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Colorado School Closings Today — Live Delays & Cancellations

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COLORADO SCHOOL CLOSINGS

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Serving the Denver metro area including DPS, Cherry Creek, Jeffco, and Douglas County. Heavy snow and blizzard conditions are the primary closure trigger — 9NEWS and Denver7 report first.

Denver Public Schools

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Cherry Creek School District

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Jefferson County Public Schools

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Douglas County School District

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Pikes Peak region and Pueblo. Winter storms from the south and high-plains blizzards affect closures. KKTV 11 and KOAA News5 are primary local sources.

Colorado Springs School District 11

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Pueblo City Schools

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Fort Collins and mountain districts receive significant snowfall. 9NEWS covers northern Colorado closures statewide.

Poudre School District

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Summit School District RE-1

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⚠️ Always confirm with your school district directly. This page is for reference only.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Check the live district status table above for real-time closures. Most Colorado superintendents aim to announce by 5:00–5:30 AM. For major snowstorms, announcements often come the evening before.

Superintendents typically make a final decision by 5:00–5:30 AM. For major blizzard events, announcements can come as early as 9–10 PM the night before so families can plan ahead.

Yes. Many Colorado districts — including DPS and Jefferson County — have designated remote or "Innovation Days" built into the school calendar. When a snow day is called, it may be assigned as a remote learning day rather than a full cancellation, meaning students are expected to complete work online.

There is no fixed statewide threshold. Decisions depend on the rate of snowfall, road conditions for buses, wind (which causes drifting and whiteout conditions), and overnight temperature drops that create ice. Mountain districts have higher thresholds than Front Range urban districts.

Most Colorado districts use ParentSquare, Infinite Campus, or SchoolMessenger for push notifications via app, email, and text. Log in to your district's parent portal and verify your contact info is current. Many districts also post on their official social media accounts.

Yes. Extreme cold (-10°F or below with dangerous wind chill) can trigger closures, particularly for rural districts with long bus routes where children wait outdoors. Urban Front Range districts are less likely to close for cold alone unless conditions are extreme.

Understanding Alert Levels

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School Closed

All in-person classes cancelled. May be designated as a remote learning or Innovation Day — students complete work online.

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Delayed Start

1- or 2-hour late start. Bus pickups shift accordingly. Breakfast is typically not served on delay days.

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Early Dismissal

Students released early, usually when a storm is forecast to peak during afternoon bus routes.

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Open / Normal

Schools operating on regular schedule. Monitor for updates if weather conditions change during the day.

Where to Find Real-Time Updates

How Decisions Are Made

Check the latest Colorado school closings, delays, and cancellations today. This page monitors real-time announcements from school districts across Colorado — including Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and Pueblo.

Closures in Colorado are most commonly caused by heavy snowstorms and blizzards, icy roads, extreme cold wind chills, and rapidly changing mountain weather. District status is updated automatically throughout the day from official sources.

Find Colorado School Closings by ZIP Code

Use your ZIP code to identify your school district and check its current closing status above.
Districts are grouped by geographic region. ZIP codes listed reflect NCES/CDE attendance-boundary data.

🏙️ Denver Metro

Denver Public Schools

City & County of Denver — Baker, Capitol Hill, Cole, Globeville, Green Valley Ranch, Harvey Park, Montbello, Stapleton/Central Park, West Denver

80202 · 80203 · 80204 · 80205 · 80206 · 80207 · 80208 · 80209 · 80210 · 80211 · 80212 · 80216 · 80218 · 80219 · 80220 · 80221 · 80222 · 80223 · 80224 · 80227 · 80230 · 80231 · 80235 · 80236 · 80237 · 80238 · 80239 · 80246 · 80249

Cherry Creek School District 5

Centennial, Greenwood Village, SE Aurora, Cherry Hills Village, Glendale, Foxfield, portions of Englewood

