Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80126

Summary:

The 80126 zip code area of Highlands Ranch, Colorado is home to an impressive collection of 11 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, all part of the highly-ranked Douglas County School District No. Re 1. These schools demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with several standout institutions ranking among the top in the state.

At the elementary level, Heritage Elementary School and Northridge Elementary School shine, ranking 19th and 46th out of 950 Colorado elementary schools, respectively, and earning 5 SchoolDigger stars. These schools boast impressive test scores, with over 80% of students proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts and Science. The middle school, Mountain Ridge Middle School, also stands out, ranking 37th out of 469 Colorado middle schools and earning 5 stars, with strong performance in CMAS English Language Arts and Math.

At the high school level, both Mountain Vista High School and Highlands Ranch High School maintain impressive 84.2% four-year graduation rates and high SAT scores, with Mountain Vista High School ranking 37th out of 328 Colorado high schools and earning 4 SchoolDigger stars. Overall, the schools in the 80126 zip code area demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence, with several institutions ranking among the top performers in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Summit View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10200 South Piedmont Drive	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6800	350	24	14.6	10.0%	239 (68.3%)	5 (1.4%)	55 (15.7%)	20 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	91.3	60^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.7%		87.8	98^th of 943 public elementary schools	89.6%	38							63.9	68.6	72.9	87.7			74.9	73.0	71.4	61.7	68.4			67.7	63.3			$18,380
Northridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	555 South Park Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6525	560	37	15.3	15.4%	353 (63.0%)	8 (1.4%)	74 (13.2%)	78 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.2%)	92.9	46^th of 950 public elementary schools	95.2%		94	33^rd of 943 public elementary schools	96.5%	13							73.9	72.1	89.0	78.0			78.1	66.3	57.1	72.2	61.0			64.5	84.3			$16,616
Sand Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8898 South Maplewood Drive	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6600	322	24	13.5	27.3%	203 (63.0%)	6 (1.9%)	58 (18.0%)	24 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	77	211^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.8%		77.3	192^nd of 943 public elementary schools	79.6%	19							54.8	52.2	77.4	63.9			61.1	56.7	33.3	71.4	62.2			53.6	64.3			$18,602
Highlands Ranch High School	Public	9-12	9375 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2500	1,323	69	19.1	23.7%	853 (64.5%)	42 (3.2%)	257 (19.4%)	65 (4.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (7.3%)	77	76^th of 328 public high schools	76.8%		79.1	67^th of 349 public high schools	80.8%	9	80.0	51.0	75.0	48.0	75.0	50.0																	44.3	$19,642
Cougar Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	8780 Venneford Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6675	392	25	15.6	20.7%	269 (68.6%)	6 (1.5%)	71 (18.1%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	87.3	108^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.6%		84.3	130^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.2%	22							73.1	79.1	74.5	72.3			74.6	71.2	51.2	55.8	59.6			59.8	54.2			$20,869
Platte River Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4085 Lark Sparrow St.	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 221-1070	475	34	14.1	4.0%	321 (67.6%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.6%)	61 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.1%)	92.3	49^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.8%		92.7	49^th of 943 public elementary schools	94.8%								80.4	67.3	68.6	80.4	88.5	77.8	77.2	86.3	75.0	68.6	60.8	65.4	77.8	72.2	60.0	73.9		$9,695
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3350 Summit View Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6725	377	26	14.4	10.1%	253 (67.1%)	3 (0.8%)	63 (16.7%)	28 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	95.9	19^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.4	26^th of 943 public elementary schools	97.2%	7							73.3	80.0	78.9	90.2			81.1	80.0	71.4	71.1	64.7			71.6	86.5			$17,720
Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	10590 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1800	752	46	16.3	14.6%	571 (75.9%)	8 (1.1%)	91 (12.1%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.8%)	90.2	37^th of 469 public middle schools	92.1%		84.3	61^st of 485 public middle schools	87.4%	24											81.1	66.8	74.2					62.4	59.3	60.9		57.3		$16,339
Mountain Vista High School	Public	9-12	10585 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1500	2,169	92	23.4	12.7%	1,560 (71.9%)	37 (1.7%)	303 (14.0%)	130 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	135 (6.2%)	86.6	37^th of 328 public high schools	88.7%		87	38^th of 349 public high schools	89.1%	1	85.0	58.0	86.0	58.0	83.0	53.0																	42.0	$15,193
Copper Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3501 Poston Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7375	306	21	14.5	11.1%	223 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.1%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.8%)	83	141^st of 950 public elementary schools	85.2%		82.5	147^th of 943 public elementary schools	84.4%	6							45.0	59.1	64.3	70.2			60.1	62.5	50.0	71.4	67.4			62.8	71.4			$18,543
Bear Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9660 Salford Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6475	368	23	16.0	12.8%	278 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.3%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	94.7	32^nd of 950 public elementary schools	96.6%		90.3	76^th of 943 public elementary schools	91.9%	44							76.5	76.1	77.8	88.9			79.7	66.7	63.0	77.8	69.6			69.1	82.2			$16,177

Cities Near Zip Code 80126

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Highlands Ranch	0.85 mi	26	11^th
Littleton	1.91 mi	42	54^th
Centennial	2.33 mi	24	44^th
Lone Tree	3.39 mi	4	35^th
Englewood	4.13 mi	25	118^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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