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ZIP 94301 — 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 94301
K-12 nearby
100
Public
61
Private
39
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 94301 (Palo Alto, CA) is associated with Palo Alto Unified School District (LEA 0629610) 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 (61 public, 39 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.8 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Stanford University about 1.4 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Palo Alto Unified School District
LEA ID
0629610
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Stanford University1.4 miles (2.3 km)4yr-private
- Menlo College2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-private
- Sofia University2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
- Palo Alto University4.8 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
- Alder Graduate School of Education5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
- Foothill College5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
- Foothill-De Anza Community College District5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
- Canada College6.3 miles (10.2 km)2yr-public
- Notre Dame de Namur University8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- University of East-West Medicine9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
- Mission College10.0 miles (16.0 km)2yr-public
- De Anza College10.3 miles (16.6 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Unitek College11.3 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Business and Technology11.6 miles (18.6 km)2yr-private
- University of Silicon Valley11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
- San Mateo County Community College District Office11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-public
- College of San Mateo11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-public
- San Francisco Bay University12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Silicon Andhra12.6 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont12.7 miles (20.4 km)2yr-private
- Santa Clara University13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- Life Chiropractic College West13.5 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
- Chabot College13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-public
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
- Ohlone College14.3 miles (23.1 km)2yr-public
- West Valley Mission Community College District Office14.7 miles (23.6 km)2yr-public
- West Valley College14.7 miles (23.6 km)2yr-public
- San Jose City College15.2 miles (24.4 km)2yr-public
- California State University-East Bay15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-public
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-public
- San Jose State University16.6 miles (26.6 km)4yr-public
- Carrington College-San Leandro Campus17.7 miles (28.5 km)2yr-private
- Skyline College21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-public
- Evergreen Valley College23.3 miles (37.5 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern University Oakland23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
- Merritt College23.9 miles (38.4 km)2yr-public
- College of Alameda24.3 miles (39.2 km)2yr-public
- Carrington College-San Jose24.5 miles (39.5 km)2yr-private
- Peralta Community College System Office24.8 miles (40.0 km)2yr-public
- Laney College25.2 miles (40.5 km)2yr-public
- City College of San Francisco25.5 miles (41.1 km)2yr-public
- University of California-System Administration Central Office25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-public
- Starr King School for the Ministry25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
- Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-private
- Reach University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
- California College of the Arts26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco State University26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-public
- Las Positas College26.6 miles (42.7 km)2yr-public
- Samuel Merritt University26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Integral Studies27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Minerva University27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- Academy of Art University27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
- University of California College of the Law-San Francisco27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-public
- Golden Gate University27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- Saint Mary's College of California27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- EDvance College27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco Film School27.7 miles (44.5 km)2yr-private
- University of California-San Francisco27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-public
- Miami Ad School-San Francisco27.9 miles (44.9 km)2yr-private
- University of San Francisco28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
- Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley School of Theology29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- The Wright Institute29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
- Institute of Buddhist Studies29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley City College30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-public
- University of California-Berkeley30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-public
- California Jazz Conservatory30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
- Graduate Theological Union30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Church Divinity School of the Pacific30.5 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Pacific School of Religion30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Santa Cruz31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-public
- Cabrillo College33.8 miles (54.3 km)2yr-public
- Five Branches University34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
- Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus36.1 miles (58.1 km)2yr-private
- Diablo Valley College36.5 miles (58.7 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa College37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa Community College District Office39.7 miles (63.9 km)2yr-public
- College of Marin41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa Medical Career College41.4 miles (66.7 km)2yr-private
- Los Medanos College41.9 miles (67.5 km)2yr-public
- Dominican University of California42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
- Presidio Graduate School42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
- California State University Maritime Academy43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
- Touro University California44.8 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
- Gavilan College45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-public
- Solano Community College54.7 miles (88.1 km)4yr-public
- Napa Valley College57.7 miles (92.9 km)2yr-public
- Central Coast College57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-private
- California State University-Monterey Bay58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-public
- University of the Pacific58.9 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
- Xavier College School of Nursing59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-private
- Carrington College-Stockton59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
- San Joaquin Delta College59.3 miles (95.5 km)2yr-public
- Hartnell College59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-public
- Teachers College of San Joaquin59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-public
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey60.0 miles (96.5 km)4yr-private
- Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Elementary | public | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| TRU SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) |
| Walter Hays Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| CASTILLEJA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| ST ELIZABETH SETON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| ODYSSEY MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Palo Alto High | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Duveneck Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| LIVING WISDOM SCHOOL OF PALO ALTO | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| THE VR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| KIPP Valiant Community Prep | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF ST JAMES | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.3 km) |
| SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.3 km) |
| Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY - PALO ALTO | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Ohlone Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| THE PRIMARY SCHOOL - EAST PALO ALTO | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| KEYS FAMILY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Oxford Day Academy | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| East Palo Alto Academy | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Escondido Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| El Carmelo Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| HOPE TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| HEADSUP CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PALO ALTO | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Menlo-Atherton High | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| KIPP Esperanza High | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Laurel Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| NATIVITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Aspire East Palo Alto Charter | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Lucille M. Nixon Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Palo Verde Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST RAYMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| MID-PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Barron Park Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| THE GIRLS' MIDDLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| KEYS FAMILY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Fairmeadow Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Belle Haven Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Costano Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Encinal Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| MENLO SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Oak Knoll Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Hillview Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| SACRED HEART SCHOOLS ATHERTON | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| ACHIEVE INC. | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Juana Briones Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| KEHILLAH JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| LIVING WIDSOM HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Tide Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| MEIRA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| IMAGINATION LAB SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| La Entrada Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Greendell | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Henry M. Gunn High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Ellen Fletcher Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| ATHENA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| GIDEON HAUSNER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| PALO ALTO PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Garfield Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Las Lomitas Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| TRINITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Taft Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| SYNAPSE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| WHERRY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Everest Public High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| SCHOOL FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNERS | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Monta Loma Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Ardis G. Egan Junior High | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Santa Rita Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Bullis Charter | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| WOODLAND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Connect Community Charter | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| STANFORD ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Crittenden Middle | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| CASA DEI BAMBINI SCHOOL INC | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| ST PIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Woodside High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Summit Preparatory Charter High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Hoover Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Gardner Bullis Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Theuerkauf Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| REDWOODS INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI HOUSE OF CHLDRN | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Gabriela Mistral Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Stevenson Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| BMO Preschool at Latham | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Los Altos High | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Mariano Castro Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Henry Ford Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| KHAN LAB SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Almond Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| Rocketship Redwood City | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| John F. Kennedy Middle | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 94301
What school district is ZIP code 94301 in?
ZIP 94301 (Palo Alto, CA) maps to Palo Alto Unified School District (LEA ID 0629610) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 94301?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 61 public and 39 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 94301 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 94301 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 83.3% |
| High school | 5.2% |
| Less than HS | 3.7% |
| School district | Palo Alto Unified School District |