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Costa Mesa city, CA
ZIP 92626 — 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 92626
K-12 nearby
100
Public
76
Private
24
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 92626 (Costa Mesa, CA) is associated with Fountain Valley Elementary School District (LEA 0614220) 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 (76 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.8 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 Coast Community College District Office about 0.6 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Fountain Valley Elementary School District
LEA ID
0614220
Private school share (ACS)
0.4%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Coast Community College District Office0.6 miles (0.9 km)2yr-public
- Orange Coast College0.7 miles (1.1 km)2yr-public
- Vanguard University of Southern California1.3 miles (2.0 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College2.0 miles (3.3 km)4yr-private
- Coastline Community College2.8 miles (4.5 km)2yr-public
- Stanbridge University2.9 miles (4.7 km)4yr-private
- Modern Technology School3.1 miles (4.9 km)2yr-private
- Westcliff University3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-private
- Interior Designers Institute3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Irvine4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-public
- Career Networks Institute4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
- Santa Ana College5.6 miles (9.1 km)4yr-public
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- Concordia University-Irvine5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
- Rancho Santiago Community College District Office6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-public
- Golden West College6.5 miles (10.5 km)2yr-public
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
- Trinity Law School6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- Haven University7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
- Irvine Valley College7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-public
- South Coast College7.8 miles (12.5 km)2yr-private
- Chapman University8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Anaheim8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Anaheim9.1 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
- California Career Institute9.6 miles (15.4 km)2yr-private
- Sri Sai Krish Institute9.8 miles (15.9 km)2yr-private
- Daybreak University11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Technology11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
- Laguna College of Art and Design11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
- Bethesda University11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
- Santiago Canyon College11.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-public
- North-West College-Anaheim11.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-private
- North Orange County Community College District12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-public
- South Baylo University12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Cypress College12.3 miles (19.7 km)4yr-public
- University of Massachusetts Global12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-public
- Touro University Worldwide12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
- American Career College-Anaheim12.4 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private
- Soka University of America13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
- Grace Mission University13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
- Fullerton College13.6 miles (21.8 km)2yr-public
- Hope International University13.6 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Long Beach13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-public
- California State University-Fullerton14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-public
- Marshall B Ketchum University14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Long Beach16.2 miles (26.0 km)2yr-private
- South Orange County Community College District16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-public
- Saddleback College16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-public
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Biola University16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- Long Beach City College16.8 miles (27.1 km)2yr-public
- Fremont University16.9 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California17.0 miles (27.3 km)2yr-private
- American University of Health Sciences17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- Southern California University of Health Sciences17.4 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
- PCI College17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Chancellors Office17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-public
- Cerritos College18.0 miles (28.9 km)2yr-public
- National Polytechnic College18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-private
- ATI College-Whittier19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
- Healthcare Career College20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-private
- Downey Adult School20.4 miles (32.8 km)2yr-public
- Whittier College21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
- Compton College22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles Harbor College22.8 miles (36.6 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Dominguez Hills23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-public
- Young Americans College of the Performing Arts24.4 miles (39.3 km)2yr-private
- Rio Hondo College24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
- Latin American Bible Institute24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
- Norco College25.4 miles (40.9 km)2yr-public
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science25.6 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
- Mt San Antonio College25.7 miles (41.3 km)2yr-public
- UEI College-Gardena26.3 miles (42.3 km)2yr-private
- America Evangelical University26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-public
- Homestead Schools26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
- InterCoast Colleges-West Covina27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
- University of the West27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-West Covina27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-private
- Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-private
- Western University of Health Sciences27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
- Premiere Career College28.1 miles (45.1 km)2yr-private
- El Camino Community College District28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-public
- American College of Healthcare and Technology28.3 miles (45.6 km)2yr-private
- La Sierra University28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
- East Los Angeles College28.5 miles (45.9 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles Southwest College28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-public
- North-West College-Riverside29.2 miles (47.0 km)2yr-private
- Life Pacific University29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- Tri-Community Adult Education29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-public
- University of La Verne30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific University30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- Keck Graduate Institute30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Los Angeles30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
- Claremont Lincoln University30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
- Alhambra Medical University30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
- Pomona College31.0 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- Azusa Pacific University31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL-COSTA MESA | private | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.1 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.1 km) |
| INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.1 km) |
| Paularino Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Killybrooke Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Costa Mesa High | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Coastline ROP | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Monte Vista Independent Study | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Sonora Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Maude B. Davis Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| California Pacific Charter - San Diego | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Charles W. Tewinkle Middle | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Early College High | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| RENASCENCE SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| California Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| PACIFIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| College Park Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Greenville Fundamental Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Adams Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Jim Thorpe Fundamental | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Orange County Special Education | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| ACCESS County Community | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Segerstrom High | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| FRONTIERS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp) | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| MARINERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| Estancia High | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Back Bay High | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| PAGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Wilson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Taft Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Everett A. Rea Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| THE PEGASUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| McFadden Institute of Technology | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF ORANGE COUNTY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Pomona Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Heinz Kaiser Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Suncoast Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Gisler (Robert) Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| MY FIRST MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| ST JOACHIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Cox (James H.) Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Saddleback High | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Woodland Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| Victoria Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Adams Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| FOUNTAIN VALLEY MONTESSORI CENTER | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Oka (Isojiro) Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Mitchell Child Development | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY NEWPORT BEACH | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Masuda (Kazuo) Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Hector G. Godinez | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Valley High | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Ralph E. Hawes Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| SLATER MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Eastbluff Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Los Amigos High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Carl Harvey Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| International School for Science and Culture | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Harper | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Whittier Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Gerald P. Carr Intermediate | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Mariners Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Diamond Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| SUNFLOWER PERSCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN. | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Manuel Esqueda Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Isaac L. Sowers Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| WESTCLIFF PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Fountain Valley High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| James Monroe Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Monroe Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Cesar E. Chavez High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Valley Vista High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Newport Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| NEWPORT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| STS SIMON & JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Corona del Mar High | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| College and Career Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Vista Meridian Global Academy | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| CARDEN HALL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| IRVINE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Thomas A. Edison Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| OUR LADY QUEEN OF ANGELS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Newland (William T.) Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| S. A. Moffett Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| PACIFICA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL, ORANGE COUNTY | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Newhope Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Newport Harbor High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Lorin Griset Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Plavan (Urbain H.) Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Edison High | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Martin Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 92626
What school district is ZIP code 92626 in?
ZIP 92626 (Costa Mesa, CA) maps to Fountain Valley Elementary School District (LEA ID 0614220) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 92626?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 76 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 92626 attend private school?
About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 92626 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 46.3% |
| High school | 14.5% |
| Less than HS | 9.2% |
| School district | Fountain Valley Elementary School District |