Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80221

Summary:

The 80221 zip code area in Colorado is home to 21 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school, spread across three different school districts: Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Westminster Public Schools, and Mapleton School District No. 1.

Among the standout schools in the area are Sherrelwood Elementary School, which boasts the highest proficiency rates in CMAS/Science (35.3%) and CMAS/Math (25.2%) among all the elementary schools, as well as above-average proficiency in CMAS/English Language Arts. Metropolitan Arts Academy and Performing Arts School on Broadway also stand out for their exceptional performance in CMAS/English Language Arts, exceeding district and state averages.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the schools in the 80221 zip code. While some schools, like Sherrelwood Elementary and Metropolitan Arts Academy, are performing relatively well, others, such as Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy and North Star Elementary School, struggle with low proficiency rates. This disparity appears to be linked to the socioeconomic status of the student population, with schools serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students generally performing worse on standardized tests.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2024)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2024)	SAT Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	CMAS English Language Arts (2024)							CMAS Math (2024)							CMAS Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Beach Court Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4950 Beach Court	Denver	80221	Adams County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9470	257	19	13.8	90.7%	17 (6.6%)	5 (1.9%)	230 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	15.8	793^rd of 943 public elementary schools	15.9%		13.3	837^th of 933 public elementary schools	10.3%	44									34.1				24.4	19.4	12.0	17.1				16.7	14.6			$19,199
Global Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1930	366	18	20.6	79.0%	27 (7.4%)	5 (1.4%)	327 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	14.1	301^st of 349 public high schools	13.8%		15	295^th of 349 public high schools	15.5%	6	35.0	10.0	38.0	10.0	42.0	10.0																	22.0	$14,044
Adventure Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7725 Conifer Rd	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1410	361	21	17.1	68.4%	31 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	313 (86.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.8%)	21.7	721^st of 943 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.4	747^th of 933 public elementary schools	19.9%	26							27.3	22.9	34.2	22.9			26.9	30.4	13.5	25.6	22.2			23.4	18.4			$14,805
Global Intermediate Academy	Public	4-8	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1930	357	20	18.1	88.8%	16 (4.5%)	8 (2.2%)	327 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	13.1	431^st of 485 public middle schools	11.1%		12.4	427^th of 480 public middle schools	11.0%	4								27.5	9.4	12.1	24.1	27.8	21.0		19.2	14.5			11.1	11.2	5.5	8.6		$14,687
Global Primary Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1170	285	16	17.9	76.8%	36 (12.6%)	2 (0.7%)	239 (83.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)								(n/a)							7.8						7.8	9.6						9.6				$17,503
Trailside Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 West 67th Pl.	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1000	496	25	19.9	56.3%	149 (30.0%)	7 (1.4%)	303 (61.1%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	17.7	769^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.5%		19.6	741^st of 933 public elementary schools	20.6%	28								20.5	26.9	17.9		15.7	17.9		15.4	17.3	14.3	14.6		13.0	28.8	9.8		$15,155
Mapleton Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7350 North Broadway	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 853-1000	195	18	10.8		37 (19.0%)	2 (1.0%)	142 (72.8%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)													28.6							8.6				$7,453
Valley View Innovation School	Public	PK, KG-4	6951 Fox Way	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 853-1560	84	7	12.9	56.0%	11 (13.1%)	5 (6.0%)	64 (76.2%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)													39.3							28.6				$20,324
Performing Arts School on Broadway	Public	7-12	7350 North Broadway Suite 200	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 853-1000	111	9	13.0	57.7%	33 (29.7%)	2 (1.8%)	71 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)											27.3	42.1	36.7					13.6	18.4	16.7		18.9		$13,566
Federal Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 W 96th Avenue	Denver	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5360	414	30	13.6	87.2%	29 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	377 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8.1	911^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.4%					(n/a)							18.9	20.8	11.4				16.4	16.7	8.3	4.2				9.2	9.9			$17,449
