ZIP 85209 — 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 85209

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85209 (Mesa, AZ) is associated with Apache Junction Unified District (LEA 0400790) 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 (91 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Pima Medical Institute-East Valley about 2.9 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Apache Junction Unified District

LEA ID

0400790

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (64)

Pima Medical Institute-East Valley2.9 miles (4.6 km)2yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College10.6 miles (17.1 km)2yr-public
Justice University11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University System11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa12.4 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
Scottsdale Community College17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-public
Arizona State University Campus Immersion17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-public

Show all 64 colleges & universities

Arizona State University Digital Immersion17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-public
Sessions College for Professional Design17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
Bryan University18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe18.8 miles (30.2 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute19.0 miles (30.5 km)2yr-private
The School of Architecture19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
Rio Salado College19.5 miles (31.3 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-public
Aspen University19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc20.8 miles (33.4 km)2yr-private
Phoenix Seminary21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
GateWay Community College21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix21.5 miles (34.6 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-public
Pathways College25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-public
Crestpoint University26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-public
Paradise Valley Community College28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-public
Central Arizona College28.9 miles (46.5 km)2yr-public
Grand Canyon University29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North29.8 miles (48.0 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute31.9 miles (51.3 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix31.9 miles (51.4 km)2yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale32.4 miles (52.2 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-public
Arizona Christian University35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center39.2 miles (63.2 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College41.2 miles (66.3 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Tucson88.2 miles (141.9 km)2yr-private
University of Arizona88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson89.6 miles (144.1 km)4yr-private
Pima Community College90.9 miles (146.3 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson91.1 miles (146.7 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tucson91.5 miles (147.2 km)4yr-private
Yavapai College93.4 miles (150.4 km)4yr-public
Prescott College94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
Tohono O'odham Community College95.8 miles (154.2 km)2yr-public
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott97.5 miles (156.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Augusta Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Canyon Rim Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
EVIT - Desert Ridge High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Desert Ridge High	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Imagine East Mesa Middle	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Imagine East Mesa Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Desert Ridge Jr. High	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Boulder Creek Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
EMPOWER ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Noah Webster Schools- Mesa	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Stevenson Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Superstition High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
EVIT - Skyline High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Skyline High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
A PLACE 4 EVERYONE LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Superstition Springs Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Highland Jr High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
LUMOS ARTS ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Canyon Valley High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Patterson Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Virtual School of Arizona	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
State Online School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Liberty Arts Academy	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
IGNITE LEARNING ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
MESA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
San Tan Charter School 2	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Freedom Prep Academy - Mesa	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Leman Academy of Excellence East Mesa	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
East Valley High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VIRTUAL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Meridian	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
EVIT - Highland High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Highland High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Leading Edge Academy at East Mesa	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Brinton Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Towne Meadows Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Taft Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
EVIT Eastmark High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
BASIS Mesa	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Eastmark High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ADOBE ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Smith Junior High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
San Tan Charter School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Wilson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Gateway Polytechnic Academy	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
S H A R P	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Red Mountain Center for Early Education	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Cambridge Academy East	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Highland Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Silver Valley Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Power Learning Center	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Imagine Superstition Middle	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Imagine Prep Superstition	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Red Mountain High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
EVIT - Red Mountain High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
EVIT - Apache Junction High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
EVIT East Apache Junction	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Apache Junction High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Sousa Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Mountain Shadows Education Center - Closed	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Fremont Junior High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Warner	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Salk Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
THRIVING MINDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Superstition Mountain Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Elona P. Cooley Early Child Development Center	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Cooley Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Cactus Canyon Junior High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Franklin Junior High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
ACES-GILBERT	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Falcon Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Gateway Pointe Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Avalon Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Apache Trail High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Zaharis Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Pioneer Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Alta Mesa	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
EVIT - American Leadership Academy Gilbert North	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Challenger Basic School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
ARCHES Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Greenfield Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
CREO MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
GPS Global Academy	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Gilbert Classical Academy - Closed	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Greenfield Junior High School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85209

What school district is ZIP code 85209 in?

ZIP 85209 (Mesa, AZ) maps to Apache Junction Unified District (LEA ID 0400790) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85209?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 91 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85209 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85209 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	33.2%
High school	24.6%
Less than HS	6.9%
School district	Apache Junction Unified District

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