ZIP 98002 — 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 98002

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98002 (Auburn, WA) is associated with Auburn School District (LEA 5300300) 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 4.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Green River College about 2.0 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Auburn School District

LEA ID

5300300

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (55)

Green River College2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-public
Highline College6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-public
Northwest College of Art & Design11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Renton11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-private
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-public
Bates Technical College11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-public
Renton Technical College12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-public
University of Puget Sound12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
Summit Salon Academy13.3 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
Faith International University14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
Tacoma Community College15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 55 colleges & universities

Clover Park Technical College16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
South Seattle College17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-public
Seattle University21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-public
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment22.5 miles (36.2 km)2yr-private
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education24.1 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
Northwest University24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus24.3 miles (39.2 km)4yr-public
Seattle Pacific University24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
Seattle Film Institute24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
Olympic College26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle27.5 miles (44.2 km)2yr-private
North Seattle College27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-public
Lake Washington Institute of Technology27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-public
Saint Martin's University33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-private
Edmonds College35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-public
The Evergreen State College39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-public
Centralia College53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building56.0 miles (90.1 km)2yr-private
Peninsula College78.1 miles (125.6 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-public
Grays Harbor College78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University81.6 miles (131.4 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College88.4 miles (142.2 km)4yr-public
Yakima Valley College94.0 miles (151.2 km)4yr-public
Perry Technical Institute94.2 miles (151.5 km)2yr-private
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences96.3 miles (155.0 km)4yr-private
Western Washington University99.5 miles (160.2 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Auburn Senior High School	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
Washington Elementary School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Special Ed School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Terminal Park Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
West Auburn Senior High School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Auburn Opportunity Project	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Dick Scobee Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Olympic Middle School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Pioneer Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Cascade Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Rainier Middle School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Gildo Rey Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Chinook Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Hazelwood Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Lea Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Mt Baker Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Evergreen Heights Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Willow Crest Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Meredith Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Auburn Riverside High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
OVERCOMER ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
RAINIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
RAINIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS-KENT VIEW ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Alpac Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
AUBURN ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Ilalko Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Auburn Mountainview High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Kilo Middle School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Arthur Jacobsen Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Lake Dolloff Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Pine Tree Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
BUENA VISTA SDA SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN PRIVATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Camelot Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Bowman Creek Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Lakeland Hills Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Millennium Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Federal Way Public Schools Headstart	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Internet Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Career Academy at Truman High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418)	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Sequoyah Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Lakeland Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL; PREK-3RD	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Scenic Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Canyon Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
The Outreach Program	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Wildwood Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Valhalla Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Individualized Graduation & Degree Program	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
HOLY INNOCENTS SCHOOL OF THE NORTHWEST	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Dynamic Family Services	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Horizon Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Rainier View Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Lake View Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Lake Tapps Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Kent-Meridian High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Birth to Age 2	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Federal Way High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Star Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Evergreen Middle School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Muckleshoot Tribal School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
North Tapps Middle School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Hedden Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
MONTESSORI PLUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Kent Virtual Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Support School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Federal Way Public School ECEAP	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Todd Beamer High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Federal Way Running Start Home School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Sacajawea Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Federal Way Public Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Mark Twain Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Mirror Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
George T. Daniel Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Kent Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Meridian Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ST LUKES SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
SALVATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Martin Sortun Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Mill Creek Middle School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Regional Justice Center	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
East Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
BROOKLAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
BASIC STEPS ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Nautilus K-8 School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Panther Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
SUNBEAMS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Covington Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY AT SPRING VALLEY	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Lake Grove Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Edgemont Jr High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Woodmont K-8 School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98002

What school district is ZIP code 98002 in?

ZIP 98002 (Auburn, WA) maps to Auburn School District (LEA ID 5300300) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98002?

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 98002 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98002 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	18.1%
High school	30.0%
Less than HS	16.0%
School district	Auburn School District

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