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All Colorado School Districts
176 districts, sorted by rating
| District | City | Rating | Zip Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 | Cheyenne Mountain | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Kiowa County School District No. RE-1 | Kiowa | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 3 |
| Steamboat Springs School District RE-2 | Steamboat Springs | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 3 |
| Edison School District 54-JT | Edison | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 1 |
| Branson Reorganized School District 82 | Branson Reorganized | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 2 |
| Karval School District RE-23 | Karval | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Kim Reorganized School District 88 | Kim Reorganized | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Littleton Public Schools | Littleton | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Littleton School District 6 | Littleton | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 2 |
| Ouray School District R-1 | Ouray | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Boulder Valley School District RE-2 | Boulder Valley | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 15 |
| Lewis-Palmer School District 38 | Lewis-Palmer | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 3 |
| Telluride School District R-1 | Ophir | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 3 |
| Academy School District 20 | Academy | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 5 |
| Big Sandy School District 100J | Big Sandy | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 3 |
| Poudre School District R-1 | Poudre | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 11 |
| Swink School District 33 | Swink | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 1 |
| Salida School District R-32 | Salida | 10/10 Excellent · 91th pct | 3 |
| Douglas County School District RE-1 | Douglas | 10/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 14 |
| Weld County School District No. RE-2 | Weld | 9/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 4 |
| Aspen School District 1 | Aspen | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 4 |
| Kit Carson School District R-1 | Kit Carson | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 2 |
| Liberty School District J-4 | Liberty | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 2 |
| Meeker School District RE1 | Meeker | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 2 |
| Pritchett School District RE-3 | Pritchett | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 1 |
| Revere School District | Revere | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 2 |
| Cherry Creek School District | Englewood | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 2 |
| Cherry Creek School District 5 | Cherry Creek | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 4 |
| Englewood Schools / Cherry Creek SD | Englewood | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 1 |
| Walsh School District RE-1 | Walsh | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 1 |
| Windsor School District RE-4 | Windsor | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 2 |
| Peyton School District 23-JT | Peyton | 9/10 Excellent · 84th pct | 1 |
| Platte Canyon School District 1 | Platte Canyon | 9/10 Excellent · 84th pct | 3 |
| Gilpin County School District RE-1 | Gilpin | 9/10 Excellent · 83th pct | 2 |
| Jefferson County School District R-1 | Jefferson | 9/10 Excellent · 83th pct | 27 |
| McClave School District RE-2 | McClave | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 3 |
| Primero Reorganized School District 2 | Primero Reorganized | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 1 |
| South Routt School District RE-3 | South Routt | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 4 |
| East Grand School District 2 | East Grand | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 6 |
| St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J | St. Vrain Valley | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 10 |
| North Conejos School District RE-1J | North Conejos | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 4 |
| South Conejos School District RE-10 | South Conejos | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 2 |
| Granada School District RE-1 | Granada | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 1 |
| Idalia School District RJ-3 | Idalia | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 1 |
| Sangre de Cristo School District RE-22J | Sangre de Cristo | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 2 |
| Limon School District RE-4J | Limon | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 2 |
| Wray School District RD-2 | Wray | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 2 |
| Custer County School District C-1 | Westcliffe | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 1 |
| Gunnison Watershed School District RE-1J | Gunnison Watershed | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 10 |
| Norwood School District R-2J | Egnar | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 3 |
| Summit School District RE-1 | Summit | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 4 |
| Strasburg School District 31J | Strasburg | 8/10 Good · 73th pct | 1 |
| Thompson School District R-2J | Thompson | 8/10 Good · 73th pct | 4 |
| Adams 12 Five Star Schools | Adams 12 Five Star | 8/10 Good · 71th pct | 5 |
| Durango School District 9-R | Durango | 8/10 Good · 71th pct | 3 |
| Elizabeth School District | Elizabeth | 8/10 Good · 71th pct | 1 |
| Platte Valley School District RE-7 | Platte Valley | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 2 |
| Woodland Park School District RE-2 | Woodland Park | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 2 |
| Briggsdale School District RE-10 | Briggsdale | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 1 |
| Buffalo School District RE-4 | Buffalo | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 2 |
| Fremont RE-3 | Coaldale | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 4 |
