ZIP 85260 — 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 85260

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85260 (Scottsdale, AZ) is associated with Paradise Valley Unified District (LEA 0405930) 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 (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 2.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Paradise Valley Unified District

LEA ID

0405930

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (56)

Phoenix Seminary2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-private
The School of Architecture6.2 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
Scottsdale Community College6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-public
Paradise Valley Community College7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-public
Arizona State University Digital Immersion10.3 miles (16.7 km)4yr-public
Crestpoint University11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
Bryan University12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc12.5 miles (20.2 km)2yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North12.7 miles (20.4 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
GateWay Community College12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-public

Show all 56 colleges & universities

Chamberlain University-Arizona12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix13.0 miles (21.0 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-public
Sonoran Desert Institute13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-private
Pathways College13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-public
Brookline College-Tempe14.0 miles (22.6 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-public
Rio Salado College14.4 miles (23.3 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-public
Aspen University14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa14.8 miles (23.8 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts15.0 miles (24.2 km)2yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa15.2 miles (24.5 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-public
Grand Canyon University15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona15.4 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute16.1 miles (26.0 km)2yr-private
Arizona Christian University16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
South Mountain Community College17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley19.9 miles (32.1 km)2yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College22.6 miles (36.3 km)2yr-public
International Baptist College and Seminary23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University System23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center23.7 miles (38.1 km)2yr-public
Justice University24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-private
Ottawa University-Surprise27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
Estrella Mountain Community College27.5 miles (44.3 km)2yr-public
Central Arizona College47.2 miles (76.0 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-public
Prescott College72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Redfield Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
NEW COVENANT LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Cheyenne Traditional School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
Aztec Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
THUNDERBIRD CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
THUNDERBIRD ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
CAMELBACK DESERT SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Sonoran Sky Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Mission Montessori Academy's Middle Years Program	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Desert Canyon Middle School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
DESERT SKY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Desert Canyon Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Sandpiper Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Cochise Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ARIZONA	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL - CACTUS	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
BRIGHTMONT ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL - VOLTAIRE	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
BRIGHTMONT ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Laguna Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Cocopah Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Sequoya Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
EVIT - Chaparral High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Chaparral High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Arizona Language Preparatory	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
CHAPARRAL CHRISTIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Desert Shadows Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Desert Shadows Middle School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
North Ranch Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Horizon High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
West-MEC - Horizon High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
RANCHO SOLANO PRIVATE SCHOOL-GREENWAY CAMPUS	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Copper Ridge Math and Science Academy	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Copper Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Copper Ridge School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Scottsdale Country Day School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Liberty Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Anasazi Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Sunrise Middle School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Grayhawk Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Cicero	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Copper Canyon Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
PARADISE FOR TOTS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
EVIT - Desert Mountain High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Cherokee Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Desert Mountain High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Mountainside Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
BASIS Scottsdale	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Mission Montessori Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Pueblo Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Sweetwater Community School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
THE JONES-GORDON SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Milestones Charter School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Albert Einstein Academy	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Saguaro High School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Whispering Wind Academy	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
EVIT - Saguaro High School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Benchmark School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - East Campus	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
ALDEA MONTESSORI	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Accelerated Learning Center	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
James P. Lee Early Childhood Learning Center	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Freedom Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
GATEWAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Mohave Middle School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Indian Bend Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
West-MEC - Paradise Valley High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Paradise Valley High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Kiva Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Noah Webster Schools-Pima	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
COMMUNITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Cholla Complex	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Montessori Academy	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
BREAKTHROUGH ACADEMY- EAST CAMPUS	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
AAEC - Paradise Valley	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Great Hearts Academies - North Phoenix Prep	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
pvONLINE	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
BASIS Phoenix Primary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Greenway Middle School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Palomino Intermediate School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
West-MEC Paradise Valley Community College	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Palomino Primary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Navajo Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Desert Trails Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Shadow Mountain High School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Explorer Middle School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
West-MEC - Shadow Mountain High School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Quail Run Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Desert Cove Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85260

What school district is ZIP code 85260 in?

ZIP 85260 (Scottsdale, AZ) maps to Paradise Valley Unified District (LEA ID 0405930) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85260?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85260 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85260 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	58.6%
High school	12.7%
Less than HS	2.5%
School district	Paradise Valley Unified District

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