LoHi and Highlands Denver Schools currently: DPS, Neighborhood Schools, and What Families Should Know
Highlands and LoHi are served by Denver Public Schools, and the school quality conversation in this market is similar to Washington Park's: DPS schools serve the neighborhoods, and families evaluating the market alongside suburban DCSD alternatives should understand the comparison accurately before making school-driven purchase decisions.
Skinner Middle School and North High School
Various elementary and middle school options serve different portions of the Highlands and LoHi geography depending on specific address. North High School is among the high school options serving portions of the northwest Denver neighborhood market. DPS's choice enrollment program allows families to apply for specific schools outside their assigned boundary.
The Family-Urban Lifestyle Tension
Highlands and LoHi attract a significant proportion of buyers who are either pre-family, or who are specifically choosing the urban lifestyle character of northwest Denver over the suburban school quality of DCSD. For families who are primarily choosing based on school quality, the honest comparison with Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, or Parker's DCSD access is relevant and should inform the purchase decision.
Families who are specifically choosing LoHi or Highlands for the urban lifestyle and are satisfied with DPS school quality, or who are planning private education, find the neighborhood's overall lifestyle infrastructure genuinely excellent for families despite the school quality comparison with suburban alternatives.
Private School Proximity
Northwest Denver's location and the urban character of the Highlands market creates access to Denver's established private school options that are more geographically scattered from the market than from South Denver neighborhoods closer to the University Boulevard private school corridor. Families relying on specific private schools should verify specific commute times from Highlands and LoHi addresses to their target campuses.
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