ZIP 98117 — 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 98117

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 98117 (Seattle, WA) is associated with Seattle Public Schools (LEA 5307710) 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 (59 public, 41 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 North Seattle College about 2.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Seattle Public Schools

LEA ID

5307710

Private school share (ACS)

0.8%

Colleges & universities (54)

North Seattle College2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute2.7 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle2.8 miles (4.5 km)2yr-private
Shoreline Community College4.3 miles (6.9 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Seattle Campus4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-public
Academy of Interactive Entertainment4.9 miles (7.8 km)2yr-private
City University of Seattle5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-public

Show all 54 colleges & universities

Seattle University6.3 miles (10.1 km)4yr-private
Bastyr University6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
Northwest University9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
Edmonds College9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-public
South Seattle College9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-public
Lake Washington Institute of Technology10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Bothell Campus10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-public
DigiPen Institute of Technology10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
Bellevue College13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-public
Olympic College14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
Renton Technical College16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Renton17.1 miles (27.6 km)2yr-private
Highline College21.0 miles (33.9 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-public
Green River College27.6 miles (44.5 km)4yr-public
Faith International University28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-private
University of Puget Sound29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
Northwest College of Art & Design30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-public
Tacoma Community College31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-private
Clover Park Technical College35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
Saint Martin's University49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
The Evergreen State College50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
Centralia College72.4 miles (116.6 km)4yr-public
Western Washington University72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-public
Bellingham Technical College74.7 miles (120.3 km)4yr-public
Whatcom Community College76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-public
Northwest Indian College77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-public
Grays Harbor College83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College97.1 miles (156.3 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University98.5 miles (158.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Loyal Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
North Beach Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
LIGHTHOUSE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Whittier Elementary School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
MATHEIA SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Whitman Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Salmon Bay K-8 School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Licton Springs K-8	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Ballard High School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Adams Elementary School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Greenwood Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
ST ALPHONSUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
ST JOHN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
West Woodland Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Viewlands Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Daniel Bagley Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
SEATTLE AREA GERMAN AMERICAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Robert Eagle Staff Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Lawton Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
NORTHWEST MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
KAPKA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Cascadia Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
BISHOP BLANCHET HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
CHRIST THE KING PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Green Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
ST BENEDICT SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
SEATTLE JEWISH COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Lincoln High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
B F Day Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
SPRING ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Broadview-Thomson K-8 School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
DISCOVERY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
THE MERIDIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
McDonald International School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
ST CATHERINE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Hamilton International Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Olympic View Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Cascade Parent Partnership Program	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
PERKINS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Catharine Blaine K-8 School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
James Baldwin Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
DARTMOOR SCHOOL - SEATTLE	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Magnolia Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
THE POLYTECH	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
KALEIDOSCOPE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Frantz Coe Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Roosevelt High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Ingraham High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Residential Consortium	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
John Stanford International School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
ACADEMY FOR PRECISION LEARNING, UPPER SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
HAMPTON TUTORS LLC	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ACADEMY FOR PRECISION LEARNING	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
ACADEMY FOR PRECISION LEARNING	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
BILLINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Sacajawea Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
McClure Middle School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Hazel Wolf K-8	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Queen Anne Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
NORTHWEST MONTESSORI SCHOOL - WEDGEWOOD	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
UNIVERSITY PREP	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
NORTHWEST SCHOOL DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING CHILDREN	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST MATTHEW SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
John Hay Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Wedgwood Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ST ANNE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Highland Terrace Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
SEATTLE WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
SEATTLE WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Eckstein Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Tops K-8 School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Parkwood Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Olympic Hills Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Nathan Hale High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Bryant Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
BERTSCHI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Jane Addams Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Thornton Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
FUSION ACADEMY SEATTLE	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Stephen Decatur Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
The Center School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
SEATTLE AMISTAD SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
John Rogers Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
THE DOWNTOWN SCHOOL, A LAKESIDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Shorewood High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
LAUREL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Montlake Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
ST LUKE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Edwin Pratt Learning Center	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Fircrest Residential Habilitation	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
SHORELINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
View Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SEATTLE HEBREW ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Meridian Park Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Cedar Park Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Stevens Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Shorecrest High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Ridgecrest Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98117

What school district is ZIP code 98117 in?

ZIP 98117 (Seattle, WA) maps to Seattle Public Schools (LEA ID 5307710) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98117?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 59 public and 41 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98117 attend private school?

About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98117 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	74.8%
High school	7.9%
Less than HS	1.8%
School district	Seattle Public Schools

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