ZIP 94945 — 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 94945

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 94945 (Novato, CA) is associated with Laguna Joint Elementary School District (LEA 0620430) 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 70 K-12 schools (52 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.9% 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 Meridian University about 9.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Laguna Joint Elementary School District

LEA ID

0620430

Private school share (ACS)

0.9%

Colleges & universities (100)

Meridian University9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
Dominican University of California10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
Presidio Graduate School11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
College of Marin12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-public
Touro University California14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
Contra Costa College15.4 miles (24.7 km)2yr-public
Sonoma State University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-public
California State University Maritime Academy16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-public
Napa Valley College16.8 miles (27.0 km)2yr-public
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
Contra Costa Community College District Office22.7 miles (36.6 km)2yr-public
Pacific School of Religion22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Church Divinity School of the Pacific22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
California Jazz Conservatory23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
Graduate Theological Union23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
Berkeley City College23.0 miles (37.0 km)2yr-public
Solano Community College23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-public
University of California-Berkeley23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-public
Institute of Buddhist Studies23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
The Wright Institute23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
Berkeley School of Theology23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
Miami Ad School-San Francisco24.4 miles (39.3 km)2yr-private
San Francisco Film School24.6 miles (39.6 km)2yr-private
Santa Rosa Junior College24.6 miles (39.6 km)2yr-public
EDvance College24.8 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
Golden Gate University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
Academy of Art University24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
University of San Francisco25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
Minerva University25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-public
San Francisco Conservatory of Music25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
California Institute of Integral Studies25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
University of California-San Francisco25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-public
Samuel Merritt University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
California College of the Arts26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
Reach University26.4 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
Starr King School for the Ministry26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
University of California-System Administration Central Office26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-public
Diablo Valley College27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-public
Laney College27.4 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus27.4 miles (44.2 km)2yr-private
Peralta Community College System Office27.7 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
College of Alameda27.9 miles (44.9 km)2yr-public
City College of San Francisco28.5 miles (45.9 km)2yr-public
San Francisco State University28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-public
Saint Mary's College of California30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
Pacific Union College30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
Northeastern University Oakland30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
Merritt College30.9 miles (49.6 km)2yr-public
Blake Austin College33.2 miles (53.4 km)2yr-private
Skyline College34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus37.1 miles (59.8 km)2yr-private
Los Medanos College37.3 miles (60.0 km)2yr-public
Life Chiropractic College West40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
Contra Costa Medical Career College40.9 miles (65.9 km)2yr-private
Chabot College41.0 miles (66.0 km)2yr-public
California State University-East Bay41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-public
College of San Mateo42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
San Mateo County Community College District Office42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-public
Notre Dame de Namur University44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
Alder Graduate School of Education47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
Las Positas College49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-public
Canada College49.5 miles (79.6 km)2yr-public
Menlo College50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
University of California-Davis50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-public
Stanford University52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
Unitek College53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
Ohlone College53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
Sofia University53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
Palo Alto University55.1 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Bay University55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
Woodland Community College56.2 miles (90.5 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-private
University of Silicon Andhra57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
Foothill College57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
Foothill-De Anza Community College District57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
University of Silicon Valley59.1 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
University of East-West Medicine59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Institute for Business and Technology59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
Mission College59.3 miles (95.5 km)2yr-public
California Northstate University59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
De Anza College62.1 miles (99.9 km)2yr-public
Sacramento City College62.8 miles (101.1 km)2yr-public
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
Santa Clara University63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
Cosumnes River College63.8 miles (102.7 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc64.6 miles (103.9 km)2yr-private
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District65.2 miles (105.0 km)2yr-public
San Jose City College65.4 miles (105.2 km)2yr-public
San Jose State University65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-Stockton66.2 miles (106.5 km)2yr-private
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
West Valley Mission Community College District Office66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
West Valley College66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
San Joaquin Delta College66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
California State University-Sacramento66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-public
University of the Pacific66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Olive Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
NORTH BAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
OUR LADY OF LORETTO SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Rancho Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Novato Early Intervention	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Nova Education Center	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Marin Oaks High	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Lu Sutton Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Lynwood Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Novato High	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
San Ramon Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Sinaloa Middle	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
San Marin High	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
San Jose Middle	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Loma Verde Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Pleasant Valley Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Novato Charter	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Hamilton TK-8	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Mary E. Silveira Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
River Montessori Elementary Charter	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
CYPRESS PRIMARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Miller Creek Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
CYPRESS SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
MARIN WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Marin County Juvenile Court	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
HARVEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Lucas Valley Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
FUSION ACADEMY MARIN	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
STAR ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
THE HELIX SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
THE SPRING HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
THE HELIX SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Grant Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Sonoma Mountain High (Necessary Small School)	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Phoenix Academy	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Marin's Community	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Marin County ROP	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Marin County Special Education	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Miwok Valley Elementary Charter	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Casa Grande High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
MONTESSORI DE TERRA LINDA	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
McNear Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
ST ISABELLA SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
SAN DOMENICO SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
MARK DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Vallecito Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
La Tercera Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Old Gallinas	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Valley Oaks Elementary (Alternative)	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Valley Oaks High (Alternative)	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
San Antonio High (Continuation)	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Carpe Diem High (Continuation)	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Petaluma High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
South County Consortium	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Hidden Valley Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Venetia Valley K-8	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Live Oak Charter	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
BRANDEIS MARIN	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
McDowell Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Dual Language Immersion Academy Charter	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Terra Linda High	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
McKinley Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Petaluma Accelerated Charter	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Old Adobe Elementary Charter	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Valley Vista Public Waldorf	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Valley Vista Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Petaluma Junior High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
White Hill Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 94945

What school district is ZIP code 94945 in?

ZIP 94945 (Novato, CA) maps to Laguna Joint Elementary School District (LEA ID 0620430) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 94945?

US5 lists 70 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 52 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 94945 attend private school?

About 0.9% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 94945 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	51.7%
High school	16.6%
Less than HS	7.8%
School district	Laguna Joint Elementary School District

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