ZIP 85212 — 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 85212

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85212 (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 (92 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.5 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 Pima Medical Institute-East Valley about 4.8 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Apache Junction Unified District

LEA ID

0400790

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (63)

Pima Medical Institute-East Valley4.8 miles (7.8 km)2yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College9.8 miles (15.8 km)2yr-public
Justice University10.0 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University System10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-public
International Baptist College and Seminary14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa14.9 miles (23.9 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts17.0 miles (27.3 km)2yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-public
Sessions College for Professional Design19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 63 colleges & universities

Arizona State University Digital Immersion19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-public
Scottsdale Community College19.5 miles (31.3 km)4yr-public
Bryan University19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe20.0 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-private
University of Advancing Technology20.2 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-private
Rio Salado College20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-public
Aspen University21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
The School of Architecture21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix22.6 miles (36.5 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-public
University of Phoenix-Arizona22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Seminary23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College25.5 miles (41.1 km)2yr-public
Pathways College27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents27.6 miles (44.5 km)4yr-public
Phoenix College28.5 miles (45.8 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-public
Grand Canyon University31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North31.9 miles (51.4 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix34.2 miles (55.0 km)2yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale34.4 miles (55.4 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-public
Arizona Christian University37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College42.5 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Tucson84.9 miles (136.7 km)2yr-private
University of Arizona85.3 miles (137.2 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson86.3 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Pima Community College87.7 miles (141.1 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson87.9 miles (141.5 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tucson88.3 miles (142.0 km)4yr-private
Tohono O'odham Community College92.5 miles (148.8 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-public
Prescott College97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
EVIT Eastmark High School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Eastmark High School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
BASIS Mesa	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Silver Valley Elementary	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Gateway Polytechnic Academy	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Canyon Rim Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Meridian	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Augusta Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Boulder Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VIRTUAL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
EVIT - Desert Ridge High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Desert Ridge High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Desert Ridge Jr. High	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
EMPOWER ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Leman Academy of Excellence East Mesa	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ACES-GILBERT	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
EVIT - American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Heritage Academy Gateway	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
EVIT - Heritage Academy Gateway	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Heritage Academy Queen Creek	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Gateway Pointe Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
EVIT - East Campus	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Canyon Valley High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
San Tan Charter School 2	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Liberty Arts Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Highland Jr High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Superstition Springs Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Benjamin Franklin High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Freedom Prep Academy - Mesa	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
San Tan Charter School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Elona P. Cooley Early Child Development Center	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Warner	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Noah Webster Schools- Mesa	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Cooley Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Queen Creek Junior High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
CANYON STATE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Legacy Traditional School ? Gilbert	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
KINDER BUGS PREPARATORY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Jack Barnes Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Virtual School of Arizona	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
State Online School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
San Tan Charter School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Imagine East Mesa Middle	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Imagine East Mesa Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Higley Virtual Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
EVIT - Higley High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Higley High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
EVIT - Highland High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Highland High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Cortina Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
A PLACE 4 EVERYONE LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Centennial Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
LUMOS ARTS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Superstition High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Highland Park Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
CREO MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Higley Traditional Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
EVIT - Skyline High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Skyline High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Towne Meadows Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Power Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Chaparral Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Williams Field High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Stevenson Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
EVIT - American Leadership Academy Gilbert North	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
EVIT - Williams Field High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Cambridge Academy East	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Patterson Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Sossaman Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
San Tan Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Brinton Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Desert Mountain Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
IGNITE LEARNING ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
EVIT - Queen Creek High School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Queen Creek High School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Mountain Shadows Education Center - Closed	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Apache Junction High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
EVIT - Apache Junction High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
EVIT East Apache Junction	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Coronado Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Happy Valley School East Campus	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Ranch Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Cactus Canyon Junior High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Greenfield Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Greenfield Junior High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85212

What school district is ZIP code 85212 in?

ZIP 85212 (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 85212?

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 85212 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85212 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	42.0%
High school	18.2%
Less than HS	3.6%
School district	Apache Junction Unified District

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