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-5	10335 Croke Drive	Northglenn	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5380	391	25	15.6	81.6%	55 (14.1%)	5 (1.3%)	304 (77.7%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	12.7	839^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.0%		8.3	905^th of 933 public elementary schools	3.0%	66							21.4	9.8	23.8				18.8			17.5				12.3	17.5			$16,001
North Mor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9580 Damon Drive	Northglenn	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5540	367	22	16.4	68.7%	67 (18.3%)	9 (2.5%)	265 (72.2%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	12.7	837^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.2%		16.9	774^th of 933 public elementary schools	17.0%	63							19.0	20.8	23.7				21.5	18.2	12.8	20.3				17.3	10.2			$17,362
North Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8740 North Star Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5560	361	23	16.0	87.0%	36 (10.0%)	24 (6.6%)	285 (78.9%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)								8.9													9.8			$18,789
Northglenn High School	Public	9-12	601 West 100th Place	Northglenn	80221	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4600	1,959	100	19.6	69.3%	377 (19.2%)	22 (1.1%)	1,451 (74.1%)	46 (2.3%)	11 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	48 (2.5%)	22.3	268^th of 349 public high schools	23.2%		23.5	265^th of 349 public high schools	24.1%	3	47.0	21.0	42.0	24.0	39.0	20.0																	18.6	$13,335
Metropolitan Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2341 Sherrelwood Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1884	345	24	14.4	77.7%	42 (12.2%)	4 (1.2%)	279 (80.9%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	13.5	829^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.1%		17.9	766^th of 933 public elementary schools	17.9%	63								21.6	27.9		43.3	47.6	31.7		16.2	14.0		20.0	19.0	15.6	9.3	16.7		$17,896
Fairview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-7	7826 Fairview Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1405	333	20	16.6	81.4%	32 (9.6%)	10 (3.0%)	265 (79.6%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	8.2	909^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.6%		10.1	883^rd of 933 public elementary schools	5.4%	26							13.9		10.9	14.0			11.3	19.4			10.0	10.8		8.9	8.7			$18,350
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7001 Lipan Street	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-8583	410	30	13.6	85.9%	34 (8.3%)	4 (1.0%)	358 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	5.3	939^th of 943 public elementary schools	0.4%		9.1	894^th of 933 public elementary schools	4.2%	45							7.3	7.5	17.1	11.3	20.3	17.5	14.0					5.1						$19,549
Sherrelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Kalamath Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-5353	197	15	13.5	77.7%	28 (14.2%)	1 (0.5%)	155 (78.7%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	23.6	691^st of 943 public elementary schools	26.7%		31.2	597^th of 933 public elementary schools	36.0%	94							23.5	11.4	32.4				22.3	29.4	20.0	26.5				25.2	35.3			$20,977
Orchard Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7395 Zuni Street	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-2300	571	32	17.7	87.4%	64 (11.2%)	13 (2.3%)	466 (81.6%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	11.8	857^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.1%		12.6	847^th of 933 public elementary schools	9.2%	10							19.4	10.7	6.9	21.1	17.0	27.9	17.1	36.1	16.1	10.3	7.0	5.7	16.7	14.1		21.7		$17,000
Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3475 West 67th Avenue	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1121	611	39	15.7	85.6%	79 (12.9%)	14 (2.3%)	490 (80.2%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	9.7	886^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.9	874^th of 933 public elementary schools	6.3%	12							15.5	9.7	10.9	18.2	8.2	16.0	13.1	19.0	6.5	12.7	16.7	8.2	6.0	11.6	10.9	6.0		$18,297
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5301 Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80221	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 412-7610	253	15	17.4	75.1%	12 (4.7%)	5 (2.0%)	235 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										20.0	17.6	10.3	11.5											$11,849

Cities Near Zip Code 80221

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Denver	0.46 mi	232	141^st
Westminster	1.06 mi	31	113^th
Federal Heights	1.25 mi	1
Thornton	2.24 mi	41	146^th
Arvada	2.38 mi	33	96^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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