ZIP 85253 — 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 85253

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 85253 (Paradise Valley, 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 (70 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 The School of Architecture about 2.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Creighton Elementary District

LEA ID

0402430

Private school share (ACS)

0.8%

Colleges & universities (56)

The School of Architecture2.7 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Seminary3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-private
Scottsdale Community College4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-public
Arizona State University Digital Immersion5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-public
Crestpoint University6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc6.9 miles (11.1 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-public
Bryan University7.4 miles (12.0 km)4yr-private
Pathways College8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-public
Arizona Board of Regents8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-public

Show all 56 colleges & universities

Sessions College for Professional Design8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North8.6 miles (13.8 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute8.6 miles (13.9 km)2yr-private
Phoenix College8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-public
Brookline College-Tempe8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-public
Brookline College-Phoenix9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
Rio Salado College9.1 miles (14.7 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-public
Aspen University9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix9.8 miles (15.8 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix10.2 miles (16.5 km)2yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts10.7 miles (17.2 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale11.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute11.5 miles (18.5 km)2yr-private
University of Advancing Technology11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
Mesa Community College11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-Arizona12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College12.0 miles (19.4 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-Mesa12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
Glendale Community College13.5 miles (21.8 km)4yr-public
Arizona Christian University14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center19.3 miles (31.1 km)2yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley19.4 miles (31.1 km)2yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College19.7 miles (31.7 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-private
American InterContinental University System20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
Justice University21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
Estrella Mountain Community College22.6 miles (36.5 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise24.3 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College44.3 miles (71.2 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-public
Prescott College75.3 miles (121.1 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Cherokee Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Montessori Academy	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
THE JONES-GORDON SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Kiva Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
DESERT VIEW LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Scottsdale Country Day School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
CHAPARRAL CHRISTIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Chaparral High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
EVIT - Chaparral High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
BRIGHTMONT ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
BRIGHTMONT ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Pueblo Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
PHOENIX COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Echo Canyon K-8	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Saguaro High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
EVIT - Saguaro High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Accelerated Learning Center	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Cocopah Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Hopi Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Albert Einstein Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
GATEWAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Sequoya Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
COMMUNITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL - CACTUS	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Arcadia High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
EVIT - Arcadia High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ACTON ACADEMY PHOENIX	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Cochise Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Cicero	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Ingleside Middle School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Mohave Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Biltmore Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
COVENANT CHILD CARE CENTER	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Tavan Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Cholla Complex	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Desert Shadows Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Desert Shadows Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Mercury Mine Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Noah Webster Schools-Pima	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
DESERT SKY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Navajo Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Shadow Mountain High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Madison Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
CHEDER LUBAVITCH ARIZONA	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
West-MEC - Shadow Mountain High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Sonoran Sky Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL - VOLTAIRE	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ST TERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Villa Montessori - Phoenix Campus	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
PARADISE FOR TOTS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Shea Middle School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Sweetwater Community School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Camelback High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Arizona Language Preparatory	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
BASIS Phoenix Primary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Desert Cove Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ARCADIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Monte Vista Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
THUNDERBIRD CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
THUNDERBIRD ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Ombudsman - Charter East	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
NEW WAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Orangedale Early Learning Center	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Sandpiper Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ARIZONA	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Pima Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Sunrise Middle School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Career Success School - Sage Campus	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Liberty Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
EVIT - Scottsdale Vocational Center	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Coronado High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
EVIT - Coronado High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Compass Center	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Leona Connected High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Indian Bend Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Madison #1 Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PARADISE VALLEY CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Larry C Kennedy School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Madison Camelview Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Madison Virtual Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Griffith Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Scottsdale Online Learning	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
West-MEC - Horizon High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Horizon High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Benchmark School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Mission Montessori Academy's Middle Years Program	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
The Excel Center - Papago	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85253

What school district is ZIP code 85253 in?

ZIP 85253 (Paradise Valley, 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 85253?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 30 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85253 attend private school?

About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85253 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	70.7%
High school	8.6%
Less than HS	1.9%
School district	Creighton Elementary District

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