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Best ZIP codes for schools in Colorado
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 339 Colorado ZIPs qualify.
Colorado ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 80132Monument
Colorado
- School quality index
- 67.8
- ZIP population
- ~30k
- Avg. temperature
- 47°F
- Avg. commute
- 29 min
2ZIP 80133Monument
Colorado
- School quality index
- 67.8
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
3ZIP 81036Eads
Colorado
- School quality index
- 67.0
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 54°F
- Avg. commute
- 15 min
4ZIP 80122Centennial
Colorado
- School quality index
- 65.8
- ZIP population
- ~32k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
5ZIP 80906Colorado Springs
Colorado
- School quality index
- 65.7
- ZIP population
- ~38k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 20 min
6ZIP 80921Colorado Springs
Colorado
- School quality index
- 65.1
- ZIP population
- ~27k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 80027 | Superior | Boulder County | 64.8 |
| #8 | 80120 | Littleton | Arapahoe County | 64.8 |
| #9 | 80303 | Boulder | Boulder County | 64.8 |
| #10 | 80304 | Boulder | Boulder County | 64.8 |
| #11 | 80305 | Boulder | Boulder County | 64.8 |
| #12 | 80310 | Boulder | Boulder County | 64.8 |
| #13 | 80466 | Nederland | Boulder County | 64.8 |
| #14 | 80301 | Boulder | Boulder County | 64.6 |
| #15 | 80121 | Centennial | Arapahoe County | 64.4 |
| #16 | 80026 | Lafayette | Boulder County | 63.8 |
| #17 | 80302 | Boulder | Boulder County | 63.4 |
| #18 | 80840 | Usaf Academy | El Paso County | 62.8 |
| #19 | 80920 | Colorado Springs | El Paso County | 62.8 |
| #20 | 80924 | Colorado Springs | El Paso County | 62.8 |
| #21 | 80104 | Castle Rock | Douglas County | 61.0 |
| #22 | 80108 | Castle Rock | Douglas County | 61.0 |
| #23 | 80109 | Castle Rock | Douglas County | 61.0 |
| #24 | 80116 | Franktown | Douglas County | 61.0 |
| #25 | 80118 | Larkspur | Douglas County | 61.0 |
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