-public
University of Northern Colorado50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-private
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Colorado Springs56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-public
IBMC College57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-private
Nazarene Bible College59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
Colorado College59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
Colorado State University-Fort Collins60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-public
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs61.2 miles (98.4 km)2yr-private
Apex College of Veterinary Technology61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-private
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology63.7 miles (102.6 km)2yr-private
Pikes Peak State College65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-public
Morgan Community College73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-public
Laramie County Community College97.1 miles (156.2 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University Pueblo98.8 miles (159.0 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ST JOHN'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
Steele Elementary School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Lincoln Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
DSST: Cedar Middle School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Stephen Knight Center for Early Education	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
DSST: Cedar High School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
South High School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
SOPHIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Bromwell Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
CHILDRENS GARDEN MONTESSORI	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Cory Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Merrill Middle School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Creativity Challenge Community	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Grant Beacon Middle School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Dora Moore ECE-8 School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
GRALAND COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Asbury Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Denver Justice High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Steck Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Contemporary Learning Academy	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
RICKS CENTER FOR GIFTED CHILDREN	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Denver Center for International Studies	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
5280 High School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Girls Athletic Leadership School High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Ellis Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Morey Middle School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Compassion Road Academy	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
RABBI STEVEN FOSTER EARLY LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Teller Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
ACCELERATED SCHOOLS	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
HILLEL ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
West High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
West Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Carson Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
University Park Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
McMeen Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
L'ECOLE DE DENVER	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Denver Online	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Valverde Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
East High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF DENVER	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ILIFF PRESCHOOL, INC.	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
George Washington High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
DENVER ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Goldrick Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Florence Crittenton High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
BANSBACH ACADEMY AT DENVER CHILDRENS HOME	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S HOUSE OF DENVER	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
ST ANNES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Highline Academy Southeast	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Godsman Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Delta High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Palmer Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Colorado High School Charter	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Emily Griffith High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Schmitt Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Denver Green School Southeast	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
DENVER ACADEMY OF TORAH	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Polaris Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
French American School of Denver	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Slavens K-8 School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Denver Language School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Whittier ECE-8 School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Park Hill School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Charles Hay World School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
MONTVIEW COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Kepner Beacon Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Pascual Ledoux Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Place Bridge Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Manual High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Manual Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Prep Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Barnum Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Munroe Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
STANLEY BRITISH PRIMARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF COLORADO	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Gilliam Youth Services Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Bradley International School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 80209

What school district is ZIP code 80209 in?

ZIP 80209 (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 80209?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 77 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 80209 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 80209 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	80.1%
High school	6.2%
Less than HS	1.5%
School district	Denver County School District 1

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