ZIP 85286 — 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 85286

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85286 (Chandler, AZ) is associated with Chandler Unified District (LEA 0401870) 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 (84 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.6 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 American InterContinental University System about 1.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Chandler Unified District

LEA ID

0401870

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (64)

American InterContinental University System1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary2.6 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College2.6 miles (4.3 km)2yr-public
Justice University2.7 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa8.9 miles (14.4 km)2yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts9.6 miles (15.4 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-public

Show all 64 colleges & universities

Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe12.4 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private
Rio Salado College12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-public
Sonoran Desert Institute12.7 miles (20.4 km)2yr-private
Maricopa Community College System Office12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-public
Aspen University12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
Bryan University13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix13.9 miles (22.5 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Digital Immersion14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-public
Refrigeration School Inc15.1 miles (24.4 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-public
Scottsdale Community College16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-public
The School of Architecture18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
Pathways College19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-public
Phoenix College20.6 miles (33.2 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Seminary21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College24.2 miles (38.9 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-Arizona25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute26.1 miles (42.1 km)2yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale27.5 miles (44.2 km)2yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix28.4 miles (45.8 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc29.0 miles (46.7 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix29.0 miles (46.7 km)2yr-private
Glendale Community College29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
Arizona Christian University31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College32.7 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
Midwestern University-Glendale33.7 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
Ottawa University-Surprise39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine87.2 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Tucson87.7 miles (141.1 km)2yr-private
University of Arizona88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-public
Tohono O'odham Community College88.9 miles (143.0 km)2yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Community College91.1 miles (146.6 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson91.3 miles (147.0 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tucson91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-private
Yavapai College95.0 miles (152.9 km)4yr-public
Prescott College95.4 miles (153.5 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott99.4 miles (159.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
T. Dale Hancock Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
EVIT - Hamilton High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Hamilton High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Hill Academy @ ICAN	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Frye Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Willis Junior High School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Basha Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Chandler Online Academy	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Robert and Danell Tarwater Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Chandler Learning Center	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
San Marcos Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Champion Chandler	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Bogle Junior High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Rudy G Bologna Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Ken 'Chief' Hill Learning Academy	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
BASIS Chandler	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
EVIT - Chandler High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Chandler High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Ira A. Fulton Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
CARITAS ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Legacy Online Academy	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Santan Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Pathways Learning Center	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Legacy Traditional School - Chandler	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Chandler Early College High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
IKM LAYTON LAKES	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Galveston Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Santan Junior High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Arizona Connections Academy	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy-Humphrey	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
NEW VISTAS CENTER FOR EDUCATION	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ST MARY-BASHA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
EVIT - Arizona College Prep Erie Campus	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Arizona College Prep Middle School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
CASA DEL NINO BILINGUAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Sanborn Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
RISEN SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Bright Beginnings School #1	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Haley Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
EAST VALLEY JCC	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Arizona College Prep High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Knox Gifted Academy	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Shumway Leadership Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Intelli-School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
EVIT - Campo Verde High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Legacy Traditional School ? North Chandler	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Campo Verde High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Quartz Hill Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
SETON CATHOLIC PREPARATORY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
John M Andersen Jr High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Robert J.C. Rice Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
John M Andersen Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
South Valley Jr. High	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Arizona Language Schools	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Chandler	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
John & Carol Carlson Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ST DOMINIC SAVIO ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
LIFE - LAUREN'S INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
BELLA MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
AZ Compass Prep School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Vector Prep and Arts Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
SIERRA SCHOOL GILBERT	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Spectrum Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Paragon Science Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Jane D. Hull Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
WILKINS LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Kyrene Traditional Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Providence High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Leading Edge Academy Online	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
EVIT - Mesquite High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Mesquite High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Weinberg Gifted Academy	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Primavera - Online	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy - Goodman	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Tempe	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Perry High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
EVIT - Perry High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Sirrine Montessori Center	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
SPONDEO PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Ashland Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Settlers Point Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Islands Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ASDB - ELP FBC East Valley Preschool	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85286

What school district is ZIP code 85286 in?

ZIP 85286 (Chandler, AZ) maps to Chandler Unified District (LEA ID 0401870) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85286?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85286 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85286 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	54.7%
High school	14.4%
Less than HS	5.0%
School district	Chandler Unified District

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