ZIP 98031 — 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 98031

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98031 (Kent, WA) is associated with Kent School District (LEA 5303960) 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 (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Pima Medical Institute-Renton about 4.5 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Kent School District

LEA ID

5303960

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (58)

Pima Medical Institute-Renton4.5 miles (7.2 km)2yr-private
Highline College5.2 miles (8.3 km)4yr-public
Renton Technical College5.9 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
Green River College6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
South Seattle College12.3 miles (19.7 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-public
Seattle University15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
Northwest College of Art & Design15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-public
Bates Technical College15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-public

Show all 58 colleges & universities

Cornish College of the Arts16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
University of Puget Sound16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment16.6 miles (26.7 km)2yr-private
Faith International University17.4 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
Northwest University17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy18.1 miles (29.0 km)2yr-private
Seattle Pacific University18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
Seattle Film Institute18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
Tacoma Community College19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-public
DigiPen Institute of Technology19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle21.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-private
North Seattle College21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
Clover Park Technical College21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
Bastyr University22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
Olympic College23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-public
Shoreline Community College24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-public
Saint Martin's University38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
Everett Community College41.5 miles (66.9 km)4yr-public
The Evergreen State College43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-private
Centralia College59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-public
Grays Harbor College81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-public
Western Washington University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College94.0 miles (151.4 km)4yr-public
Bellingham Technical College95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-public
Yakima Valley College96.8 miles (155.8 km)4yr-public
Whatcom Community College96.9 miles (156.0 km)4yr-public
Perry Technical Institute97.1 miles (156.2 km)2yr-private
Northwest Indian College97.9 miles (157.5 km)4yr-public
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences99.0 miles (159.3 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Panther Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Emerald Park Elementary School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.0 km)
Kent Laboratory Academy	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Park Orchard Elementary School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
CASCADE VISTA BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Soos Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Meridian Middle School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
SUNBEAMS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Springbrook Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Kentridge High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
East Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
Sunrise Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Glenridge Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
George T. Daniel Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Benson Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Meeker Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Mill Creek Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Martin Sortun Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Kent-Meridian High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
KING OF KINGS LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Regional Justice Center	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
Dynamic Family Services	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Birth to Age 2	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Lake Youngs Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Individualized Graduation & Degree Program	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
NEW HORIZON SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
The Outreach Program	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
MONTESSORI PLUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Scenic Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Kent Virtual Academy	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Canyon Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Carriage Crest Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Meridian Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Neely O Brien Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Impact \| Black River Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Kent Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Millennium Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Renton Park Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
BASIC STEPS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Open Door Youth Reengagement	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
H.O.M.E. Program	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING DIFFERENCES	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Renton Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Nelsen Middle School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Lindbergh Senior High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Covington Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Pine Tree Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Cascade Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Talbot Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Mattson Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Horizon Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
RAINIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS-KENT VIEW ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
RAINIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
PHOENIX MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Tiffany Park Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Fairwood Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Ridgewood Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
SEATTLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Kentwood High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
River Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Tyee High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Sunnycrest Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Northwood Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Chinook Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Auburn Mountainview High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Valley View Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Maple View Middle School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Madrona Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Bow Lake Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Arthur Jacobsen Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Crestwood Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
RENTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Cascade Public Schools	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Renton Remote School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Out Of District Facility	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Dropout Prevention and Reengagement Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Midway Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Pacific Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Evergreen Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Star Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
MAPLE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
RENTON PREP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
RENTON PREP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Mount Rainier High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Tukwila Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
CEDAR RIVER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Hazelwood Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Renton Senior High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
McMicken Heights Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Cascade Middle School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Willow Crest Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
ST PHILOMENA SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL; PREK-3RD	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ACADEMY SCHOOLS	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Parkside Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98031

What school district is ZIP code 98031 in?

ZIP 98031 (Kent, WA) maps to Kent School District (LEA ID 5303960) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98031?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98031 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98031 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	30.4%
High school	23.8%
Less than HS	11.2%
School district	Kent School District

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