ZIP 85255 — 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 85255

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 85255 (Scottsdale, AZ) is associated with Cave Creek Unified District (LEA 0400001) 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 82 K-12 schools (59 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Phoenix Seminary about 7.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Cave Creek Unified District

LEA ID

0400001

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (56)

Phoenix Seminary7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-public
The School of Architecture11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
Scottsdale Community College11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-public
Arizona State University Digital Immersion15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-Arizona16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University16.9 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
Bryan University17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix17.5 miles (28.1 km)2yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North17.7 miles (28.5 km)2yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

DeVry University-Arizona17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc17.9 miles (28.9 km)2yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
GateWay Community College18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-public
Sonoran University of Health Sciences18.5 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion18.5 miles (29.7 km)4yr-public
Sonoran Desert Institute19.0 miles (30.5 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa19.0 miles (30.5 km)2yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa19.1 miles (30.8 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe19.1 miles (30.8 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-public
Pathways College19.5 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-public
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts19.6 miles (31.6 km)2yr-private
Rio Salado College19.7 miles (31.6 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-public
Aspen University19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-private
Grand Canyon University20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix20.9 miles (33.6 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona Christian University20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute21.3 miles (34.3 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-private
University of Advancing Technology21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College22.2 miles (35.8 km)4yr-public
South Mountain Community College23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-public
Chandler-Gilbert Community College25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-public
American InterContinental University System26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
Justice University27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix30.6 miles (49.3 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc30.6 miles (49.3 km)2yr-private
Ottawa University-Surprise31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
Estrella Mountain Community College32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-public
Central Arizona College50.1 miles (80.6 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-public
Prescott College71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Copper Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Copper Ridge School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Copper Ridge Math and Science Academy	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Desert Canyon Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Desert Canyon Middle School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
NEW COVENANT LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Cheyenne Traditional School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Aztec Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Anasazi Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Redfield Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Grayhawk Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Desert Mountain High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
EVIT - Desert Mountain High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Mountainside Middle School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - East Campus	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Mission Montessori Academy	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
BASIS Scottsdale	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
CAMELBACK DESERT SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Fountain Hills Middle School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Fountain Hills High School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Fountain Hills Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Mission Montessori Academy's Middle Years Program	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Little Falcons Preschool	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
Laguna Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
McDowell Mountain Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
THE INSPIRATION ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
THE INSPIRATION ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Fountain Hills Charter School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
THUNDERBIRD CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
THUNDERBIRD ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Sonoran Sky Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
EVIT - Fountain Hills Vocational Center	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
EVIT North Fountain Hills	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ARIZONA	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Sandpiper Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
DESERT SKY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
North Ranch Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL - VOLTAIRE	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Cochise Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Arizona Language Preparatory	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
DESERT FOOTHILLS LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Copper Canyon Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
RANCHO SOLANO PRIVATE SCHOOL-GREENWAY CAMPUS	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL - CACTUS	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Horizon High School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
West-MEC - Horizon High School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Desert Sun Academy	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
BRIGHTMONT ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Cocopah Middle School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
BRIGHTMONT ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
HMAN'SHAWA DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Desert Shadows Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Sequoya Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Desert Shadows Middle School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Chaparral High School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
EVIT - Chaparral High School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Milestones Charter School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
CHAPARRAL CHRISTIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Liberty Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Sonoran Trails Middle School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Desert Trails Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Sunrise Middle School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Horseshoe Trails Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Explorer Middle School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Candeo North Scottsdale	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Cicero	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Wildfire Elementary School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
CAVE CREEK MONTESSORI	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
PARADISE FOR TOTS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
DYNAMITE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Whispering Wind Academy	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Scottsdale Country Day School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85255

What school district is ZIP code 85255 in?

ZIP 85255 (Scottsdale, AZ) maps to Cave Creek Unified District (LEA ID 0400001) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85255?

US5 lists 82 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 59 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85255 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85255 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	67.8%
High school	8.9%
Less than HS	1.7%
School district	Cave Creek Unified District

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