80012 · 80013 · 80014 · 80015 · 80016 · 80018 · 80111 · 80112 · 80113 · 80121 · 80137 · 80138 · 80222 · 80224 · 80231 · 80237 · 80246 · 80247

Jefferson County School District R-1 (Jeffco)

Lakewood, Arvada, Golden, Wheat Ridge, Littleton (west), Evergreen, Conifer, Morrison, Broomfield (portion)

80002 · 80003 · 80004 · 80005 · 80007 · 80021 · 80022 · 80026 · 80033 · 80123 · 80127 · 80128 · 80226 · 80227 · 80228 · 80232 · 80235 · 80401 · 80403 · 80419 · 80433 · 80439 · 80453 · 80454 · 80457 · 80465 · 80470

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Thornton, Northglenn, Westminster (north), Federal Heights, Broomfield (portion)

80020 · 80023 · 80026 · 80031 · 80221 · 80229 · 80233 · 80234 · 80241 · 80260

Aurora Public Schools (District 28)

Aurora (central/north/west), Fitzsimons, Buckley SFB area, unincorporated Adams & Arapahoe County

80010 · 80011 · 80012 · 80013 · 80017 · 80018 · 80019 · 80045

🏔️ Colorado Springs / El Paso County

Colorado Springs School District 11

Central & east Colorado Springs — Downtown, Old Colorado City, Broadmoor, Powers, Briargate (east edge)

80903 · 80904 · 80905 · 80906 · 80907 · 80909 · 80910 · 80916 · 80917

Academy School District 20

North Colorado Springs — Briargate, Gleneagle, Black Forest, USAF Academy area, northern El Paso County

80840 · 80908 · 80918 · 80919 · 80920 · 80921

Harrison School District 2

South Colorado Springs — Stratmoor Hills, Fort Carson CDP (edge)

80902 · 80905 · 80906 · 80910 · 80913 · 80916

Widefield School District 3

Security-Widefield, southeast Colorado Springs, portions of Fountain

80911 · 80913 · 80925

Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8

Fountain, Fort Carson military base, portions of Security-Widefield

80817 · 80913

🌾 Northern Colorado (Front Range)

Poudre School District R-1

Fort Collins, Wellington, Timnath, LaPorte, Red Feather Lakes, Livermore, portions of Loveland & Windsor

80521 · 80524 · 80525 · 80526 · 80528 · 80535 · 80545 · 80549

Thompson School District R2-J

Loveland, Berthoud, southern Fort Collins (edge), portions of Windsor & Johnstown

80513 · 80537 · 80538 · 80539 · 80550

St. Vrain Valley Schools RE-1J

Longmont, Firestone, Frederick, Mead, Lyons, Erie, Dacono, portions of unincorporated Boulder & Weld County

80501 · 80503 · 80504 · 80514 · 80516 · 80530 · 80534 · 80540

⛷️ Mountain Districts

Summit RE-1 School District

Breckenridge, Frisco, Dillon, Silverthorne, Keystone — Summit County

80424 · 80435 · 80443 · 80497 · 80498

Eagle County Schools RE-50J

Vail, Avon, Beaver Creek, Edwards, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff — Eagle County

81620 · 81621 · 81631 · 81632 · 81637 · 81645 · 81649 · 81655 · 81657

Roaring Fork School District RE-1

Aspen, Snowmass Village, Basalt, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs — Pitkin & Garfield County

81601 · 81602 · 81611 · 81612 · 81615 · 81621 · 81623 · 81654

Steamboat Springs RE-2 School District

Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Oak Creek, Yampa — Routt County

80467 · 80477 · 80487 · 80488

🌵 Southern Colorado / Pueblo

Pueblo School District 60 (Pueblo City Schools)

City of Pueblo — downtown, Eastside, Mesa Junction, Bessemer, Belmont, South Side

