Denver

Best Denver suburbs for schools

Ranked almost entirely on the Schools category — within-state proficiency, student–teacher ratio, graduation rate and schools nearby — with the two poll questions about children and teenagers at 20% once a place has enough responses.

Updated Sep 2026·32 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Aerial photo of Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Photographed by John Christensen.
Highlands Ranch$713k median · 24.2 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living B−Residents inactive
82
Schools score
overall 74 B
2
A view of Mainstreet in Parker, Colorado.
Parker$646k median · 26.1 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living CResidents inactive
81
Schools score
overall 70 B−
3
Wilcox Street
Castle Rock$653k median · 28.6 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living C+Residents inactive
81
Schools score
overall 67 C+
4
Looking south along Parker Road (Colorado State Highway 83) from a point just north of Florida Avenue. The view shows the census-designated place of Four Square
Four Square Mile$474k median · 25.4 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living B+Residents inactive
80
Schools score
overall 68 B−
5
Main Street Historic District (Littleton Colorado)
Littleton$631k median · 25.1 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living BResidents inactive
80
Schools score
overall 67 C+
6
The Lone Tree, Colorado Municipal Building (City Hall), located at 9220 Kimmer Drive in Lone Tree, Colorado.
Lone Tree$874k median · 25.7 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living CResidents inactive
80
Schools score
overall 68 B−
7
Neighborhood in Castle Pines, Colorado
Castle Pines$896k median · 26.9 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living CResidents inactive
78
Schools score
overall 66 C+
8
Greenwood Village Colorado
Greenwood Village$1.24M median · 19.9 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living CResidents inactive
78
Schools score
overall 75 B
9
Cherry Creek$889k median · 23.4 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living C+Residents inactive
78
Schools score
overall 75 B
10
The Centennial Civic Center (City Hall), located at 13133 East Arapahoe Road in Centennial Colorado. The picture shows Arapahoe Road, looking west, the city's e
Centennial$658k median · 25.9 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living CResidents inactive
78
Schools score
overall 69 B−
This list's weighting
Schools 80%Resident poll (Q5, Q6) 20%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Highlands Ranch (Jguy10218 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Parker (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0); Castle Rock (Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0); Four Square Mile (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0); Littleton (Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0); Lone Tree (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0); Castle Pines (Thomson200 · CC0); Greenwood Village (Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0); Centennial (Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0).