ZIP 85053 — 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 85053

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85053 (Phoenix, AZ) is associated with Glendale Union High School District (LEA 0403450) 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 (92 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.8 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 Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix about 0.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Glendale Union High School District

LEA ID

0403450

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (56)

Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix0.9 miles (1.5 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix1.7 miles (2.7 km)2yr-private
Arizona Christian University2.9 miles (4.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona3.3 miles (5.4 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale4.6 miles (7.4 km)2yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North4.7 miles (7.6 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College5.3 miles (8.6 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute6.6 miles (10.6 km)2yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College7.2 miles (11.5 km)4yr-public

Show all 56 colleges & universities

Crestpoint University7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-public
Arizona Board of Regents11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-public
Western Maricopa Education Center11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-public
Pathways College11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Seminary13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
Ottawa University-Surprise13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-private
The School of Architecture14.4 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
GateWay Community College14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-public
Refrigeration School Inc15.0 miles (24.1 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc15.2 miles (24.4 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix15.2 miles (24.4 km)2yr-private
Estrella Mountain Community College16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-public
Scottsdale Community College16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-public
Arizona State University Digital Immersion16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
University of Phoenix-Arizona16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix16.7 miles (26.9 km)2yr-private
Bryan University17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
Aspen University17.4 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute17.4 miles (28.0 km)2yr-private
Maricopa Community College System Office17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
Rio Salado College17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-public
Brookline College-Tempe17.7 miles (28.5 km)2yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-public
University of Advancing Technology19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences20.5 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts20.6 miles (33.1 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa21.9 miles (35.2 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College22.3 miles (36.0 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-Mesa22.9 miles (36.9 km)2yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-public
American InterContinental University System30.7 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley30.9 miles (49.7 km)2yr-private
Justice University32.0 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-public
Prescott College66.3 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Greenway High School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Desert Foothills Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
West-MEC - Greenway High School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Ombudsman Online Academy	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Ombudsman - Charter West	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
West-MEC Gateway Community College	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics Elementary Schoo	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Ironwood Elementary School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Acacia Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Sunrise Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
RSD High School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Mirage Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
John Jacobs Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Chaparral Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Thrivepoint High School at Union Hills	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Imagine Bell Canyon	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Imagine Online Academy of Arizona	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Sahuaro School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
EMMAUS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Sunburst School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Traditional Academy at Bellair	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Self Development Scottsdale Academy	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Village Meadows Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
ThrivePoint Online High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
ThrivePoint High School at Grovers	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Intelli-School Glendale	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
GARY K. HERBERGER YOUNG SCHOLARS ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Sweetwater School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Thunderbird High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
West-MEC - Thunderbird High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
West-MEC - Moon Valley High School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Moon Valley High School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
ARROWHEAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Moon Mountain School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Park Meadows Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Desert Sky Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Sunflower School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Canyon Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Tumbleweed Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Canyon Pointe Academy	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Peoria eCampus	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Kachina Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Shaw Butte School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Deer Valley Academy	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Cholla Middle School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
West-MEC - Deer Valley High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Deer Valley High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
ATONEMENT LUTHERAN	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Constitution Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Lakeview Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Mountain Shadows Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Desert Heights Charter School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Mountain Sky Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Hearn Academy The - A Ball Charter School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ST JEROME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Challenge Charter School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Arroyo Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Lookout Mountain School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
West-MEC - Barry Goldwater High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Barry Goldwater High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Intelli-School - Metro Center	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Marshall Ranch Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Abraham Lincoln Traditional School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Cactus View Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ACCEL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Vista Peak	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Deer Valley Middle School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Aspire Deer Valley's Online Academy	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Sage Academy	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Foothills Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Cactus High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
West-MEC - Cactus High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Greenbrier Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Pioneer Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Heritage Academy Pointe	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
North Pointe Preparatory	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Desert Palms Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
West-MEC - Ironwood High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ThrivePoint High School at Metro	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Ironwood High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Cactus Wren Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
West-MEC - Metrocenter Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Paseo Hills School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Desert Valley Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Sunset School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Highland Lakes School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Scholars Academy Sunnyslope	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Esperanza Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Cortez High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Mountain View Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85053

What school district is ZIP code 85053 in?

ZIP 85053 (Phoenix, AZ) maps to Glendale Union High School District (LEA ID 0403450) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85053?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 92 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85053 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85053 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	25.9%
High school	27.9%
Less than HS	11.2%
School district	Glendale Union High School District

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