ZIP 80126 — 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 80126

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 80126 (Highlands Ranch, CO) is associated with Douglas County School District RE-1 (LEA 0803450) 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 (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.1 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 5.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Douglas County School District RE-1

LEA ID

0803450

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (53)

Denver Seminary5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
Arapahoe Community College5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-public
Platt College-Aurora5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
Rocky Vista University7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
Iliff School of Theology9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
University of Denver9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
Taft University System10.5 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora12.7 miles (20.4 km)2yr-private
Concorde Career College-Aurora13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
Colorado Chinese Medicine University13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 53 colleges & universities

Colorado Christian University14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
Community College of Denver14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
University of Colorado System Office14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University-System Office14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University Global14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-public
Metropolitan State University of Denver14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-public
Community College of Aurora14.8 miles (23.8 km)2yr-public
Denver College of Nursing14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
Pickens Technical College15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-public
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-public
Colorado School of Trades15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-private
Red Rocks Community College16.1 miles (25.8 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver17.2 miles (27.7 km)2yr-private
Regis University17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Denver20.3 miles (32.6 km)2yr-private
Colorado School of Mines20.3 miles (32.6 km)4yr-public
Front Range Community College25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-public
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-private
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
University of Colorado Boulder36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-public
Naropa University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
United States Air Force Academy36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-private
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Colorado Springs45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-public
Nazarene Bible College48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
Colorado College48.4 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs49.8 miles (80.1 km)2yr-private
Apex College of Veterinary Technology49.8 miles (80.2 km)2yr-private
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology52.4 miles (84.2 km)2yr-private
Pikes Peak State College54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-public
Aims Community College60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-public
University of Northern Colorado61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-public
IBMC College68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-private
Colorado State University-Fort Collins71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-public
Morgan Community College80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-public
Colorado State University Pueblo87.5 miles (140.9 km)4yr-public
Pueblo Community College90.0 miles (144.9 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Summit View Elementary School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
CHERRY HILLS CHRISTIAN	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Heritage Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Cougar Run Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Platte River Charter Academy	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Bear Canyon Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Mountain Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Mountain Vista High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Sand Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Highlands Ranch High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Northridge Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Arrowwood Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
MILE HIGH ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Cresthill Middle School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Copper Mesa Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Saddle Ranch Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Redstone Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
ESPREE CHILD LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
STEM School Highlands Ranch	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Eldorado Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Rock Canyon High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
John Wesley Powell Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Fox Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Wildcat Mountain Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Stone Mountain Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Rocky Heights Middle School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Skyview Academy	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Ranch View Middle School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Thunderridge High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Arapahoe High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL AT LONE TREE	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Eagle Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Littleton Academy	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Ford Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Ben Franklin Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Trailblazer Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
CREME DE LA CREME COLORADO	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ST THOMAS MORE PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Sandburg Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Coyote Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Hopkins Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Little Raven Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Acres Green Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Runyon Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Homestead Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Newton Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Heritage High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF LONE TREE	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
The Village ECE	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF OUR LADY OF VICTORY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ANASTASIS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Lone Tree Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Gudy Gaskill Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Dry Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Eagle Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Willow Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Euclid Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Lois Lenski Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
MACKINTOSH ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Heritage Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Walnut Hills Community Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ASPEN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
ST MARY LITTLETON	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
HOPE ONLINE LEARNING ACADEMY CO-OP	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
HOPE Online Learning Academy Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
eDCSD	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Littleton High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Colorado Summit Connections Academy	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Colorado Connections @ 27J	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Field Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Greenwood Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Timber Trail Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Littleton Prep Charter School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
West Middle School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Columbine Hills Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
ALL SOULS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Cherry Creek Charter Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
FUSION ACADEMY DENVER	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Wilder Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Colorado's Finest High School of Choice	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
DC Montessori Charter School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
LITTLETON MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
ST MARY'S ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
High Plains Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
American Academy	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Ken Caryl Middle School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Clayton Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Cherrelyn Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
KENT DENVER SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Normandy Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Goddard Middle School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Cherry Hills Village Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Colorado Skies Academy	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
SHILOH HOME INC.	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 80126

What school district is ZIP code 80126 in?

ZIP 80126 (Highlands Ranch, CO) maps to Douglas County School District RE-1 (LEA ID 0803450) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 80126?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 80126 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 80126 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	69.5%
High school	7.7%
Less than HS	1.1%
School district	Douglas County School District RE-1

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