ZIP 98406 — 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 98406

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98406 (Tacoma, WA) is associated with Tacoma Public Schools (LEA 5308700) 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 3.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Faith International University about 1.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Tacoma Public Schools

LEA ID

5308700

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (51)

Faith International University1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-private
Tacoma Community College1.5 miles (2.3 km)4yr-public
University of Puget Sound1.6 miles (2.5 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College3.2 miles (5.1 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy3.4 miles (5.4 km)2yr-private
Northwest College of Art & Design3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-public
Clover Park Technical College6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
Highline College13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-public
Green River College16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-public

Show all 51 colleges & universities

Pima Medical Institute-Renton20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-private
South Seattle College21.0 miles (33.7 km)4yr-public
Saint Martin's University21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
Renton Technical College22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-public
Olympic College22.2 miles (35.8 km)4yr-public
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
Seattle University25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
The Evergreen State College25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-public
Antioch University-Seattle25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle25.6 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
South Puget Sound Community College25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-public
Academy of Interactive Entertainment25.8 miles (41.5 km)2yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College25.9 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
Bellevue College27.9 miles (44.8 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Seattle Campus28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
Northwest University31.0 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
North Seattle College31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-public
Centralia College43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College53.3 miles (85.7 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-private
Grays Harbor College64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-public
Clatsop Community College97.1 miles (156.3 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Dr. Dolores Silas High School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Downing Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Skyline Elementary School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Tacoma Online Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Tacoma Online High School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Tacoma Online Elementary School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
The School at Pearl Youth Residence	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Hunt Middle School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Truman Middle School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Delong Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Mason Middle School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Geiger Montessori School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Washington Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Hoyt Early Learning Center	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
CARPE DIEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Sherman Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Wainwright Intermediate School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Point Defiance Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Foss High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Franklin Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Grant Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
MONTESSORI IN MOTION	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Lowell Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
BELLARMINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Hilltop Heritage Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Whittier Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Bryant Montessori Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Bryant Montessori School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
TACOMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Oakland High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
University Place Primary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Science and Math Institute	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Stanley Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Stadium High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
THE COR DEO SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Insight School of WA Open Doors Program	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Bates Technical High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Comm Based Trans Program	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Bates Technical College - Open Doors	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Special Services	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
COMMUNITY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Tacoma Pierce County Education Center	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Evergreen Primary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Curtis Junior High	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Curtis Senior High	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Tacoma School of the Arts	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Edna Travis Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Narrows View Intermediate	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Tacoma Open Doors	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Madison Headstart	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Reed Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Drum Intermediate	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Maritime 253 Skills Center	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Sunset Primary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Goodman Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Whitman Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Willard Early Learning Center	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Summit Public School: Olympus	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Harbor Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Lincoln High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
VISITATION CATHOLIC STEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Chambers Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
CHARLES WRIGHT ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Gray Middle School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Manitou Park Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Mann Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Browns Point Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Lyon Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Impact Public Schools	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
HARBOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Stewart Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Mount Tahoma High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Arlington Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Dower Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Blix Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Artondale Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
ST NICHOLAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Meeker Middle School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Crescent Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Oakbrook Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Hudtloff Middle School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
GIG HARBOR ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Fawcett Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Sheridan Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Lochburn Middle School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98406

What school district is ZIP code 98406 in?

ZIP 98406 (Tacoma, WA) maps to Tacoma Public Schools (LEA ID 5308700) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98406?

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 98406 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98406 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	48.5%
High school	17.6%
Less than HS	4.5%
School district	Tacoma Public Schools

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