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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80222

At a glance

Schools

2,647

Students

Districts

Top rankedBradley International School280^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ellis Elementary School up 84 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Highline Academy Southeast 12.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 80222 in Denver, Colorado contains five schools serving 2,647 students in preschool through 12th grade, concentrated primarily at the elementary level. These schools belong to three districts: Cherry Creek School District No. 5, School District No. 1, and Denver 1. The zip code has no standalone middle or high schools; instead, Highline Academy Southeast covers grades K–8 and Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning covers K–12.

Families have strong options here. Bradley International School is the top traditional elementary option, ranking in the 70th percentile statewide with the area's best math proficiency at 51.0% versus 37.3% statewide. Highline Academy Southeast is the most consistent K–8 performer, posting the highest ELA proficiency (53.8%) and a low 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio even though over half its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning stands out for exceptional attendance—just 5.8% chronic absenteeism versus the area's 31.0% average—and excellent middle grades results, with 6th grade math at 61.4% and ELA at 73.3%. Its graduation rate of 90.5% also exceeds the state's 85.6%.

The challenges are concentrated in two elementary schools. Ellis Elementary School ranks in the 15th percentile with the highest poverty rate (85.2% FRL) and chronic absenteeism (49.6%) in the area, and its ELA proficiency falls from 43.5% in 3rd grade to just 13.0% by 5th grade. Holly Hills Elementary School sits within the highly rated Cherry Creek School District No. 5 yet ranks in the 17th percentile, trailing district averages by 20–25 points in every subject while its chronic absenteeism (41.9%) runs far above the district average (25.3%). Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning's high school math results are also worth noting: 10th grade PSAT math proficiency sits at just 24.0% versus 39.0% statewide. Overall, school choice matters more than district reputation in 80222, and attendance and poverty levels closely track academic outcomes.

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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
Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 South Holly Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	Denver 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 759-2076	382	24	16.1	2.4%	297 (77.7%)	5 (1.3%)	51 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)								(n/a)	76.2	23.8			504.0	473.0	45.5	43.5	34.8	73.3	51.3	39.6	50.0	22.7	26.1	31.8	61.4	48.7	37.5	41.4	54.5	37.5		$12,809
Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6161 East Cornell Avenue	Denver	80222	Denver County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2500	633	42	15.2	62.4%	174 (27.5%)	71 (11.2%)	323 (51.0%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.3%)	17	790^th of 946 public elementary schools	16.5%		22.1	710^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.3%	80							28.2	26.7	22.3				25.7	25.6	18.2	23.4				22.4	13.8			$20,165
Bradley International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3051 South Elm Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9468	574	34	16.8	42.2%	275 (47.9%)	64 (11.1%)	153 (26.7%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	68.4	280^th of 946 public elementary schools	70.4%		62.8	336^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.6%	56							54.5	49.3	55.9				53.0	57.4	41.3	55.7				51.0	51.7			$17,469
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7700	467	26	18.1	85.2%	80 (17.1%)	31 (6.6%)	334 (71.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	15.9	802^nd of 946 public elementary schools	15.2%		9.8	886^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.7%	84							43.5	35.3	13.0				25.6	17.5	20.8	10.9				16.7	709.0			$18,945
Highline Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	2170 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 759-7808	591	46	12.8	53.3%	229 (38.7%)	147 (24.9%)	168 (28.4%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	63.3	322^nd of 946 public elementary schools	66.0%		54.8	406^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.3%	84							41.8	62.7	62.3	51.8	50.6	52.9	53.8	38.2	47.8	50.0	34.1	31.2	45.6	40.6	44.3	36.8		$15,050

Cities Near Zip Code 80222

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Denver	0.39 mi	226	138^th
Englewood	3.01 mi	23	111^th
Cherry Hills Village	3.41 mi	1	6^th
Aurora	3.52 mi	108	153^rd
Greenwood Village	3.93 mi	8	12^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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