ZIP 98408 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 98408

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98408 (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 (84 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 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 Summit Salon Academy about 2.2 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Tacoma Public Schools

LEA ID

5308700

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (53)

Summit Salon Academy2.2 miles (3.5 km)2yr-private
Clover Park Technical College2.8 miles (4.6 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College3.8 miles (6.0 km)4yr-public
Northwest College of Art & Design3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
University of Puget Sound4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Tacoma Community College4.9 miles (7.9 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
Faith International University6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
Highline College14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-public
Green River College15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-public

Show all 53 colleges & universities

Saint Martin's University20.5 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Renton21.8 miles (35.0 km)2yr-private
Renton Technical College23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-public
South Seattle College24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
South Puget Sound Community College25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-public
The Evergreen State College26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-public
Olympic College27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-public
Seattle University29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-public
Academy of Interactive Entertainment29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-private
Bellevue College30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University31.5 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
Northwest University34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
North Seattle College35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle35.1 miles (56.5 km)2yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-public
Centralia College41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building59.5 miles (95.8 km)2yr-private
Grays Harbor College66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College85.9 miles (138.2 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University90.8 miles (146.0 km)4yr-public
Clatsop Community College95.8 miles (154.1 km)2yr-public
Yakima Valley College99.9 miles (160.8 km)4yr-public
Perry Technical Institute100.0 miles (160.9 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
Birney Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Mann Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Fawcett Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
SOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Baker Middle School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Stewart Middle School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Fern Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Arlington Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Lyon Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Sheridan Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Boze Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Larchmont Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
VISITATION CATHOLIC STEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Helen Stafford Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
Whitman Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Lincoln High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Madison Headstart	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Reed Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
First Creek Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Gray Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Harvard Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Manitou Park Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Christensen Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Blix Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Willard Early Learning Center	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Insight School of WA Open Doors Program	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Lister Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Mount Tahoma High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
EVERGREEN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Waller Road Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Northwest Career and Technical High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Impact Public Schools	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Oakland High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
James Sales Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Morris Ford Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Edna Travis Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Clover Park Early Learning Program	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Summit Public School: Olympus	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
General William H. Harrison Preparatory School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Four Heroes Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Tacoma Open Doors	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Stanley Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Lochburn Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
BELLARMINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Franklin Pierce High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Midland Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
TACOMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Lakeview Hope Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
COMMUNITY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Perry G Keithley Middle School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Hewins Early Learning Center	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Dower Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Washington High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
PARKLAND LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Foss High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Bates Technical High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Bates Technical College - Open Doors	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Whittier Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Franklin Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Maritime 253 Skills Center	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Tacoma Pierce County Education Center	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Learning Support	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Tacoma School of the Arts	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST FRANCES CABRINI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Bryant Montessori Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Bryant Montessori School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Special Services	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Comm Based Trans Program	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Brookdale Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Park Lodge Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Hilltop Heritage Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
CARPE DIEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
CPSD Open Doors Program	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Gravelly Lake K-12 Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Evergreen Primary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Special Education Services/relife	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Clover Park High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Chief Leschi School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Central Avenue Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Elmhurst Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Delong Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Grant Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Tyee Park Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Collins Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Hudtloff Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
CHARLES WRIGHT ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Wainwright Intermediate School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ST MARY'S ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Drum Intermediate	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
THE COR DEO SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Custer Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98408

What school district is ZIP code 98408 in?

ZIP 98408 (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 98408?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98408 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98408 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	25.0%
High school	27.7%
Less than HS	9.9%
School district	Tacoma Public Schools

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