Best school districts near United States Air Force Academy

The 24 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
    Cheyenne Mountain School District 12school district
    El Paso County · 5,309 students · 15 mi from base
    Read
    72%
    Math
    61%
    Quality
    67
  2. 2
    Lewis-Palmer School District 38school district
    El Paso County · 6,756 students · 6 mi from base
    Read
    65%
    Math
    53%
    Quality
    59
  3. 3
    Academy School District 20school district
    El Paso County · 26,603 students · 4 mi from base
    Read
    64%
    Math
    50%
    Quality
    57
  4. 4
    Douglas County School District RE-1school district
    Douglas County · 67,305 students · 23 mi from base
    Read
    59%
    Math
    48%
    Quality
    54
  5. 5
    Peyton School District 23-JTschool district
    El Paso County · 626 students · 21 mi from base
    Read
    56%
    Math
    40%
    Quality
    48
  6. 6
    Jefferson County School District R-1school district
    Jefferson County · 84,078 students · 46 mi from base
    Read
    54%
    Math
    41%
    Quality
    48
  7. 7
    Elizabethschool district
    Elbert County · 2,373 students · 32 mi from base
    Read
    50%
    Math
    32%
    Quality
    41
  8. 8
    Woodland Park School District RE-2school district
    Teller County · 2,284 students · 17 mi from base
    Read
    49%
    Math
    31%
    Quality
    40
  9. 9
    School District 49school district
    El Paso County · 23,890 students · 14 mi from base
    Read
    48%
    Math
    31%
    Quality
    40
  10. 10
    Widefield School District 3school district
    El Paso County · 9,669 students · 19 mi from base
    Read
    48%
    Math
    31%
    Quality
    40
  11. 11
    Manitou Springs School District 14school district
    El Paso County · 1,441 students · 9 mi from base
    Read
    48%
    Math
    30%
    Quality
    39
  12. 12
    Fountain School District 8school district
    El Paso County · 8,529 students · 24 mi from base
    Read
    45%
    Math
    30%
    Quality
    38
  13. 13
    Kiowa School District C-2school district
    Elbert County · 252 students · 38 mi from base
    Read
    47%
    Math
    27%
    Quality
    37
  14. 14
    Pueblo County School District 70school district
    Pueblo County · 10,555 students · 57 mi from base
    Read
    45%
    Math
    28%
    Quality
    37
  15. 15
    Harrison School District 2school district
    El Paso County · 11,543 students · 15 mi from base
    Read
    42%
    Math
    29%
    Quality
    36
  16. 16
    Colorado Springs School District 11school district
    El Paso County · 26,040 students · 10 mi from base
    Read
    41%
    Math
    28%
    Quality
    35
  17. 17
    Ellicott School District 22school district
    El Paso County · 1,142 students · 26 mi from base
    Read
    43%
    Math
    26%
    Quality
    35
  18. 18
    Fremont RE-1school district
    Fremont County · 3,482 students · 41 mi from base
    Read
    42%
    Math
    25%
    Quality
    34
  19. 19
    Calhan School District RJ-1school district
    El Paso County · 471 students · 31 mi from base
    Read
    39%
    Math
    27%
    Quality
    33
  20. 20
    Park County School District RE-2school district
    Park County · 687 students · 47 mi from base
    Read
    39%
    Math
    25%
    Quality
    32
  21. 21
    Fremont RE-2school district
    Fremont County · 1,398 students · 43 mi from base
    Read
    40%
    Math
    22%
    Quality
    31
  22. 22
    Hanover School District 28school district
    El Paso County · 258 students · 34 mi from base
    Read
    42%
    Math
    17%
    Quality
    30
  23. 23
    Elbert School District 200school district
    El Paso County · 254 students · 23 mi from base
    Read
    32%
    Math
    12%
    Quality
    22
  24. 24
    Cripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1school district
    Teller County · 367 students · 23 mi from base
    Read
    27%
    Math
    12%
    Quality
    20

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