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ZIP 80203 — 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 80203

K-12 nearby
100
Public
79
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 80203 (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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 University of Colorado System Office about 0.9 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Denver County School District 1
LEA ID
0803360
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (52)

  • University of Colorado System Office0.9 miles (1.5 km)4yr-public
  • Colorado State University-System Office1.0 miles (1.6 km)4yr-public
  • Colorado State University Global1.0 miles (1.6 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Denver1.2 miles (1.9 km)4yr-public
  • Colorado Chinese Medicine University1.3 miles (2.1 km)4yr-private
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver1.5 miles (2.4 km)4yr-public
  • Denver College of Nursing1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-private
  • Montessori Education Center of the Rockies3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-private
  • Taft University System3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Denver3.9 miles (6.2 km)4yr-private
  • Iliff School of Theology4.0 miles (6.5 km)4yr-private
  • Regis University4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-private
Show all 52 colleges & universities
  • Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
  • Colorado Christian University6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
  • Concorde Career College-Aurora6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-private
  • Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology6.5 miles (10.4 km)2yr-private
  • Colorado School of Trades6.5 miles (10.4 km)2yr-private
  • Pima Medical Institute-Denver7.0 miles (11.2 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Denver7.4 miles (11.9 km)2yr-private
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pima Medical Institute-Aurora8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-private
  • Arapahoe Community College8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-public
  • Red Rocks Community College8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-public
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
  • Denver Seminary9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
  • Platt College-Aurora9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Aurora9.6 miles (15.5 km)2yr-public
  • Pickens Technical College10.3 miles (16.5 km)2yr-public
  • Front Range Community College12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-public
  • Colorado School of Mines12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-public
  • Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology14.6 miles (23.5 km)2yr-private
  • Rocky Vista University14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
  • Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
  • Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder22.4 miles (36.1 km)2yr-private
  • University of Colorado Boulder24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-public
  • Naropa University24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
  • Aims Community College48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-public
  • University of Northern Colorado49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-public
  • United States Air Force Academy50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-public
  • IBMC College55.7 miles (89.6 km)2yr-private
  • Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs57.1 miles (92.0 km)2yr-private
  • Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of Colorado Colorado Springs58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-public
  • Nazarene Bible College61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
  • Colorado College61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
  • Intellitec College-Colorado Springs63.0 miles (101.4 km)2yr-private
  • Apex College of Veterinary Technology63.1 miles (101.5 km)2yr-private
  • Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology65.6 miles (105.5 km)2yr-private
  • Pikes Peak State College67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-public
  • Morgan Community College73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-public
  • Laramie County Community College95.4 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
Denver Justice High Schoolpublic——0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Contemporary Learning Academypublic——0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Compassion Road Academypublic——0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Dora Moore ECE-8 Schoolpublic——0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Designpublic——0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Morey Middle Schoolpublic——0.5 miles (0.8 km)
West High Schoolpublic——0.6 miles (1.0 km)
West Middle Schoolpublic——0.7 miles (1.0 km)
Girls Athletic Leadership School High Schoolpublic——0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle Schoolpublic——0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Denver Center for International Studiespublic——0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Emily Griffith High Schoolpublic——1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Downtown Denver Expeditionary Schoolpublic——1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Center for Talent Development at Greenleepublic——1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmontpublic——1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wymanpublic——1.2 miles (1.9 km)
DSST: Cedar High Schoolpublic——1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Colorado High School Charterpublic——1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Polaris Elementary Schoolpublic——1.3 miles (2.0 km)
DSST: Cedar Middle Schoolpublic——1.3 miles (2.0 km)
L'ECOLE DE DENVERprivate——1.4 miles (2.2 km)
SOPHIA MONTESSORI ACADEMYprivate——1.4 miles (2.3 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Bromwell Elementary Schoolpublic——1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Whittier ECE-8 Schoolpublic——1.6 miles (2.5 km)
East High Schoolpublic——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Steele Elementary Schoolpublic——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
CHILDRENS GARDEN MONTESSORIprivate——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
RiseUp Community Schoolpublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF COLORADOprivate——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
University Prep - Arapahoe St.public——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
French American School of Denverpublic——1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Gilliam Youth Services Centerpublic——1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Manual Middle Schoolpublic——1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Manual High Schoolpublic——1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Lincoln Elementary Schoolpublic——1.9 miles (3.1 km)
ST ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC ACADEMYprivate——1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Teller Elementary Schoolpublic——2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Florence Crittenton High Schoolpublic——2.1 miles (3.4 km)
ST JOHN'S SCHOOLprivate——2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Valverde Elementary Schoolpublic——2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Prep Academypublic——2.2 miles (3.5 km)
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academypublic——2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Denver Onlinepublic——2.2 miles (3.5 km)
KIPP Denver Collegiate High Schoolpublic——2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Cole Arts and Science Academypublic——2.2 miles (3.6 km)
DSST: Cole Middle Schoolpublic——2.3 miles (3.6 km)
DSST: Cole High Schoolpublic——2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Columbine Elementary Schoolpublic——2.3 miles (3.7 km)
BANSBACH ACADEMY AT DENVER CHILDRENS HOMEprivate——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Steck Elementary Schoolpublic——2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Eagleton Elementary Schoolpublic——2.4 miles (3.9 km)
ANNUNCIATIONprivate——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S HOUSE OF DENVERprivate——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciencespublic——2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Wyatt Academypublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Stephen Knight Center for Early Educationpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ESCUELA DE GUADALUPEprivate——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
AUL Denverpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
McKinley-Thatcher Elementary Schoolpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
HEARTLAND ACADEMY DENVERprivate——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
5280 High Schoolpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Cheltenham Elementary Schoolpublic——2.6 miles (4.3 km)
Valdez Elementary Schoolpublic——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Barnum Elementary Schoolpublic——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Career Education Center Early Collegepublic——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
GRALAND COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLprivate——2.7 miles (4.4 km)
HOPE CENTERprivate——2.7 miles (4.4 km)
INNER-CITY SCHOOLprivate——2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Robert F. Smith STEAM Academypublic——2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 Schoolpublic——2.8 miles (4.5 km)
International Academy of Denver at Harringtonpublic——2.9 miles (4.6 km)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——2.9 miles (4.6 km)
South High Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.6 km)
North High Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
North High School Engagement Centerpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
MONTVIEW COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTENprivate——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Lake Middle Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Goldrick Elementary Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
GARFIELD MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Park Hill Schoolpublic——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementarypublic——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOLprivate——3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Academia Ana Marie Sandovalpublic——3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Palmer Elementary Schoolpublic——3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Munroe Elementary Schoolpublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Trevista at Horace Mannpublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Garden Place Academypublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
University Prep - Steele St.public——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Brown International Academypublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
RABBI STEVEN FOSTER EARLY LEARNING CENTERprivate——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Grant Beacon Middle Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Bruce Randolph Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Carson Elementary Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwestpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Kepner Beacon Middle Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Stedman Elementary Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Godsman Elementary Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
YESHIVA TORAS CHAIM HIGH SCHOOLprivate——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Colfax Elementary Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 80203

What school district is ZIP code 80203 in?
ZIP 80203 (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 80203?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 80203 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 80203 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher69.0%
High school9.1%
Less than HS3.0%
School districtDenver County School District 1