ZIP 80121 — 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 80121

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 80121 (Centennial, CO) is associated with Cherry Creek School District 5 (LEA 0802910) 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 (76 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Platt College-Aurora about 2.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Cherry Creek School District 5

LEA ID

0802910

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (53)

Platt College-Aurora2.6 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
Arapahoe Community College3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-public
Denver Seminary4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-private
Iliff School of Theology4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
University of Denver4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
Taft University System5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-private
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology6.5 miles (10.5 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-private
Rocky Vista University7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora8.6 miles (13.8 km)2yr-private
Concorde Career College-Aurora8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
Colorado Chinese Medicine University8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private

Show all 53 colleges & universities

Community College of Denver9.4 miles (15.2 km)4yr-public
University of Colorado System Office9.5 miles (15.2 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University-System Office9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University Global9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
Metropolitan State University of Denver9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-public
Denver College of Nursing10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
Colorado Christian University10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
Community College of Aurora10.7 miles (17.3 km)2yr-public
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-public
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
Pickens Technical College11.5 miles (18.5 km)2yr-public
Colorado School of Trades12.3 miles (19.7 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-private
Regis University13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
Red Rocks Community College13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Denver15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-private
Colorado School of Mines17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-public
Front Range Community College20.6 miles (33.2 km)4yr-public
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-private
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture27.9 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder30.3 miles (48.8 km)2yr-private
University of Colorado Boulder32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-public
Naropa University32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
United States Air Force Academy41.5 miles (66.9 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-private
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Colorado Springs50.2 miles (80.9 km)4yr-public
Nazarene Bible College52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Colorado College53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-private
Apex College of Veterinary Technology54.5 miles (87.8 km)2yr-private
Aims Community College56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-public
University of Northern Colorado56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-public
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology57.0 miles (91.8 km)2yr-private
Pikes Peak State College59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-public
IBMC College64.2 miles (103.3 km)2yr-private
Colorado State University-Fort Collins67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-public
Morgan Community College76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University Pueblo92.1 miles (148.3 km)4yr-public
Pueblo Community College94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ASPEN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
ANASTASIS ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF OUR LADY OF VICTORY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Newton Middle School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Lois Lenski Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Gudy Gaskill Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Sandburg Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Greenwood Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
West Middle School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
ST MARY'S ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Little Raven Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
KENT DENVER SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Field Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
The Village ECE	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Littleton High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Ford Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Cherry Hills Village Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
ALL SOULS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Arapahoe High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Heritage Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Hopkins Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Littleton Prep Charter School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
FUSION ACADEMY DENVER	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Colorado's Finest High School of Choice	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Cherrelyn Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Euclid Middle School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Clayton Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Homestead Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
John Wesley Powell Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Englewood Leadership Academy	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Englewood High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Englewood Middle School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Runyon Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Southmoor Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Dry Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Heritage High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
MILE HIGH ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ST THOMAS MORE PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Slavens K-8 School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Charles Hay World School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Englewood Early Childhood Education Center at Maddox	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Sand Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Skyview Academy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
The Cottage at Holly Ridge	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Samuels Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Bradley International School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Cougar Run Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ST MARY LITTLETON	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Cherry Creek High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
MACKINTOSH ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
VILLAGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Littleton Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
ST ANNES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Cherry Creek Charter Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Belleview Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Campus Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Holly Hills Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Platte River Charter Academy	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Willow Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Wm E Bishop Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ESPREE CHILD LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
High Plains Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
CREME DE LA CREME COLORADO	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Cresthill Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
University Park Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Holm Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ILIFF PRESCHOOL, INC.	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
DENVER ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Northridge Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Hamilton Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ACCELERATED SCHOOLS	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
STEM School Highlands Ranch	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Highlands Ranch High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Early Childhood Education Center	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
SOAR Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Acres Green Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Highline Academy Southeast	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Alice Terry Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Fox Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
RICKS CENTER FOR GIFTED CHILDREN	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Cottonwood Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Goddard Middle School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Sheridan High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Asbury Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
CHERRY HILLS CHRISTIAN	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Ben Franklin Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Wilder Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Fort Logan Northgate	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Eagle Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL AT LONE TREE	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Bear Canyon Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Kaiser Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
HUMANEX ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
DENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Ellis Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 80121

What school district is ZIP code 80121 in?

ZIP 80121 (Centennial, CO) maps to Cherry Creek School District 5 (LEA ID 0802910) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 80121?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 76 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 80121 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 80121 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	63.6%
High school	12.9%
Less than HS	1.4%
School district	Cherry Creek School District 5

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