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Whittier city, CA
ZIP 90603 — 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 90603
K-12 nearby
100
Public
81
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90603 (Whittier, CA) is associated with East Whittier City Elementary School District (LEA 0611850) 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 (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.3 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 ATI College-Whittier about 0.7 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
East Whittier City Elementary School District
LEA ID
0611850
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- ATI College-Whittier0.7 miles (1.1 km)4yr-private
- Southern California University of Health Sciences1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-private
- Biola University3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-private
- Whittier College3.2 miles (5.2 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
- Rio Hondo College5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-public
- Grace Mission University5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
- Latin American Bible Institute5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
- Fullerton College6.4 miles (10.4 km)2yr-public
- American Career College-Anaheim6.7 miles (10.7 km)2yr-private
- South Baylo University7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
- North Orange County Community College District7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Marshall B Ketchum University7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-private
- Cerritos College7.2 miles (11.7 km)2yr-public
- Downey Adult School7.3 miles (11.7 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Fullerton7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-public
- North-West College-Anaheim7.6 miles (12.2 km)2yr-private
- Bethesda University7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
- Hope International University7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Technology7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
- PCI College7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
- Fremont University8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
- Cypress College8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-public
- University of the West8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-West Covina9.1 miles (14.6 km)2yr-private
- Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON9.1 miles (14.7 km)2yr-private
- Premiere Career College9.3 miles (14.9 km)2yr-private
- Daybreak University9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
- Healthcare Career College9.8 miles (15.8 km)2yr-private
- Touro University Worldwide10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
- InterCoast Colleges-West Covina10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
- National Polytechnic College10.5 miles (16.8 km)2yr-private
- California Career Institute10.7 miles (17.3 km)2yr-private
- Mt San Antonio College10.9 miles (17.6 km)2yr-public
- East Los Angeles College11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-public
- Long Beach City College11.3 miles (18.1 km)2yr-public
- Platt College-Anaheim11.5 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Anaheim11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- Haven University12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California12.0 miles (19.4 km)2yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove12.2 miles (19.6 km)2yr-private
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-public
- Tri-Community Adult Education12.5 miles (20.2 km)2yr-public
- South Coast College12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-private
- Alhambra Medical University12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Los Angeles13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
- California State University-Long Beach13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-public
- Chapman University13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
- Compton College13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-public
- North-West College-Long Beach13.4 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
- Azusa Pacific University14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
- Life Pacific University14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
- Santa Ana College14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-public
- Rancho Santiago Community College District Office14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-public
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Citrus College14.5 miles (23.3 km)2yr-public
- American University of Health Sciences14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- Golden West College14.7 miles (23.7 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Law School14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific University14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health14.9 miles (24.1 km)2yr-public
- California Institute of Technology15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Architecture15.4 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
- Pasadena City College15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-public
- Sri Sai Krish Institute15.7 miles (25.2 km)2yr-private
- California College of Music15.9 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
- Modern Technology School15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-private
- Western University of Health Sciences16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Dominguez Hills16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-public
- Institute of Culinary Education16.1 miles (26.0 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles College of Music16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- University of the People16.2 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- Coastline Community College16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-public
- Fuller Theological Seminary16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- Providence Christian College16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- University of La Verne16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Santiago Canyon College16.6 miles (26.7 km)2yr-public
- California College of ASU16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-public
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College17.0 miles (27.3 km)2yr-public
- Pacific Oaks College17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
- Saybrook University17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
- UEI College-Gardena17.3 miles (27.8 km)2yr-private
- California State University-Chancellors Office17.3 miles (27.9 km)4yr-public
- University of Southern California17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
- Integrity College of Health17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
- Career Networks Institute17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
- Occidental College17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
- America Evangelical University17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Southwest College17.9 miles (28.9 km)2yr-public
- Keck Graduate Institute18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
- Southwestern Law School18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
- Claremont Lincoln University18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
- World Mission University18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
- Dongguk University Los Angeles18.9 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Ranch Elementary | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Leffingwell Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| ST BRUNO PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| La Serna High | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Jordan Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Orchard Dale Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Macy Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Hillview Middle | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| PRIMANTI MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Scott Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| East Whittier Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Granada Middle | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Meadow Green Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| El Portal Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Ocean View Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| California High | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| La Colima Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| CARDEN ACADEMY OF WHITTIER | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Olita Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| John Foster Dulles Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| La Habra High | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Mulberry Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Ceres Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| MULBERRY TREE PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Reginald M. Benton Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Walnut Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| El Cerrito Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| ST GREGORY THE GREAT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Laurel Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| CLETA HARDER DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| La Mirada High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Howard J. McKibben Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Los Molinos Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| L'HERITAGE FRANCAIS | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Los Altos Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Gardenhill Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Las Positas Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Las Lomas Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Sierra Vista High (Alternative) | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Frontier High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| La Pluma Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Evergreen Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Los Altos Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Imperial Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Lake Marie Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Grazide Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| El Camino High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Arbolita Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Washington Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Loma Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| MOLOKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Richard L. Graves Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Carmela Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Eastwood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| ST PAUL OF THE CROSS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| WHITTIER FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Lou Henry Hoover School of Fine Arts | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Foster Road Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ST PAUL HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| ST MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| ST MARK'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Mesa Robles | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Sierra Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Newton Middle | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Escalona Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Whittier High | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Kwis Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Ladera Palma Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Sonora High | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Sunset Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Charles G. Emery Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| LIMAI MONTESSORI ACADEMY - BUENA PARK | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Gordon H. Beatty Middle | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| STEPPING STONES ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| HADLEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| D. Russell Parks Junior High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| John H. Glenn High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Bixby Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Cedarlane Academy | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Los Altos High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| PLYMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Christian Sorensen Science Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Los Robles Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Glen A. Wilson High | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Robert C. Fisler Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Orange Grove Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Aeolian Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| ST LINUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Hermosa Drive Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Ramona Head Start/State Preschool | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Valley Alternative High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Puente Hills High | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Valley Community Day | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Palm Canyon | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| ARBORLAND MONTESSORI-HUGHES CAMPUS | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Walter F. Dexter Middle | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90603
What school district is ZIP code 90603 in?
ZIP 90603 (Whittier, CA) maps to East Whittier City Elementary School District (LEA ID 0611850) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90603?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90603 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90603 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 32.8% |
| High school | 27.0% |
| Less than HS | 6.5% |
| School district | East Whittier City Elementary School District |