ZIP 80033 — 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 80033

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 80033 (Wheat 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 100 K-12 schools (80 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.6 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 Colorado School of Trades about 2.1 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Jefferson County School District R-1

LEA ID

0804800

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (52)

Colorado School of Trades2.1 miles (3.4 km)2yr-private
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design2.8 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
Regis University4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-private
Colorado Christian University4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-private
Red Rocks Community College4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-public
Metropolitan State University of Denver5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-public
Community College of Denver5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-public
Denver College of Nursing6.0 miles (9.7 km)4yr-private
Colorado State University-System Office6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University Global6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-public
Colorado School of Mines6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-public
University of Colorado System Office6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public

Show all 52 colleges & universities

Pima Medical Institute-Denver6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
Colorado Chinese Medicine University8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
Front Range Community College9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology9.8 miles (15.9 km)2yr-private
University of Denver10.0 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
Iliff School of Theology10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
Taft University System10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
Arapahoe Community College12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-public
Denver Seminary12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career College-Aurora13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver13.2 miles (21.3 km)2yr-private
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology13.5 miles (21.8 km)2yr-private
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-public
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
Platt College-Aurora15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-private
Community College of Aurora16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-public
Pickens Technical College17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-public
University of Colorado Boulder18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-public
Naropa University18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
Rocky Vista University21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
Aims Community College47.6 miles (76.5 km)4yr-public
University of Northern Colorado49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-public
IBMC College52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-private
United States Air Force Academy53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University-Fort Collins55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs61.2 miles (98.6 km)2yr-private
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Colorado Springs62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
Nazarene Bible College65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
Colorado College65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
Apex College of Veterinary Technology67.1 miles (108.0 km)2yr-private
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs67.2 miles (108.1 km)2yr-private
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-private
Pikes Peak State College71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-public
Morgan Community College78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-public
Laramie County Community College93.6 miles (150.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Everitt Middle School	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
Peak Expeditionary - Pennington	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Wheat Ridge High School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.0 km)
Norma Anderson Early Learning Center	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Mountain Phoenix Community School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Prospect Valley Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
FORGE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
FORGE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Stevens Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Slater Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Sobesky Academy	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Prospect Academy	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
BETH EDEN BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
STS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC STEM SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
PEACE LUTHERAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Stober Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Lawrence Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Foster Dual Language PK-8	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Arvada K-8	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Drake Junior High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SHRINE OF ST ANNE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Lumberg Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Vanderhoof Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Eiber Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Manning Options School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Maple Grove Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
MIDTOWN MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
ST JOAN OF ARC EARLY LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Arvada West High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Jefferson County Open Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Jefferson County Open Secondary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Edgewater Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
WELLSPRING CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF ST. BERNADETTE	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Campbell Early Learning Center	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Lakewood High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
ARRUPE JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Arvada High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Fremont Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Secrest Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
TENNYSON CENTER FOR CHILDREN AT CCH	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Welchester Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Dennison Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Stott Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Miller Special Education	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
BETH JACOB HIGH SCHOOL OF DENVER	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Early College of Arvada	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Lincoln Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
South Lakewood Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Skinner Middle School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Creighton Middle School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Two Roads Charter School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
YESHIVA TORAS CHAIM HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Colfax Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Brown International Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Swanson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
JEFFERSON CENTER	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Fairmount Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Oberon Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
North Arvada Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Lake Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Cowell Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Jeffco Transition Services School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Rose Stein International Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Columbian Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
North High School Engagement Center	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Cheltenham Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
North High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Hackberry Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
AUGUSTINE CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Warder Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Career Education Center Early College	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
HEARTLAND ACADEMY DENVER	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Sierra Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Warren Tech	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Newlon Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Valdez Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Kyffin Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
McLain Community High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Beach Court Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Westminster High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
AUL Denver	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Van Arsdale Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Free Horizon Montessori	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Longview High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Belmar School of Integrated Arts	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
New America School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Eagleton Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 80033

What school district is ZIP code 80033 in?

ZIP 80033 (Wheat 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 80033?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 80 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 80033 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 80033 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	44.1%
High school	22.4%
Less than HS	4.6%
School district	Jefferson County School District R-1

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