Wauwatosa city, WI
ZIP 53226 — 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 53226
K-12 nearby
100
Public
67
Private
33
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 53226 (Wauwatosa, WI) is associated with Milwaukee School District (LEA 5509600) 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 (67 public, 33 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.1 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa about 0.7 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Milwaukee School District
LEA ID
5509600
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa0.7 miles (1.0 km)4yr-private
- Medical College of Wisconsin1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin Lutheran College1.4 miles (2.3 km)4yr-private
- Mount Mary University1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Career College1.6 miles (2.7 km)2yr-private
- Herzing University-Brookfield3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology3.9 miles (6.2 km)4yr-private
- Ottawa University-Milwaukee3.9 miles (6.3 km)4yr-private
- VICI Beauty School5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-private
- Marquette University5.9 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
- Alverno College6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College6.2 miles (10.0 km)2yr-public
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- Milwaukee School of Engineering6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-public
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology9.7 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- Carroll University9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
- Waukesha County Technical College10.8 miles (17.5 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University-Wisconsin15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
- Nashotah House19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-public
- Carthage College31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Kenosha34.3 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
- Maranatha Baptist University36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-public
- College of Lake County48.1 miles (77.5 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake53.2 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
- Marian University53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Park Technical College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
- Lakeland University55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College57.1 miles (92.0 km)2yr-public
- Blackhawk Technical College58.6 miles (94.3 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
- Lakeshore Technical College62.1 miles (100.0 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science62.6 miles (100.8 km)2yr-private
- Beloit College62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Madison63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
- Madison Area Technical College65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College67.0 miles (107.8 km)2yr-public
- Ambria College of Nursing67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-private
- Ripon College67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Madison68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-public
- Oakton College68.8 miles (110.7 km)2yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-System Administration68.8 miles (110.8 km)4yr-public
- Judson University69.5 miles (111.8 km)4yr-private
- Edgewood College69.7 miles (112.1 km)4yr-private
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia70.5 miles (113.4 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-public
- Rasmussen University-Illinois72.7 miles (117.0 km)2yr-private
- Elgin Community College72.7 miles (117.1 km)2yr-public
- Rockford University73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College74.3 miles (119.5 km)2yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University75.8 miles (121.9 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Illinois76.1 miles (122.4 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
- North Park University76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College76.5 miles (123.2 km)2yr-public
- Institute for Clinical Social Work77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College77.5 miles (124.8 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College78.3 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
- Triton College79.1 miles (127.2 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park79.8 miles (128.5 km)2yr-private
- Elmhurst University79.8 miles (128.5 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences82.2 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago83.0 miles (133.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College83.2 miles (133.8 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College83.2 miles (133.9 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office83.3 miles (134.0 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-public
- Adler University83.4 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
- Rush University83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-private
- Generations College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-private
- College of DuPage83.5 miles (134.5 km)2yr-public
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vel R Phillips School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Underwood Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Wauwatosa Montessori School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| McKinley Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Whitman Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| MILWAUKEE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| West High | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| CHRIST KING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Eisenhower Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Wilson Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Wauwatosa STEM | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| ST MARY VISITATION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| ST JUDE THE APOSTLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| ST JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| WISCONSIN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| UpGrade Media Arts Schools | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| KRADWELL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| ST CHARLES EDUCATION CENTER | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Wauwatosa Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| East High | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Longfellow Middle | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Tonawanda Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| KINGDOM PREP LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Milwaukee School of Languages | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Deeper Learning Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Shared Journeys | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Eighty-First Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Walker Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST VINCENT PALLOTTI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| MARY QUEEN OF SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY-GREENFIELD | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| PILGRIM LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Wilson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| ST MARGARET MARY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| BROOKFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Milwaukee German Immersion | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| SHINING STAR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Brookfield East High | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Neeskara Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Pilgrim Park Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| DIVINE SAVIOR HOLY ANGELS HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Hawley Environmental School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| ST SEBASTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| ST COLETTA DAY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| MT OLIVE CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Burbank Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| NORTHWEST LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Woodlands School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Irving Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| MILWAUKEE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Dixon Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Franklin Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| LIVING HOPE LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Emerson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Milwaukee French Immersion | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Nathan Hale High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Hi-Mount Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Central High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Madison Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| MT CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Sherman Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Craig Montessori School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Horace Mann Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| THE RICHARDSON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Orchard Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Marshall High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| WHS Information Technology | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Mitchell Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| YESHIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Fifty-Third Street Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Burleigh Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Milwaukee Math and Science Academy | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Brookfield Central High | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| West Milwaukee Intermediate | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Grantosa Drive Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Story Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Parkview Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| ST AGNES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Engleburg Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Pershing Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Bethune Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Transition High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 53226
What school district is ZIP code 53226 in?
ZIP 53226 (Wauwatosa, WI) maps to Milwaukee School District (LEA ID 5509600) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 53226?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 33 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 53226 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53226 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 59.9% |
| High school | 14.4% |
| Less than HS | 2.9% |
| School district | Milwaukee School District |