ZIP 80516 — 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 80516

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 80516 (Erie, CO) is associated with Boulder Valley School District RE-2 (LEA 0802490) 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 (83 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.9 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 Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture about 7.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Boulder Valley School District RE-2

LEA ID

0802490

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (54)

Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
Front Range Community College10.5 miles (17.0 km)4yr-public
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology10.9 miles (17.5 km)2yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder13.0 miles (21.0 km)2yr-private
Naropa University13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Boulder13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Denver15.4 miles (24.7 km)2yr-private
Regis University18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
Denver College of Nursing20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver21.0 miles (33.9 km)2yr-private
Colorado State University-System Office21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-public

Show all 54 colleges & universities

Colorado State University Global21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-public
Metropolitan State University of Denver21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-public
University of Colorado System Office21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-public
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
Community College of Denver21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-public
Colorado Chinese Medicine University21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
Colorado School of Trades22.0 miles (35.4 km)2yr-private
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-public
Colorado School of Mines23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-public
Colorado Christian University23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
Red Rocks Community College24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-public
Concorde Career College-Aurora24.5 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
Taft University System25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
Pickens Technical College25.9 miles (41.6 km)2yr-public
Community College of Aurora25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-public
University of Denver26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
Iliff School of Theology26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology26.5 miles (42.7 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-private
Aims Community College28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
University of Northern Colorado30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-public
Arapahoe Community College30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-public
Platt College-Aurora31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
Denver Seminary31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
IBMC College33.4 miles (53.7 km)2yr-private
Rocky Vista University35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
Colorado State University-Fort Collins36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-public
Morgan Community College67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-public
United States Air Force Academy72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-public
Laramie County Community College73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-private
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
University of Colorado Colorado Springs81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-public
Nazarene Bible College83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-private
Colorado College83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs85.3 miles (137.3 km)2yr-private
Apex College of Veterinary Technology85.4 miles (137.4 km)2yr-private
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology87.9 miles (141.4 km)2yr-private
Pikes Peak State College90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-public
University of Wyoming91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-public
WyoTech91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Soaring Heights PK-8	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Erie High School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Highlands Elementary School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
BLUE MOUNTAIN MONTESSORI	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Erie Middle School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Erie Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Red Hawk Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Kenneth Homyak PK-8	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Grand View Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Black Rock Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ERIE AT VISTA RIDGE	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
VISTA RIDGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Meadowlark School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Prospect Ridge Academy	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Thunder Vista P-8	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Carbon Valley Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Legacy Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Frederick Senior High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Peak to Peak Charter School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
TAKE A BREAK INC	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Spark! Discovery Preschool	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Lafayette Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Alicia Sanchez International School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Justice High Charter School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Thunder Valley PK-8	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Angevine Middle School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
AUTANA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
SUMMIT CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Centaurus High School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Silver Creek Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ADVENTURE MONTESSORI LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Meridian Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
TREEHOUSE LEARNING	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Stargate Charter School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Ryan Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Niwot High School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Niwot Elementary School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Centennial Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Legacy High School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Aspen Creek K-8 School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Louisville Middle School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Westlake Middle School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Rocky Top Middle School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Burlington Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Discovery Magnet School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
ST LOUIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Heatherwood Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Indian Peaks Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Sunset Middle School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Centennial Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Louisville Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Flagstaff Charter Academy	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
St. Vrain Virtual High School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
New Meridian High School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Coal Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Prairie Hills Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
St. Vrain Community Montessori School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Hunters Glen Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
HILLSIDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Broomfield Heights Middle School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Firestone Charter Academy	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF LONGMONT	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Twin Peaks Classical Academy	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Coal Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
LOUISVILLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Birch Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Trail Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
BOULDER VALLEY WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Century Middle School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Tarver Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Douglass Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Columbine Elementary School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Broomfield High School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Mountain Range High School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
APPLETREE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Mountain View Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Bright Horizons Preschool	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Horizon High School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Central Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Silver Hills Middle School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Mead High School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
FRASSATI CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Kohl Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Westgate Community School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Fireside Elementary School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Fall River Elementary School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Eagleview Elementary School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
St. Vrain LaunchED Virtual Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Pathways Future Center	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Timberline PK-8	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Five Star Online Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 80516

What school district is ZIP code 80516 in?

ZIP 80516 (Erie, CO) maps to Boulder Valley School District RE-2 (LEA ID 0802490) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 80516?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 83 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 80516 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 80516 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	63.6%
High school	11.4%
Less than HS	3.0%
School district	Boulder Valley School District RE-2

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