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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80219

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At a glance

Schools

9,258

Students

Top rankedGust Elementary School536^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Newlon Elementary School up 91 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rocky Mountain Prep SMART 10.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Compass Academy and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 80219 in Denver is home to 24 schools serving approximately 9,263 students in grades PK-12 within School District No. 1, a high-poverty area where 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The district ranks 71st of 115 Colorado districts, and most schools here land in the bottom half of state rankings. However, there are important exceptions. Rocky Mountain Prep SMART is the clearest high school success story, with a 94.6% graduation rate, SAT math proficiency of 38% (above the state average), and chronic absenteeism of 35.1% — well below the zip-code average of 46.5%. Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy also posts the highest graduation rate in the area at 95.1%, though its test proficiency remains low, reflecting its alternative credit-recovery model.

Among elementary schools, Doull Elementary School, Gust Elementary School, and Denison Montessori School lead the way. Doull posts 47.4% ELA proficiency, above the state average, with especially strong 5th grade results. Gust holds the highest current elementary rank (43rd percentile) and the strongest math performance in the area at 32.2% proficiency. Denison Montessori stands out for its relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 55.5% and chronic absenteeism of 29.1%, paired with ELA proficiency essentially at state level. KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary has the best attendance in the entire dataset, with 23.5% chronic absenteeism — the only school in 80219 below the state average of 28.4%.

The most concerning patterns emerge in the middle grades and in attendance. All four middle schools — Kepner Beacon Middle School, Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood, Rocky Mountain Prep Federal, and Compass Academy — rank in the bottom 14% of Colorado, with 8th grade science proficiency below 9%. Math is a systemic weakness: no elementary or middle school reaches the state math average, and Abraham Lincoln High School posts just 8% SAT math proficiency. The schools with the worst attendance also show the worst outcomes: Excel Academy (88.9% absenteeism and a 47.4% graduation rate) and Respect Academy (87.5% absenteeism) are in severe distress. Yet the success of Doull, Gust, and Rocky Mountain Prep SMART demonstrates that strong instruction and engagement can produce meaningful results even in a high-poverty environment, making attendance and math instruction the most urgent levers for improvement.