81001 · 81003 · 81004 · 81005 · 81006 · 81007 · 81008

Pueblo County School District 70

Pueblo West, Boone, Avondale, Rye, portions of unincorporated Pueblo County

81004 · 81006 · 81007 · 81008 · 81022 · 81023 · 81025 · 81069

⚠️ ZIP Code Overlap Notice

Several ZIP codes straddle two district boundaries. If your address falls in one of these ZIPs, check both districts:

80222, 80224, 80231, 80237, 80246, 80247 — shared between Denver Public Schools and Cherry Creek School District 5
80221 — shared between Denver Public Schools and Adams 12 Five Star Schools
80012, 80013, 80018 — shared between Aurora Public Schools (D28) and Cherry Creek School District 5
80026 — shared between Jeffco Public Schools and Adams 12 Five Star Schools
80905, 80906, 80910, 80916 — shared between Colorado Springs District 11 and Harrison District 2
80913 — shared among Harrison District 2, Widefield District 3, and Fountain-Fort Carson D8
81004, 81006, 81007, 81008 — shared between Pueblo D60 and Pueblo County D70
81621 — shared between Eagle County Schools and Roaring Fork School District

Use your district’s official address-lookup tool or call the district office to confirm.

🔔 Commonly Searched Neighboring-State Districts

Families near state borders often search for these districts alongside Colorado results:

Cheyenne County School District RE-5 (WY) — Cheyenne, WY metro families near the Colorado state line frequently search Colorado closings due to shared commute corridors on I-25
Laramie County School District 1 (WY) — Cheyenne, WY — shares weather patterns with Fort Collins and Poudre SD; often mentioned in the same news cycle
Albuquerque Public Schools (NM) — southern Colorado closings from Trinidad/Raton pass areas sometimes draw searches from northern NM families
Gallup-McKinley County Schools (NM) / Farmington Municipal (NM) — southwestern Colorado mountain weather (Durango area) overlaps with NM searches
Grand Junction region / Utah border — Mesa County Valley School District 51 (Grand Junction) closures sometimes affect families on the UT/CO border near Moab

All Colorado School District ZIP Codes — Full Index

80002 · 80003 · 80004 · 80005 · 80007 · 80010 · 80011 · 80012 · 80013 · 80014 · 80015 · 80016 · 80017 · 80018 · 80019 · 80020 · 80021 · 80022 · 80023 · 80026 · 80031 · 80033 · 80045 · 80111 · 80112 · 80113 · 80121 · 80123 · 80127 · 80128 · 80137 · 80138 · 80202 · 80203 · 80204 · 80205 · 80206 · 80207 · 80208 · 80209 · 80210 · 80211 · 80212 · 80216 · 80218 · 80219 · 80220 · 80221 · 80222 · 80223 · 80224 · 80226 · 80227 · 80228 · 80229 · 80230 · 80231 · 80232 · 80233 · 80234 · 80235 · 80236 · 80237 · 80238 · 80239 · 80241 · 80246 · 80247 · 80249 · 80260 · 80401 · 80403 · 80419 · 80424 · 80433 · 80435 · 80439 · 80443 · 80453 · 80454 · 80457 · 80465 · 80467 · 80470 · 80477 · 80487 · 80488 · 80497 · 80498 · 80501 · 80503 · 80504 · 80513 · 80514 · 80516 · 80521 · 80524 · 80525 · 80526 · 80528 · 80530 · 80534 · 80535 · 80537 · 80538 · 80539 · 80540 · 80545 · 80549 · 80550 · 80817 · 80840 · 80902 · 80903 · 80904 · 80905 · 80906 · 80907 · 80908 · 80909 · 80910 · 80911 · 80913 · 80916 · 80917 · 80918 · 80919 · 80920 · 80921 · 80925 · 81001 · 81003 · 81004 · 81005 · 81006 · 81007 · 81008 · 81022 · 81023 · 81025 · 81069 · 81601 · 81602 · 81611 · 81612 · 81615 · 81620 · 81621 · 81623 · 81631 · 81632 · 81637 · 81645 · 81649 · 81654 · 81655 · 81657