ZIP 98055 — 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 98055

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98055 (Renton, 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 (82 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 1.6 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Kent School District

LEA ID

5303960

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (57)

Pima Medical Institute-Renton1.6 miles (2.5 km)2yr-private
Renton Technical College3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-public
Highline College6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
Green River College9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-public
South Seattle College9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-public
Seattle University12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-public
Cornish College of the Arts13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 57 colleges & universities

City University of Seattle13.5 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-private
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
Northwest University14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-public
Seattle Pacific University15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
Seattle Film Institute16.2 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
Northwest College of Art & Design17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-public
Lake Washington Institute of Technology17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-public
University of Puget Sound18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle18.4 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
North Seattle College18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-public
Faith International University18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
Bastyr University19.7 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
Summit Salon Academy20.0 miles (32.3 km)2yr-private
Tacoma Community College20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-public
Shoreline Community College22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-public
Olympic College22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-public
Clover Park Technical College23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
Pierce College District25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-public
Saint Martin's University40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
The Evergreen State College44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-private
Centralia College62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-public
Grays Harbor College82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College87.1 miles (140.1 km)4yr-public
Western Washington University90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-public
Bellingham Technical College92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-public
Whatcom Community College94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-public
Northwest Indian College95.0 miles (152.9 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-public
Yakima Valley College98.7 miles (158.9 km)4yr-public
Perry Technical Institute99.0 miles (159.3 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
NEW HORIZON SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
KING OF KINGS LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING DIFFERENCES	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
H.O.M.E. Program	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Renton Academy	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Open Door Youth Reengagement	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Nelsen Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Impact \| Black River Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Talbot Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Benson Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Cascade Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
PHOENIX MONTESSORI	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Renton Park Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Glenridge Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Tiffany Park Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Lindbergh Senior High School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Meeker Middle School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Springbrook Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Out Of District Facility	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Renton Remote School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Carriage Crest Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Kent Laboratory Academy	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
CASCADE VISTA BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
RENTON PREP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
RENTON PREP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Dropout Prevention and Reengagement Academy	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Renton Senior High School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Kentridge High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
Panther Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Emerald Park Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Lake Youngs Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Sartori Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Fairwood Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
RENTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
ACADEMY SCHOOLS	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Talley High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Tukwila Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
YouthSource and RTC	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Renton Technical High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Soos Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Renton Technical College	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Highlands Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Dimmitt Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Maplewood Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
SEATTLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Valley View Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Sunrise Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Park Orchard Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
CEDAR RIVER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Tyee High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Ridgewood Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Bryn Mawr Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Honey Dew Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Chinook Middle School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Thorndyke Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Bow Lake Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Tukwila Online Learning	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Campbell Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Meridian Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Showalter Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
McMicken Heights Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Lakeridge Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
McKnight Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Northwood Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
SUNBEAMS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
MAPLE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Foster Senior High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
East Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education Center	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Maywood Middle School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Hazen Senior High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Impact Public Schools	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Liberty Sr High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Apollo Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Mill Creek Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Rainier View Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Griffin Home	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
George T. Daniel Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Neely O Brien Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Briarwood Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Regional Justice Center	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Madrona Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Kennydale Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Sierra Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Cascade View Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Martin Sortun Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Kent Virtual Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
MONTESSORI PLUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Glacier Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Kent-Meridian High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Kent Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
River Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Birth to Age 2	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Dynamic Family Services	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Emerson Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
BASIC STEPS ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98055

What school district is ZIP code 98055 in?

ZIP 98055 (Renton, 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 98055?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 82 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98055 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98055 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	39.0%
High school	19.3%
Less than HS	9.9%
School district	Kent School District

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