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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80129

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At a glance

Schools

6,312

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedStone Mountain Elementary12^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Saddle Ranch Elementary School up 12 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Saddle Ranch Elementary School 15.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 80129 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, is home to 9 schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, a top-ranked district (6th out of 115 in Colorado), serving approximately 7,019 students across six elementary schools, one middle school, one traditional high school, and one K–12 alternative school. Ben Franklin Academy serves grades PK–8 within the elementary category, while STEM School Highlands Ranch functions as a K–12 alternative school. Overall, this is an exceptionally strong set of schools: nearly every campus outperforms both the district and state averages on CMAS assessments, and graduation rates far exceed the Colorado norm.

Two elementary schools stand out as elite. Eldorado Elementary School ranks 9th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (99th percentile) and leads the zip code with 85.8% ELA and 82.3% math proficiency, while also having the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.4:1) despite serving the highest share of free/reduced-lunch students among elementary schools. Stone Mountain Elementary is the most consistent performer, ranking 12th after three straight years in the top 16, with 81.6% ELA, 80.7% math, and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (4.5%). At the high school level, STEM School Highlands Ranch outperforms the traditional Thunderridge High School on nearly every measure: higher graduation rate (97.8% vs. 97.2%), higher SAT reading/writing (91% vs. 82%), and higher SAT math (62% vs. 58%).

Ranch View Middle School, the only standalone middle school, ranks 45th out of 469 and exceeds district averages in ELA and math. Trailblazer Elementary School has climbed 128 spots to 51st, while Saddle Ranch Elementary School has declined from 65th to 178th, with the lowest math proficiency (57.4%) in the zip code. Ben Franklin Academy shows a notable grade-level contrast: excellent 8th-grade math (82.3%) but weak 6th-grade math (47.0%). Even the lowest-ranked schools in the area still exceed state averages, making 80129 a consistently strong educational environment with excellent choices at every grade level.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Coyote Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2861 Baneberry Court	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6175	506	31	16.1	12.6%	351 (69.4%)	6 (1.2%)	78 (15.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.3%)	86.7	111^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.2%		90	74^th of 950 public elementary schools	92.2%	37							62.5	77.0	60.7	71.2			67.7	63.9	60.7	66.1	66.7			64.4	50.8			$18,273
Ranch View Middle School	Public	7-8	1731 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2300	829	47	17.6	15.8%	628 (75.8%)	5 (0.6%)	103 (12.4%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	88	45^th of 469 public middle schools	90.4%		85.7	54^th of 469 public middle schools	88.5%	9											68.2	64.5	66.3					57.9	62.5	60.2		59.2		$16,010
Thunderridge High School	Public	9-12	1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2000	1,820	82	22.1	11.5%	1,369 (75.2%)	18 (1.0%)	264 (14.5%)	59 (3.2%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.5%)	84.2	45^th of 338 public high schools	86.7%		87.3	36^th of 328 public high schools	89.0%	9	80.0	56.0	83.0	57.0	82.0	58.0																	45.1	$16,286
Saddle Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 West English Sparrow Trail	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6400	355	23	15.1	10.1%	275 (77.5%)	3 (0.8%)	49 (13.8%)	15 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	79.4	178^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.1%		78.9	190^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.0%	12							78.9	65.2	68.2	78.6			71.9	75.0	47.8	52.3	60.7			57.4	38.6			$18,991
Stone Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10625 Weathersfield Way	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7525	452	28	16.4	3.5%	381 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	97.4	12^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.2	16^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.3%	4							76.6	81.3	85.5	82.5			81.6	93.8	75.0	83.6	72.2			80.7	81.5			$16,599
Ben Franklin Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2270 Plaza Dr	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 383-4519	956	48	19.9	8.3%	730 (76.4%)	6 (0.6%)	113 (11.8%)	35 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.1%)	84.4	137^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.5%		88.5	89^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.6%	48							60.0	62.9	58.9	62.2	67.5	73.0	63.5	68.4	72.4	64.4	47.0	55.4	82.3	64.6	65.6	67.2		$12,206
STEM School Highlands Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8773 Ridgeline Drive	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 683-7836	1,394	79	17.6	13.5%	707 (50.7%)	35 (2.5%)	168 (12.1%)	367 (26.3%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	108 (7.7%)								(n/a)	90.0	70.0	82.0	63.0	91.0	62.0	80.0	70.7	65.1	68.2	76.7	65.3	70.5	74.7	63.3	60.4	56.5	60.2	59.5	61.3	54.7	56.2	59.3	$15,365

Cities Near Zip Code 80129

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Highlands Ranch	0.34 mi	26	9^th
Littleton	2.08 mi	42	43^rd
Centennial	3.39 mi	24	37^th
Lone Tree	5.72 mi	4	34^th
Englewood	5.86 mi	23	111^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.