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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	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
Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	2285 South Federal Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5000	965	73	13.2	88.9%	27 (2.8%)	55 (5.7%)	839 (86.9%)	25 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.1%)	5.9	326^th of 338 public high schools	3.6%		4.3	325^th of 328 public high schools	0.9%	1	23.0	9.0	28.0	13.0	29.0	8.0																	5.0	$21,669
Barnum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Hooker Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9590	334	21	15.6	88.6%	14 (4.2%)	12 (3.6%)	302 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13.8	827^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.3%		14.7	812^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.5%	15									25.0				24.4	17.8	21.7	18.2				19.3	14.3			$19,834
College View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2675 South Decatur Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8660	368	25	14.6	93.2%	13 (3.5%)	24 (6.5%)	312 (84.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	8.7	900^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.6%		12.8	843^rd of 950 public elementary schools	11.3%	57							14.3	26.1	17.6				19.2	13.7						7.9				$20,609
Doull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 South Utica Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8000	381	24	16.0	85.3%	26 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	336 (88.2%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	37.6	543^rd of 943 public elementary schools	42.4%		30	615^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.3%	72							27.8	48.1	57.6				47.4	27.9	19.6	45.5				29.5	25.0			$20,112
Force Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 South Wolff Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7400	303	19	15.6	88.8%	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	263 (86.8%)	16 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	14.6	813^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.8%		10.4	880^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.4%	67							16.0	38.9	20.5				26.0	23.3	20.0	10.3				18.2	7.9			$21,150
Gust Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Yale Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6560	602	35	17.2	82.2%	61 (10.1%)	18 (3.0%)	484 (80.4%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	38.2	536^th of 943 public elementary schools	43.2%		53.5	419^th of 950 public elementary schools	55.9%	117							49.1	35.7	43.5				42.9	31.0	34.2	31.7				32.2	29.3			$18,612
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1850 South Irving Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6290	294	19	15.5	87.1%	18 (6.1%)	4 (1.4%)	261 (88.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)							19.0						7.6		8.1					6.9				$19,358
Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Utica Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6130	351	21	16.9	91.2%	15 (4.3%)	8 (2.3%)	323 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.5	915^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.0%		18.1	765^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.5%	150							15.0	17.4	14.9				15.8		14.0					7.1	6.4			$20,999
Munroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Virginia Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5230	332	22	15.0	88.9%	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.2%)	303 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6	932^nd of 943 public elementary schools	1.2%					(n/a)							19.4	7.1	5.2				9.2	13.1	9.5	10.3				11.2				$21,109
Newlon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Vrain Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5150	293	23	12.6	92.5%	13 (4.4%)	5 (1.7%)	265 (90.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	21.2	725^th of 943 public elementary schools	23.1%		14.4	816^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.1%	91							21.7	26.3	37.5				30.5			25.0				15.5	17.5			$20,049
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	Public	K-6	1300 South Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4300	339	22	15.1	87.3%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	332 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.6	706^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.1%		15.9	794^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.4%	88								24.0					10.4	29.3	26.0					18.8				$19,929
Denison Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	1821 South Yates Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8080	364	21	17.6	55.5%	109 (29.9%)	4 (1.1%)	208 (57.1%)	26 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	37.5	544^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.3%		35.7	565^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.5%	21							40.5		45.5				43.0		31.3	33.3				29.6	21.2			$18,597
Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	Public, Charter	6-8	2626 W Evans Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	376	24	15.4	88.0%	9 (2.4%)	15 (4.0%)	340 (90.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	13.1	427^th of 469 public middle schools	9.0%		14.8	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%	17										15.0	24.7	17.5	18.7				22.0	14.6	8.7	15.1		3.9		$16,494
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	Public	6-12	2250 South Quitman Way	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0200	670	44	15.4	82.1%	63 (9.4%)	24 (3.6%)	539 (80.4%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	14	433^rd of 469 public high schools	7.7%		17.8	274^th of 328 public high schools	16.5%	159	56.0	22.0	36.0	19.0	29.0	10.0				18.5	27.7	16.9	21.5				6.2	9.6	11.3	9.1		11.3	9.5	$18,521
Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	Public, Charter	6-8	3201 W Arizona Ave.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	411	27	15.2	91.7%	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	390 (94.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14	419^th of 469 public middle schools	10.7%		15.5	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%	14										19.7	30.8	13.9	21.8				19.0	11.5	10.4	13.7		5.0		$14,004
Summit at Castro	Public	6-12	845 S. Lowell Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2400	236	19	12.1	91.9%	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	224 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	307^th of 338 public high schools	9.2%		9.7	306^th of 328 public high schools	6.7%	1			31.0	23.0									10.9					19.0		14.1		11.1	11.8	$23,091
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 W. Arizona Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	604	58	10.3	92.2%	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	567 (93.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33.4	223^rd of 338 public high schools	34.0%		28.7	237^th of 328 public high schools	27.7%	14	50.0	48.0	42.0	30.0	45.0	38.0																	13.7	$17,257
Respect Academy	Public	9-12	2285 South Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5228	99	7	13.4	79.8%	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	92 (92.9%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$24,071
Excel Academy	Public	9-12	1825 S. Federal Blvd.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2250	227	12	18.3	85.5%	9 (4.0%)	6 (2.6%)	208 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)			18.0																					$20,858
Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	Public, Charter	K-5	2626 West Evans Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	443	39	11.2	86.0%	14 (3.2%)	14 (3.2%)	401 (90.5%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19.1	753^rd of 943 public elementary schools	20.1%		39.9	526^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.6%	227							12.7	29.9	21.3				21.5	23.9	31.2	18.9				24.8	27.0			$16,310
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2285 S Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0096	200	18	11.0	91.5%	6 (3.0%)	5 (2.5%)	184 (92.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	460^th of 469 public middle schools	1.9%					(n/a)										16.7	11.1	11.3	13.1						8.5	6.2		5.6		$19,170
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8920	453	34	13.2	90.9%	16 (3.5%)	28 (6.2%)	386 (85.2%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	11.8	858^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.0%		17.9	768^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.2%	90							14.3	8.9	26.1				16.8	20.0	12.1	18.1				17.1	19.7			$13,558
Kepner Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0027	467	33	14.1	89.9%	16 (3.4%)	26 (5.6%)	409 (87.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	15.9	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%		11	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%	30										15.4	18.2	17.4	17.1				15.7	14.0	31.1	21.0		8.3		$22,149
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3400 West Nevada Place	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 934-3245	146	13	10.8	89.0%	7 (4.8%)	3 (2.1%)	133 (91.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)													25.9											$25,510

Cities Near Zip Code 80219

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Denver	0.26 mi	226	138^th
Lakewood	1.17 mi	41	105^th
Englewood	3.41 mi	23	111^th
Edgewater	3.84 mi	3	202^nd
Wheat Ridge	5.54 mi	9	89^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.