Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80235

Zip code 80235 contains five schools serving approximately 2,272 students, all part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district ranked 24th out of 115 Colorado districts with a 4-star rating. The schools include D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School, Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School, Addenbrooke Classical Academy, Rocky Mountain Deaf School, and Rocky Mountain Youth Services Center. There is no standalone middle school in the area; middle grades are served by D'Evelyn (grades 6–12), Addenbrooke Classical Grammar (PK–8), and the two alternative schools.

D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School is the clear standout, ranking #1 among Colorado high schools for three consecutive years. It posted 76.1% proficiency in CMAS English Language Arts and 64.2% in Math, far above state averages, while 11th-grade Science proficiency reached 94.4%. On the SAT, 99% of 11th graders were proficient in Reading/Writing and 96% in Math. Chronic absenteeism is just 4.6% and the graduation rate is 97.1%. By contrast, Addenbrooke Classical Academy ranks 166th of 338 high schools (51st percentile) and shows a striking weakness in math: only 11% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Math versus 56% in Reading/Writing. Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School ranks 426th of 943 elementary schools (55th percentile), down from the previous year, with modest proficiency rates and 8th-grade Science proficiency of just 12.5%.

Rocky Mountain Deaf School and Rocky Mountain Youth Services Center serve specialized, high-need populations with very low student-teacher ratios (4.4:1 and 2.8:1, respectively). The Deaf School has the highest chronic absenteeism in the zip code at 34.2% and a 75.0% graduation rate, while the Youth Services Center is a tiny facility school with 13 students and little recent data. Poverty and performance broadly follow a gradient: D'Evelyn has 12.95% free/reduced lunch eligibility, Addenbrooke Academy 25.65%, and Rocky Mountain Deaf School 42.68%. In sum, 80235 offers stark contrasts—an elite top-ranked high school alongside schools facing significant academic, attendance, and economic challenges—making it a microcosm of educational diversity within a single district.