Montgomery village, IL
ZIP 60538 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 60538
K-12 nearby
100
Public
84
Private
16
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60538 (Montgomery, IL) is associated with Aurora East Unit School District 131 (LEA 1704680) 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 (84 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.0 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 Aurora University about 1.9 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Aurora East Unit School District 131
LEA ID
1704680
Private school share (ACS)
0.8%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Aurora University1.9 miles (3.1 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College7.9 miles (12.7 km)2yr-public
- North Central College10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Illinois12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-public
- Benedictine University12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage15.9 miles (25.5 km)2yr-public
- Joliet Junior College17.6 miles (28.4 km)2yr-public
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- University of St Francis18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences19.2 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College20.1 miles (32.4 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Illinois21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- Judson University23.3 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College25.9 miles (41.8 km)2yr-public
- Northern Illinois University26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-public
- Triton College28.7 miles (46.3 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park28.8 miles (46.4 km)2yr-private
- Trinity Christian College28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
- Morton College30.4 miles (49.0 km)2yr-public
- Fox College30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-private
- Northwestern College30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
- Kishwaukee College31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College31.7 miles (51.1 km)2yr-public
- Saint Xavier University32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College32.5 miles (52.4 km)2yr-public
- Oakton College33.0 miles (53.1 km)2yr-public
- CAAN Academy of Nursing34.9 miles (56.1 km)2yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago35.4 miles (57.0 km)2yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-private
- Rush University36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-public
- North Park University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-public
- McHenry County College36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-public
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-public
- Chicago State University37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-public
- Illinois College of Optometry37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago38.0 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College38.0 miles (61.2 km)2yr-private
- South Suburban College38.0 miles (61.2 km)2yr-public
- Adler University38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
- East-West University38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute38.2 miles (61.4 km)2yr-private
- Generations College38.2 miles (61.4 km)2yr-private
- American Academy of Art College38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Chicago38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- Prairie State College38.7 miles (62.3 km)2yr-public
- Chicago Theological Seminary38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
- Purdue University Northwest45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-public
- Olivet Nazarene University46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson Elem School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Rose E Krug Elem School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Long Beach Elem School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Boulder Hill Elem School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| G N Dieterich Elem School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.3 km) |
| Old Post Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| C M Bardwell Elem School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| HOLY ANGELS CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Thompson Jr High School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| John Gates Elem School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Freeman Elem School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| K D Waldo Middle School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Fox Chase Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| East High School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Greenman Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| West Aurora High School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Washington Middle School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| SUCCESS Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| West Aurora Learning Center/ELA | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| West Aurora HS RSSP | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Jefferson Middle School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| W S Beaupre Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Oswego GOAL | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| East View Academy School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| McCleery Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| L D Brady Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Oswego High School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Churchill Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Brokaw Early Learning Center | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Olney C Allen Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Hill Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Plank Junior High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Edna Rollins Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Lakewood Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Southbury Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| FOX VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Kaneland McDole Elem School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| ROSARY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Hall Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Oswego East High School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| POPE ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ST RITA OF CASCIA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Oak Park Elem School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Traughber Jr High School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Henry W Cowherd Middle School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Prairie Point Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Smith Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| The Wheatlands Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHILDRENS GARDEN | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Benavides Steam Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Nicholas A Hermes Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Early Childhood Dev Cntr | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Illinois Mathematics and Science | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Grande Reserve Elem Sch | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| C I Johnson Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Reba O Steck Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| C F Simmons Middle School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Waubonsie Valley High School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Wolfs Crossing Elem School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Fischer Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Bednarcik Junior High School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Herget Middle School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Bristol Bay Elem Sch | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| RESURRECTION LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Homestead Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| McCarty Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Georgetown Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Child Service Center Preschool | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| ANNUNCIATION OF THE BVM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Mabel O Donnell Elem School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Nancy Young Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| East Aurora HS RSSP | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Bristol Grade School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Goodwin Elem School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Hunt Club Elem | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| White Eagle Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Francis Granger Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Autumn Creek Elem Sch | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Jewel Middle School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Prairie Children Preschool | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Still Middle School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Fearn Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Schneider Elem School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| MARMION ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Fry Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| ALL ABOUT KIDS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| MOOSEHEART CHILD CITY AND SCHOOL INC | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Clifford Crone Middle School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Murphy Junior High School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60538
What school district is ZIP code 60538 in?
ZIP 60538 (Montgomery, IL) maps to Aurora East Unit School District 131 (LEA ID 1704680) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60538?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60538 attend private school?
About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60538 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 25.2% |
| High school | 28.5% |
| Less than HS | 10.3% |
| School district | Aurora East Unit School District 131 |