ZIP 98146 — 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 98146

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98146 (Burien, WA) is associated with Highline School District (LEA 5303540) 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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.0 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 South Seattle College about 3.3 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Highline School District

LEA ID

5303540

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (55)

South Seattle College3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Renton7.2 miles (11.5 km)2yr-private
Seattle University7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Highline College8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-public
Cornish College of the Arts8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College8.2 miles (13.3 km)4yr-public
Academy of Interactive Entertainment8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-private
Renton Technical College8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-public

Show all 55 colleges & universities

Seattle Film Institute10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
Northwest University13.3 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
North Seattle College13.8 miles (22.1 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle13.8 miles (22.3 km)2yr-private
Olympic College13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-public
Green River College15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-public
DigiPen Institute of Technology16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
Bastyr University16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-public
Faith International University16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-public
University of Puget Sound17.3 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
Northwest College of Art & Design17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College17.7 miles (28.4 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus18.1 miles (29.0 km)4yr-public
Tacoma Community College19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy19.9 miles (31.9 km)2yr-private
Edmonds College21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-public
Clover Park Technical College23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District24.8 miles (39.8 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
Everett Community College35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-public
Saint Martin's University38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building41.2 miles (66.3 km)2yr-private
The Evergreen State College41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-public
Centralia College61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-public
Grays Harbor College77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-public
Western Washington University85.7 miles (138.0 km)4yr-public
Bellingham Technical College87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-public
Whatcom Community College89.6 miles (144.2 km)4yr-public
Northwest Indian College90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University92.0 miles (148.0 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College97.7 miles (157.3 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Shorewood Elementary	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Mount View Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Cascade Middle School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Evergreen High School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Highline Open Doors 1418	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
THE BRIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
ST BERNADETTE SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
WESTSIDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
EXPLORER WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
White Center Heights Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Arbor Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Head Start	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Hazel Valley Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Bridges Transition	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Summit Public School: Atlas	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
GLENDALE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Highland Park Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Cedarhurst Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
JOHN F KENNEDY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Innovation Heights Academy	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Southern Heights Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Beverly Park Elem at Glendale	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Seahurst Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Rainier Prep	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
TAPROOT SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Chief Sealth International High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
David T. Denny International Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Concord International School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Roxhill Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Highline High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Hilltop Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Sanislo Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
MAYF ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Gregory Heights Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
THREE TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
West Seattle Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Raisbeck Aviation High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Sylvester Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Glacier Middle School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Gatewood Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Career Link	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Cascade View Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Louisa Boren STEM K-8	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Fairmount Park Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Rising Star Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Impact Public Schools	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Wing Luke Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Foster Senior High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Cleveland High School STEM	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Dunlap Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Showalter Middle School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Southwest Youth and Family Services	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Tukwila Online Learning	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
ST GEORGE PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Impact \| Salish Sea Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Pathfinder K-8 School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
South Shore PK-8 School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Thorndyke Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Puget Sound High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Puget Sound Skills Center	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Maple Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Rainier View Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Alan T. Sugiyama High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Middle College High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
HOPE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Big Picture School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Highline Home School Center	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
CHOICE Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Satellite High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Rainier Beach High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Dearborn Park International School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
McMicken Heights Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Emerson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Aki Kurose Middle School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
TILDEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Genesee Hill Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Mercer International Middle School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Campbell Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
SEATTLE NATIVITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Tukwila Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
DERECH EMUNAH	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
TORAH DAY SCHOOL OF SEATTLE	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
ACADEMY SCHOOLS	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
TORAH ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Interagency Open Doors	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Graham Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Marvista Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Madison Middle School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Orca K-8 School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
HARBOR SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
North Hill Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
West Seattle High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Valley View Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98146

What school district is ZIP code 98146 in?

ZIP 98146 (Burien, WA) maps to Highline School District (LEA ID 5303540) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98146?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98146 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98146 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	37.2%
High school	18.3%
Less than HS	13.8%
School district	Highline School District

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