Quick Facts (2026)
- Top Ranked CO School
- Grades: Prekindergarten-8
- Enrollment: 265 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
Zion Lutheran School
About the School
- Zion Lutheran School, together with parents, provides a caring, God-centered environment to nurture children and families to grow in God's Word, a living faith, academic excellence, love, and service to God and others all to the glory of God.
- Zion Lutheran School offers a Christ-centered Preschool and Daycare for ages three and four.
- Zion Lutheran School is dedicated to the God pleasing objective of building Christian citizens.
- In this educational process, we elevate Christ to the central focal position.
- From Him, we receive not only our aims and objectives but also the inspiration for our forward march.
- It is our prayer that Christ would grant us a passion for educating His lambs, and that they would grow daily in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.
Quick Facts (2026)
- Top Ranked CO School
- Grades: Prekindergarten-8
- Enrollment: 265 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
School Rankings
Zion Lutheran School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Colorado for:
School Facts
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-8
Students By Grade
Year Founded
1899
Student Body
Total Students
265 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
11%
State avg.: 25%
Academics & Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
12 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
National avg.: 11:1
Tuition & Acceptance Rate
School Notes
- School Motto: Honoring Jesus Serving Others
- Zion Lutheran School, together with parents, provides a caring, God-centered environment to nurture children and families to grow in God's Word, a living faith, academic excellence, love, and service to God and others all to the glory of God. Zion Lutheran School offers a Christ-centered Preschool and Daycare for ages three and four. Zion Lutheran School is dedicated to the God pleasing objective of building Christian citizens. In this educational process, we elevate Christ to the central focal position. From Him, we receive not only our aims and objectives but also the inspiration for our forward march. It is our prayer that Christ would grant us a passion for educating His lambs, and that they would grow daily in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man.
Source: Verified school update
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zion Lutheran School's ranking?
Zion Lutheran School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Colorado for: Largest student body and Oldest founding date.
When is the application deadline for Zion Lutheran School?
The application deadline for Zion Lutheran School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
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