Brookfield city, WI
ZIP 53045 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 53045
K-12 nearby
100
Public
71
Private
29
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 53045 (Brookfield, WI) is associated with Elmbrook School District (LEA 5501770) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (71 public, 29 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.5 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Herzing University-Brookfield about 2.6 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Elmbrook School District
LEA ID
5501770
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Herzing University-Brookfield2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
- Ottawa University-Milwaukee2.8 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
- Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
- Waukesha County Technical College5.3 miles (8.5 km)2yr-public
- Milwaukee Career College5.3 miles (8.6 km)2yr-private
- Carroll University5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
- Mount Mary University6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-private
- Medical College of Wisconsin6.6 miles (10.7 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin Lutheran College6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-private
- VICI Beauty School8.0 miles (12.9 km)2yr-private
- Alverno College10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Marquette University11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College11.8 miles (18.9 km)2yr-public
- Milwaukee School of Engineering12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- Nashotah House13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-public
- Concordia University-Wisconsin18.0 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College26.6 miles (42.7 km)2yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Maranatha Baptist University30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-public
- Carthage College34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College34.9 miles (56.2 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Kenosha37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-public
- Marian University51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Park Technical College51.9 miles (83.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
- Blackhawk Technical College54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
- Lakeland University55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College56.3 miles (90.7 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Madison57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
- Beloit College58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
- Madison Area Technical College59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
- Lakeshore Technical College63.1 miles (101.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Madison63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-System Administration63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-private
- Edgewood College64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-private
- Ripon College64.3 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing67.0 miles (107.9 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College67.3 miles (108.3 km)2yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College67.6 miles (108.8 km)2yr-public
- Ambria College of Nursing68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
- Judson University69.3 miles (111.5 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois69.6 miles (111.9 km)2yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-public
- Rockford University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-public
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-private
- Elgin Community College72.4 miles (116.6 km)2yr-public
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia72.7 miles (116.9 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie73.0 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois76.9 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago77.3 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago78.1 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
- North Park University78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College78.3 miles (125.9 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
- Triton College80.5 miles (129.6 km)2yr-public
- Elmhurst University81.0 miles (130.3 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park81.3 miles (130.9 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University81.6 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-private
- Northern Illinois University83.8 miles (134.8 km)4yr-public
- Lawrence University84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage84.2 miles (135.5 km)2yr-public
- The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton84.4 miles (135.8 km)2yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute84.5 miles (135.9 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute85.0 miles (136.7 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago85.1 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College85.1 miles (137.0 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern Career College85.3 miles (137.2 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College85.3 miles (137.4 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office85.4 miles (137.4 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
- Rush University85.5 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-public
- Adler University85.5 miles (137.7 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIST THE LORD LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Brookfield Elementary | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| ST JOHN VIANNEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Wisconsin Hills Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Brookfield Central High | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Fairview South | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Swanson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| ST DOMINIC CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Burleigh Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Dixon Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Pilgrim Park Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Hillcrest Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Marcy Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Horning Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| BROOKFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Banting Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Brookfield East High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Tonawanda Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ST MARY VISITATION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Wauwatosa Montessori School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| PILGRIM LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| White Rock School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Waukesha Transition Academy | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Waukesha East Alternative School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| White Rock Campus | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Riverview School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Hadfield Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Poplar Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Orchard Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| New Berlin West Middle/High | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| La Casa de Esperanza Charter School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Eisenhower Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Silver Spring Intermediate | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| West High | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| Whitman Middle | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Hamilton High | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| UpGrade Media Arts Schools | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Templeton Middle | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Underwood Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| ST AGNES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Hawthorne Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Walker Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| WAUKESHA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| eAchieve Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Les Paul Middle | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Horizon School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| MARY QUEEN OF SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY-GREENFIELD | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Asa Clark Middle | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Heyer Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Pewaukee Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Pewaukee High | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Butler Middle | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Willow Springs Learning Center | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Waukesha Academy of Health Professions | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Vel R Phillips School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| South High | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Waukesha STEM Academy | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Summit View Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| STAR OF BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Maple Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Lannon Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Lowell Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Deeper Learning Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Shared Journeys | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| DIVINE SAVIOR HOLY ANGELS HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| MOUNT CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Nathan Hale High | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| North High | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| MILWAUKEE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| CHRIST KING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Parkview Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| AQUINAS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| McKinley Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| River Trail School of Agricultural Science | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| SHINING STAR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Hoover Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Madison Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| CHRISTIAN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP ACADEM | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| ST MARGARET MARY | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Meadowbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| DOXA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Irving Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Milwaukee School of Languages | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Emerson Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| LIVING HOPE LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| ST CHARLES EDUCATION CENTER | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| WISCONSIN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Eighty-First Street Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Prairie Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 53045
What school district is ZIP code 53045 in?
ZIP 53045 (Brookfield, WI) maps to Elmbrook School District (LEA ID 5501770) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 53045?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 71 public and 29 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 53045 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53045 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 61.9% |
| High school | 13.6% |
| Less than HS | 2.0% |
| School district | Elmbrook School District |