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ZIP 90240 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 90240
K-12 nearby
100
Public
79
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90240 (Downey, CA) is associated with Downey Unified School District (LEA 0611460) 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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.7 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 Downey Adult School about 2.5 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Downey Unified School District
LEA ID
0611460
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Downey Adult School2.5 miles (4.0 km)2yr-public
- Healthcare Career College4.9 miles (7.9 km)2yr-private
- Cerritos College4.9 miles (7.9 km)2yr-public
- Whittier College5.2 miles (8.3 km)4yr-private
- PCI College5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
- East Los Angeles College6.1 miles (9.8 km)2yr-public
- Fremont University6.2 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America6.2 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
- University of the West6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
- Rio Hondo College6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-public
- ATI College-Whittier6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
- National Polytechnic College6.7 miles (10.8 km)2yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Biola University6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-private
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science7.4 miles (12.0 km)4yr-private
- Compton College7.5 miles (12.0 km)2yr-public
- Southern California University of Health Sciences8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Los Angeles8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-public
- Long Beach City College8.5 miles (13.7 km)2yr-public
- Alhambra Medical University8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Architecture9.0 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- Latin American Bible Institute9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California9.1 miles (14.6 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health9.1 miles (14.7 km)2yr-public
- California College of ASU9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Dominguez Hills10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-public
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College10.1 miles (16.3 km)2yr-public
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-public
- Cypress College10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-public
- University of Southern California10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
- UEI College-Gardena10.6 miles (17.1 km)2yr-private
- Touro University Worldwide10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Long Beach10.8 miles (17.3 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles Southwest College10.8 miles (17.4 km)2yr-public
- American Career College-Anaheim11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-private
- Grace Mission University11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
- Premiere Career College11.3 miles (18.1 km)2yr-private
- America Evangelical University11.3 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
- American University of Health Sciences11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
- South Baylo University11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Long Beach11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-public
- North-West College-Anaheim12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
- Southwestern Law School12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- North Orange County Community College District12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-public
- World Mission University12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
- Dongguk University Los Angeles12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
- Learnet Academy Inc12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific College12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-private
- California Institute of Technology12.6 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-West Covina12.6 miles (20.2 km)2yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Technology12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-private
- Pacific States University12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- Angeles College12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
- Fullerton College12.7 miles (20.5 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles College of Music12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- Bethesda University12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- Smith Chason College12.8 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
- Occidental College13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- CBD College13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- Pasadena City College13.1 miles (21.0 km)2yr-public
- El Camino Community College District13.1 miles (21.0 km)2yr-public
- California College of Music13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
- Institute of Culinary Education13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
- American Career College-Los Angeles13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
- West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
- University of the People13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
- Fuller Theological Seminary13.3 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- Providence Christian College13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles City College13.5 miles (21.7 km)2yr-public
- ABCO Technology13.5 miles (21.8 km)2yr-private
- Saybrook University13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- Pacific Oaks College13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Chancellors Office14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
- Marshall B Ketchum University14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Fullerton14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-public
- University of West Los Angeles14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Hope International University14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology14.9 miles (23.9 km)2yr-private
- Integrity College of Health14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-private
- InterCoast Colleges-West Covina15.1 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Harbor College15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-public
- American Film Institute Conservatory15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
- Art Center College of Design15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
- Abraham Lincoln University15.4 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
- Antioch University-Los Angeles15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
- American Medical Sciences Center15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
- Daybreak University15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Career College15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Film School15.6 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
- West Los Angeles College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Community College15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-public
- Haven University16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- Musicians Institute16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- Theatre of Arts16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin Elementary | public | — | — | 0.0 miles (0.1 km) |
| DOWNEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Price (Maude) Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| Unsworth (Edith) Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| Griffiths (Gordon) Middle | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Rio Hondo Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Downey High | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Birney Tech Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Rio San Gabriel Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| CREATIVE BEGINNINGS ELEMENTARY INC | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| STEAM Academy @ Burke | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| ST MARIANNE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Suva Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Suva Intermediate | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| KIRKWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Warren (Earl) High | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Lakeview Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Rivera Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Rivera Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Santa Fe High | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Garfield Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Jersey Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| ST GERTRUDE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Lakeside Middle | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Lake Center Middle | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Alameda Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Studebaker Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Bell Gardens High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Pioneer High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Tri-Cities ROP | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Woodruff Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Columbus (Christopher) High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Los Nietos Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Old River Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Bell Gardens Intermediate | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| El Rancho High | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - BELL GARDENS | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Ada S. Nelson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Cresson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Early Learning Program | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Vail High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Sussman (Edward A.) Middle | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Rio Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Ruben Salazar Continuation | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Imperial Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Los Angeles County ROP | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Greenwood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Bell Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Valencia Academy of the Arts | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Aeolian Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| HANGUI YU INC DBA SANTA FE KIDS COMPANY OF CALIFOR | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Lakeland Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| William W. Orr Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Ward (E. W.) Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| NEW HARVEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| RANCHO LOS AMIGOS CHILDRENS CENTER | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Daniel Phelan Language Academy | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Park Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| ST DOMINIC SAVIO SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| New River Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Applied Technology Center | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Ellen Ochoa Learning Center | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| ST JOHN BOSCO | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Katherine Edwards Mid Sch STEAM & Dual Immersion Acad | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| JOYLAND PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| ALHADI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Paddison Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| D. D. Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ST PIUS X - ST. MATTHIAS HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| South Ranchito Dual Language Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| WHITTIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| WHITTIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Downey Unified Virtual Acad at Lynn L. Pace Ed Center | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| West Whittier Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Corvallis Middle | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Norwalk High | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Christian Sorensen Science Academy | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Julia B. Morrison Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| MONTEBELLO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Woodlawn Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| ST PAUL HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Elizabeth Learning Center | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| KID TOWN USA PRESCHOOL-MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Tweedy Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Theodore Roosevelt | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90240
What school district is ZIP code 90240 in?
ZIP 90240 (Downey, CA) maps to Downey Unified School District (LEA ID 0611460) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90240?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90240 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90240 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 29.5% |
| High school | 24.4% |
| Less than HS | 14.4% |
| School district | Downey Unified School District |