ZIP 85042 — 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 85042

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85042 (Phoenix, AZ) is associated with Kyrene Elementary District (LEA 0404230) 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 (88 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 South Mountain Community College about 1.1 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Kyrene Elementary District

LEA ID

0404230

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (57)

South Mountain Community College1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-public
University of Phoenix-Arizona3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix3.4 miles (5.5 km)2yr-private
University of Advancing Technology3.9 miles (6.3 km)4yr-private
Aspen University4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-private
Maricopa Community College System Office4.9 miles (8.0 km)4yr-public
Rio Salado College5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe5.1 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe5.8 miles (9.3 km)2yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute5.8 miles (9.3 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College6.2 miles (9.9 km)4yr-public
Refrigeration School Inc6.3 miles (10.2 km)2yr-private

Show all 57 colleges & universities

Arizona State University Campus Immersion7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-public
Sessions College for Professional Design7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
Pathways College7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-private
Bryan University7.4 miles (12.0 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts7.7 miles (12.4 km)2yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-public
Phoenix College8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-public
Sonoran University of Health Sciences9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Digital Immersion9.5 miles (15.2 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa10.0 miles (16.0 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-private
Grand Canyon University11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
The School of Architecture13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute13.3 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
Scottsdale Community College13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-Phoenix North14.0 miles (22.6 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale15.0 miles (24.2 km)2yr-private
American InterContinental University System15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College15.2 miles (24.5 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc15.3 miles (24.5 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix15.3 miles (24.5 km)2yr-private
Glendale Community College16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-public
Justice University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Seminary16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Estrella Mountain Community College18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-public
Arizona Christian University19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley20.4 miles (32.9 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
Ottawa University-Surprise25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College84.7 miles (136.4 km)4yr-public
Prescott College85.0 miles (136.7 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
Tohono O'odham Community College97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Paideia Liberal Arts Academy	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
AAEC - SMCC Campus	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
91ST PSALM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Cloves C Campbell Sr Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Amy L. Houston Academy	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
T G Barr School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
C O Greenfield School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
OUR LADY OF SORROW ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
John F Kennedy Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Hope College and Career Readiness Academy	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Maxine O Bush Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Champion Schools	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
NFL YET College Prep Academy	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Kaizen Education Foundation dba South Pointe Elementary Scho	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
South Pointe Junior High School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Quest High School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
South Pointe High School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Desert Marigold School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
EAGLE College Prep Phoenix South	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
iAmRSDOnline Academy	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy of Arizona	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Advance U	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
George Gervin Prep Academy	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
International Commerce High School - Phoenix	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
South Mountain High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Percy L Julian School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Valley View School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix Primary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Martin Luther King Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix Intermediate	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Irene Lopez School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
V H Lassen Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Southwest Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
SCIENCE PREP ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Skyline Prep High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
South Valley Prep and Arts School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
AIM Higher College Prep Academy	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Reyes Maria Ruiz Leadership Academy	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Academy of Math and Science South Mountain	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Sunland Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ARIZONA CULTURAL ACADEMY & COLLEGE PREP	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
AWAKENING SEED SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
John R Davis School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Cesar E Chavez Community School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Ignacio Conchos School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Victory High School - West Campus	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Kyrene de las Lomas School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
PLEASANTVIEW CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Nevitt Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
C J Jorgensen School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
BASIS Phoenix South	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Ed & Verma Pastor Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Kyrene de la Colina School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Kyrene Centennial Middle School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Kyrene Digital Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Kyrene Altadena Middle School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
EAGLE College Prep	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Kyrene de los Cerritos School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
BASIS Ahwatukee	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Phoenix International Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Sun Valley Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
EVIT - Mountain Pointe High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Mountain Pointe High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Kyrene Monte Vista School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
KELLY	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Children First Leadership Academy	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
AMICI TRILINGUAL MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Friendly House Academia Del Pueblo Elem	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Pinnacle High School - Tempe	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Pinnacle Online High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Bernard Black Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ARIZONA LUTHERAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
DESERT GARDEN MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Silvestre S Herrera School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Frank Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Kyrene de la Esperanza School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Lowell Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Kyrene de la Sierra School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Keystone Montessori Charter School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Wood School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
EVIT - Desert Vista High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Desert Vista High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Mary Mcleod Bethune School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Vista College Preparatory - Hadley	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
TAYLOR MADE PREP ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Getz School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy- Pilgrim Rest K-8	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
TAPBI	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Arthur M Hamilton School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Paul Dunbar Lawrence School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Compadre High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
EVIT - Compadre High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Robert L. Duffy High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85042

What school district is ZIP code 85042 in?

ZIP 85042 (Phoenix, AZ) maps to Kyrene Elementary District (LEA ID 0404230) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85042?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 88 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85042 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85042 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	31.7%
High school	20.8%
Less than HS	17.8%
School district	Kyrene Elementary District

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