| Hinsdale County School District RE-1 | Lake City | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 1 |
| Pawnee School District RE-12 | Pawnee | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 2 |
| Plateau School District RE-5 | Plateau | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 2 |
| Prairie School District RE-11 | Prairie | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 2 |
| School District 49 | School | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 6 |
| Widefield School District 3 | Widefield | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 3 |
| Manitou Springs School District 14 | Manitou Springs | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 3 |
| Buena Vista School District R-31 | Buena Vista | 7/10 Good · 63th pct | 3 |
| Denver County School District 1 | Denver | 7/10 Good · 63th pct | 19 |
| Denver Public Schools | Denver | 7/10 Good · 63th pct | 11 |
| Valley School District RE-1 | Valley | 7/10 Good · 61th pct | 3 |
| Kiowa School District C-2 | Kiowa | 6/10 Average · 60th pct | 1 |
| Pueblo County School District 70 | Pueblo | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 10 |
| Clear Creek School District RE-1 | Clear Creek | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 6 |
| Harrison School District 2 | Harrison | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 1 |
| Fowler School District R-4J | Fowler | 6/10 Average · 57th pct | 1 |
| Cheyenne County School District RE-5 | Cheyenne | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 2 |
| Colorado Springs School District 11 | Colorado Springs | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 9 |
| Creede School District | Creede | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 1 |
| Ellicott School District 22 | Ellicott | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 2 |
| Frenchman School District RE-3 | Frenchman | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 1 |
| Julesburg School District RE-1 | Julesburg | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 1 |
| Mancos School District RE-6 | Mancos | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 2 |
| School District 27J | School | 6/10 Average · 51th pct | 5 |
| Weld County School District RE-1 | Weld | 6/10 Average · 51th pct | 3 |
| Calhan School District RJ-1 | Calhan | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 1 |
| Estes Park School District R-3 | Estes Park | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 3 |
| Archuleta County School District 50-JT | Archuleta | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 2 |
| Bayfield School District 10 JT-R | Bayfield | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 1 |
| Byers School District 32J | Byers | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 1 |
| Haxtun School District RE-2J | Haxtun | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 2 |
| Hoehne Reorganized School District 3 | Hoehne Reorganized | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 3 |
| La Veta School District RE-2 | La Veta | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 1 |
| Otis School District R-3 | Otis | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 1 |
| Park County School District RE-2 | Park | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 7 |
| Stratton School District R-4 | Stratton | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 1 |
| Bennett School District 29-J | Bennett | 5/10 Average · 42th pct | 2 |
| Holyoke School District RE-1J | Holyoke | 5/10 Average · 42th pct | 2 |
| Mesa County Valley School District 51 | Grand Junction | 5/10 Average · 42th pct | 14 |
| Wiggins School District RE-50J | Wiggins | 5/10 Average · 40th pct | 2 |
| Fremont RE-1 | Fremont RE-1 | 5/10 Average | 1 |
| Lamar School District RE-2 | Lamar | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Rocky Ford School District R-2 | Rocky Ford | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Yuma School District 1 | Yuma | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 2 |
| Alamosa School District RE-11J | Alamosa | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 1 |
| Campo School District RE-6 | Campo | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 1 |
| Garfield School District RE-2 | New Castle | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 2 |
| Weld County School District RE-3J | Weld | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 3 |
| Arickaree School District R-2 | Arickaree | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 2 |
| Arriba-Flagler School District C-20 | Arriba-Flagler | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 2 |
| Cheraw School District 31 | Cheraw | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 1 |
| Hanover School District 28 | Hanover | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 1 |
| Hayden School District RE-1 | Hayden | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 1 |
| Hi-Plains School District R-23 | Hi-Plains | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 2 |
| Plateau Valley School District 50 | Collbran | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 3 |
| West Grand School District 1-JT | West Grand | 4/10 Below Average · 31th pct | 2 |
| Greeley School District 6 | Greeley | 4/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 3 |
| Moffat County School District RE-1 | Dinosaur | 4/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 5 |
| Fremont RE-2 | Fremont RE-2 | 4/10 Below Average | 6 |
| Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J | Johnstown-Milliken | 4/10 Below Average | 2 |
| Akron School District R-1 | Akron | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 1 |
| Ault-Highland School District RE-9 | Ault-Highland | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 3 |
| Fort Morgan School District RE-3 | Fort Morgan | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 2 |
| Manzanola School District 3J | Manzanola | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 1 |
| Pueblo City School District 60 | Pueblo | 3/10 Below Average · 27th pct | 1 |
| Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 | Cortez | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 5 |
| Weld County School District RE-8 | Weld | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 1 |
| Bethune School District R-5 | Bethune | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Center School District 26-JT | Center | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Genoa-Hugo School District C-113 | Genoa-Hugo | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Lake County School District R-1 | Lake | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Miami-Yoder School District 60-JT | Miami-Yoder | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| North Park School District R-1 | North Park | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 4 |
| Sierra Grande School District R-30 | Sierra Grande | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Springfield School District RE-4 | Springfield | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 2 |
| Mapleton School District 1 | Mapleton | 2/10 Poor · 20th pct | 1 |
| Brush School District RE-2J | Brush | 2/10 Poor · 19th pct | 3 |
| Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J | Adams-Arapahoe | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 8 |
| Trinidad School District 1 | Trinidad | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 1 |
| Crowley County School District RE-1-J | Crowley | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 4 |
| Elbert School District 200 | Elbert | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 1 |
| Holly School District RE-3 | Holly | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 2 |
| Moffat School District 2 | Moffat | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 2 |
| Weldon Valley School District RE-20J | Weldon Valley | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 1 |
| Burlington School District RE-6J | Burlington | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 1 |
| Westminster Public School District | Westminster | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 3 |
| Garfield County School District 16 | Parachute | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| Silverton School District 1 | Silverton | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 | Upper Rio Grande | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 2 |
| Vilas School District RE-5 | Vilas | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1 | Cripple Creek-Victor | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 3 |
| West End School District RE-2 | Bedrock | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 4 |
| Monte Vista School District C-8 | Monte Vista | 2/10 Poor · 10th pct | 1 |
| Adams County School District 14 | Adams | 1/10 Poor · 10th pct | 1 |
| Deer Trail School District 26J | Deer Trail | 1/10 Poor · 10th pct | 1 |
| Huerfano School District RE-1 | Huerfano | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 3 |
| Las Animas School District RE-1 | Las Animas | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 1 |
| Ignacio School District 11-JT | Ignacio | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 2 |
| East Otero School District R-1 | East Otero | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 1 |
| Plainview School District RE-2 | Plainview | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 1 |
| Aguilar Reorganized School District 6 | Aguilar Reorganized | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 1 |
| Centennial School District R-1 | Centennial | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 4 |
| Woodlin School District R-104 | Woodlin | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 2 |
| Dolores County School District RE-2 | Cahone | 1/10 Poor · 2th pct | 4 |
| Sheridan School District 2 | Sheridan | 1/10 Poor · 2th pct | 1 |
| Agate School District 300 | Agate | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 1 |
| Mountain Valley School District RE-1 | Mountain Valley | 1/10 Poor · 1th pct | 2 |
| De Beque School District 49-JT | De Beque | Not rated | 1 |
| Delta County School District 50J | Austin | Not rated | 7 |
| Eagle County School District RE 50 | Eagle | Not rated | 11 |
| Fountain School District 8 | Fountain | Not rated | 3 |
| Montrose County School District RE-1J | Montrose | Not rated | 3 |
| Rangely School District RE-4 | Rangely | Not rated | 1 |
| Ridgway School District R-2 | Montrose | Not rated | 2 |
| Roaring Fork School District RE-1 | Glenwood Springs | Not rated | 5 |
School Districts in Colorado
Colorado is home to 176 public school districts serving approximately 990,360 students across 527+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 6/10, based on state reading and math assessment proficiency (NCES EDFacts, 2017–18 — the most recent district-level federal collection we have processed), ranked against other districts in the same state. Directory data (enrollment, schools, contacts) is NCES CCD 2024–25.
Top-rated districts in Colorado include Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, Kiowa County School District No. RE-1, Steamboat Springs School District RE-2, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment, and spending data.
Finding Your District in Colorado
School district boundaries in Colorado are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.
Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers
In Colorado, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Colorado? ▼
Colorado has 176 public school districts covering 527+ zip codes and serving an estimated 990,360 students. The statewide average district rating is 6/10 based on state assessment data.
How do I find my school district in Colorado? ▼
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Colorado school district, including ratings, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in Colorado? ▼
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are top-tier based on state reading and math proficiency. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼
Yes — on any district page, enter a full street address in the search box and it will resolve to the correct zip code automatically.