ZIP 85388 — 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 85388

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 85388 (Surprise, AZ) is associated with Dysart Unified District (LEA 0402690) 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 92 K-12 schools (83 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Ottawa University-Surprise about 4.0 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Dysart Unified District

LEA ID

0402690

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (56)

Ottawa University-Surprise4.0 miles (6.5 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center9.3 miles (14.9 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College9.9 miles (16.0 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-private
Glendale Community College14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
Arizona Christian University14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale16.2 miles (26.0 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute16.4 miles (26.5 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix18.1 miles (29.0 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-private

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Grand Canyon University18.5 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North19.0 miles (30.6 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University21.8 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-public
Pathways College23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-public
GateWay Community College27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-public
University of Phoenix-Arizona27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College27.6 miles (44.5 km)4yr-public
Refrigeration School Inc27.6 miles (44.5 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix27.7 miles (44.6 km)2yr-private
Aspen University29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Maricopa Community College System Office29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-public
Rio Salado College29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-public
Sonoran Desert Institute29.8 miles (47.9 km)2yr-private
Phoenix Seminary30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-private
The School of Architecture30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
Bryan University30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Digital Immersion30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-public
Sessions College for Professional Design30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-public
Scottsdale Community College32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts33.2 miles (53.4 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-Mesa36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary39.2 miles (63.0 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College42.5 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
American InterContinental University System42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
Justice University43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley45.6 miles (73.3 km)2yr-private
Central Arizona College63.4 miles (102.1 km)2yr-public
Prescott College65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
Yavapai College65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-public
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott70.0 miles (112.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Paradise Honors Middle School	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
West-MEC Paradise Honors	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Paradise Honors High School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Sunset Hills Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Cimarron Springs Middle School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
ThrivePoint High School at Surprise	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Western Peaks Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Canyon Ridge School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Sonoran Heights Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Shadow Ridge High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
West-MEC - Shadow Ridge High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Mountain View	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Calibre Academy Surprise	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Highland Prep	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Willow Canyon High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
West-MEC - Willow Canyon High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Imagine Surprise Middle	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Imagine Prep Surprise	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
EVIT - American Leadership Academy West Foothills	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Paradise Honors Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Countryside Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Rancho Gabriela	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Marley Park Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Valley Vista High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
West-MEC - Valley Vista High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Ashton Ranch Middle School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Imagine Rosefield	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Dysart iSchool	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Freedom Traditional Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
FOURTEENSIX CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Kingswood Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
West Point Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
West-MEC - Dysart High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Dysart High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Northwest Campus	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Dysart Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Arizona Charter Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Surprise Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY- THE	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
West-MEC Canyon View High School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Canyon View High School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
El Mirage Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
THE ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Asante Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Luke Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Thompson Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
VISION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Riverview School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Belen Soto Elementary School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Discover U	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Mabel Padgett Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Heritage Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Dreaming Summit Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Crown Charter School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
L. Thomas Heck Middle School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
West-MEC - Millennium High School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Millennium High School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Paramount Academy	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Arizona Autism Charter School West Valley Campus	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Verrado High School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
West-MEC - Verrado High School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Country Meadows Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Western Sky Middle School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Desert Oasis Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Verrado Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Barbara B. Robey Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Verrado Middle School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Litchfield Preschool	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Litchfield Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Digital Learning Academy	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Scott L Libby Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
White Tanks Learning Center	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Wigwam Creek Middle School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
West-MEC - Central Campus	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
ST THOMAS AQUINAS	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Ombudsman - Charter Northwest	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Verrado Heritage Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Zuni Hills Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Corte Sierra Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Trivium	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
West-MEC Estrella Mountain Community College	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Palm Valley Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)
Palm Valley Preschool	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85388

What school district is ZIP code 85388 in?

ZIP 85388 (Surprise, AZ) maps to Dysart Unified District (LEA ID 0402690) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85388?

US5 lists 92 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 83 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85388 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85388 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	30.9%
High school	27.4%
Less than HS	3.1%
School district	Dysart Unified District

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