ZIP 85016 — 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 85016

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 85016 (Phoenix, AZ) is associated with Creighton Elementary District (LEA 0402430) 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 (73 public, 27 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.8 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 Crestpoint University about 2.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Creighton Elementary District

LEA ID

0402430

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (56)

Crestpoint University2.4 miles (3.8 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture2.4 miles (3.8 km)4yr-private
Pathways College3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents3.6 miles (5.7 km)4yr-public
Phoenix College4.1 miles (6.5 km)4yr-public
GateWay Community College4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-public
Refrigeration School Inc5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North5.7 miles (9.1 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University5.8 miles (9.3 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix6.0 miles (9.7 km)4yr-private
The School of Architecture6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

Arizona State University Digital Immersion7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-public
University of Phoenix-Arizona7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
Bryan University7.2 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix7.2 miles (11.6 km)2yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute7.5 miles (12.0 km)2yr-private
Aspen University7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute7.6 miles (12.2 km)2yr-private
Maricopa Community College System Office7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-public
Rio Salado College7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-public
Brookline College-Tempe7.8 miles (12.5 km)2yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design7.9 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-private
Phoenix Seminary8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
Scottsdale Community College8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix8.3 miles (13.4 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-public
South Mountain Community College9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-public
Paradise Valley Community College9.7 miles (15.5 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-public
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts10.6 miles (17.0 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences10.7 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
Arizona Christian University11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa12.0 miles (19.4 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-Mesa13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center15.3 miles (24.6 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
Estrella Mountain Community College18.2 miles (29.3 km)2yr-public
International Baptist College and Seminary18.7 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College20.3 miles (32.6 km)2yr-public
American InterContinental University System20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
Ottawa University-Surprise21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley21.8 miles (35.0 km)2yr-private
Justice University22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College44.2 miles (71.1 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College75.5 miles (121.5 km)4yr-public
Prescott College75.8 miles (121.9 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Camelback High School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Villa Montessori - Phoenix Campus	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Madison Camelview Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Madison #1 Elementary School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.5 km)
Madison Virtual Academy	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
ACTON ACADEMY PHOENIX	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
COVENANT CHILD CARE CENTER	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Biltmore Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Leona Connected High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Madison Highland Prep	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
Madison Park School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
Loma Linda Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Learning Institute The	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Compass Center	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
Arizona Autism Charter School Upper School Campus	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Arizona Autism Charter School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Arizona Autism Charter - Online High School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Arizona Autism Charter School-Online K-8	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
PHOENIX COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Self Development Academy-Phoenix	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Larry C Kennedy School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
CHEDER LUBAVITCH ARIZONA	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Madison Rose Lane School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Phoenix Advantage Charter School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Madison Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Humanities and Sciences High School - Phoenix	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Longview Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
New World Educational Center	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Career Success School - Sage Campus	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Madison Traditional Academy	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Montecito Community School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Monte Vista Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
PHOENIX HEBREW ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
XAVIER COLLEGE PREPARATORY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL OF ARIZONA	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
DESERT VIEW LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
SHEARIM TORAH HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
BROPHY COLLEGE PREPARATORY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
NORTH PHOENIX BAPTIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
William T Machan Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Phoenix Educator Preparatory	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
PHOENIX CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PK-8	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Central High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Phoenix Coding Academy	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
PXU City	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Madison Richard Simis School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
BASIS Phoenix Central Primary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Phoenix Modern	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
North High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Ombudsman - Charter East	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
EVIT - Arcadia High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
VALLEY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
ST AGNES CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Arcadia High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Madison Meadows School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
ASDB - ELP FBC Main Preschool	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
THE FOUNDATION FOR BLIND CHILDREN	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Girls Leadership Academy of Arizona	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Whittier Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Tavan Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
The Creighton Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Papago School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Excelencia School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Creighton Virtual Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Osborn Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ST MARY'S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Khalsa Montessori Elementary School - Phoenix	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Arizona Virtual Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
AmeriSchools Academy - Camelback	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Pathways in Education	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Copper State Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Incito Schools-Phoenix	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Hopi Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
CROSS ROADS PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Solano School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Phoenix #1 iAcademy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Clarendon School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Gateway School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Summit High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Osborn Community iSchool	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
TORAH DAY SCHOOL OF PHOENIX	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Encanto School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Genesis Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Thomas A Edison School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST TERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Midtown Primary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Griffith Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
VALIANT COLLEGE PREPARATORY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Imagine Camelback Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Imagine Camelback Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85016

What school district is ZIP code 85016 in?

ZIP 85016 (Phoenix, AZ) maps to Creighton Elementary District (LEA ID 0402430) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85016?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 73 public and 27 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85016 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85016 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	49.8%
High school	16.9%
Less than HS	6.0%
School district	Creighton Elementary District

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