Best school districts near Buckley Space Force Base

The 28 districts within about an hour of base, ranked by academic proficiency. For a military family buying a home, the school zone is the decision — start here, then drill into the neighborhoods inside the district you want.

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EDFacts reading + math proficiency

Ranked by academic proficiency

Quality blends EDFacts reading + math proficiency (all grades). Affluence and size are shown as context, not folded into the score.

  1. 1
    Littleton School District 6school district
    Arapahoe County · 14,988 students · 14 mi from base
    Read
    66%
    Math
    53%
    Quality
    60
  2. 2
    Boulder Valley School District RE-2school district
    Boulder County · 31,000 students · 40 mi from base
    Read
    63%
    Math
    52%
    Quality
    58
  3. 3
    Big Sandy School District 100Jschool district
    Elbert County · 335 students · 59 mi from base
    Read
    67%
    Math
    47%
    Quality
    57
  4. 4
    Douglas County School District RE-1school district
    Douglas County · 67,305 students · 27 mi from base
    Read
    59%
    Math
    48%
    Quality
    54
  5. 5
    Cherry Creek School District 5school district
    Arapahoe County · 56,228 students · 6 mi from base
    Read
    53%
    Math
    44%
    Quality
    49
  6. 6
    Jefferson County School District R-1school district
    Jefferson County · 84,078 students · 27 mi from base
    Read
    54%
    Math
    41%
    Quality
    48
  7. 7
    St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1Jschool district
    Boulder County · 32,855 students · 39 mi from base
    Read
    51%
    Math
    40%
    Quality
    46
  8. 8
    Strasburg School District 31Jschool district
    Adams County · 1,080 students · 25 mi from base
    Read
    47%
    Math
    36%
    Quality
    42
  9. 9
    Elizabethschool district
    Elbert County · 2,373 students · 22 mi from base
    Read
    50%
    Math
    32%
    Quality
    41
  10. 10
    Adams 12 Five Starschool district
    Adams County · 38,707 students · 20 mi from base
    Read
    46%
    Math
    35%
    Quality
    41
  11. 11
    Denver County School District 1school district
    Denver County · 92,143 students · 8 mi from base
    Read
    43%
    Math
    33%
    Quality
    38
  12. 12
    Kiowa School District C-2school district
    Elbert County · 252 students · 32 mi from base
    Read
    47%
    Math
    27%
    Quality
    37
  13. 13
    School District 27Jschool district
    Adams County · 19,275 students · 16 mi from base
    Read
    39%
    Math
    28%
    Quality
    34
  14. 14
    Weld County School District RE-1school district
    Weld County · 1,953 students · 38 mi from base
    Read
    40%
    Math
    27%
    Quality
    34
  15. 15
    Calhan School District RJ-1school district
    El Paso County · 471 students · 51 mi from base
    Read
    39%
    Math
    27%
    Quality
    33
  16. 16
    Byers School District 32Jschool district
    Arapahoe County · 2,344 students · 41 mi from base
    Read
    39%
    Math
    25%
    Quality
    32
  17. 17
    Bennett School District 29-Jschool district
    Adams County · 1,117 students · 14 mi from base
    Read
    40%
    Math
    23%
    Quality
    32
  18. 18
    Wiggins School District RE-50Jschool district
    Morgan County · 715 students · 48 mi from base
    Read
    38%
    Math
    24%
    Quality
    31
  19. 19
    Weld County School District RE-3Jschool district
    Weld County · 2,697 students · 32 mi from base
    Read
    35%
    Math
    25%
    Quality
    30
  20. 20
    Englewood School District 1school district
    Arapahoe County · 2,634 students · 13 mi from base
    Read
    35%
    Math
    23%
    Quality
    29
  21. 21
    Weld County School District RE-8school district
    Weld County · 2,452 students · 27 mi from base
    Read
    29%
    Math
    23%
    Quality
    26
  22. 22
    Mapleton School District 1school district
    Adams County · 9,149 students · 14 mi from base
    Read
    30%
    Math
    18%
    Quality
    24
  23. 23
    Adams-Arapahoe School District 28Jschool district
    Arapahoe County · 40,088 students · 2 mi from base
    Read
    27%
    Math
    18%
    Quality
    23
  24. 24
    Elbert School District 200school district
    El Paso County · 254 students · 37 mi from base
    Read
    32%
    Math
    12%
    Quality
    22
  25. 25
    Westminsterschool district
    Adams County · 9,090 students · 17 mi from base
    Read
    27%
    Math
    16%
    Quality
    22
  26. 26
    Adams County School District 14school district
    Adams County · 6,610 students · 11 mi from base
    Read
    21%
    Math
    13%
    Quality
    17
  27. 27
    Sheridan School District 2school district
    Arapahoe County · 1,359 students · 14 mi from base
    Read
    19%
    Math
    10%
    Quality
    15
  28. 28
    Agate School District 300school district
    Elbert County · 44 students · 44 mi from base
    Read
    10%
    Math
    10%
    Quality
    10

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