ZIP 98443 — 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 98443

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98443 (Waller, WA) is associated with Franklin Pierce School District (LEA 5302940) 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 (85 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.2 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 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus about 4.1 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Franklin Pierce School District

LEA ID

5302940

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (55)

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-public
Northwest College of Art & Design4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College4.8 miles (7.6 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy4.8 miles (7.8 km)2yr-private
Pacific Lutheran University5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
Clover Park Technical College6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-public
University of Puget Sound6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-private
Tacoma Community College7.7 miles (12.3 km)4yr-public
Faith International University8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-private
Pierce College District9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
Green River College11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-public
Highline College13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-public

Show all 55 colleges & universities

Pima Medical Institute-Renton19.7 miles (31.8 km)2yr-private
Renton Technical College21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-private
South Seattle College23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-public
Saint Martin's University23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
Seattle University28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
Bellevue College28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-public
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
Olympic College28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
Antioch University-Seattle28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College28.6 miles (45.9 km)4yr-public
Cornish College of the Arts28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-private
South Puget Sound Community College29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-public
The Evergreen State College29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
Northwest University32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
North Seattle College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle34.2 miles (55.1 km)2yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-public
Centralia College43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building60.0 miles (96.5 km)2yr-private
Grays Harbor College69.5 miles (111.8 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College78.1 miles (125.8 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College96.6 miles (155.5 km)4yr-public
Yakima Valley College97.0 miles (156.1 km)4yr-public
Perry Technical Institute97.1 miles (156.2 km)2yr-private
Clatsop Community College98.5 miles (158.6 km)2yr-public
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences99.6 miles (160.3 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Waller Road Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Chief Leschi School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
EVERGREEN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Lister Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
First Creek Middle School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Columbia Junior High School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Boze Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Blix Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
HOLY ROSARY BILINGUAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Sheridan Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Harvard Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Fife Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Fife High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Fife Open Doors	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Fawcett Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Impact Public Schools	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Lyon Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Karshner Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Aylen Jr High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Central Avenue Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Stewart Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Fruitland Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Maplewood Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Larchmont Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Midland Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Morris Ford Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Puyallup High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Lincoln High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Willard Early Learning Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Mann Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Summit Public School: Olympus	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Meeker Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Franklin Pierce High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Fern Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
PSD Special Services	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Whitman Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Baker Middle School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Birney Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Stewart Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Woodland Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Kalles Junior High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
BEREAN CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Maritime 253 Skills Center	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Discovery Primary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Northwood Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Surprise Lake Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
E B Walker High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
CASCADE CHRISTIAN - PUYALLUP ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Tacoma Open Doors	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Edna Travis Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Reed Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Helen Stafford Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
SOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Puyallup Open Doors/POD	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Puyallup Parent Partnership Program	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Puyallup Online Academy/POA	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Christensen Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
GATES Secondary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
COMMUNITY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Spinning Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Tacoma School of the Arts	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Collins Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Edgemont Jr High	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Bates Technical College - Open Doors	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Bates Technical High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Tacoma Pierce County Education Center	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Arlington Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Insight School of WA Open Doors Program	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Special Services	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Comm Based Trans Program	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Stanley Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Hewins Early Learning Center	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Madison Headstart	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Mt View Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
SALVATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
VISITATION CATHOLIC STEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
James Sales Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
PARKLAND LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
TACOMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY AT SPRING VALLEY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Illahee Middle School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
CASCADE CHRISTIAN -JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
N.E. Tacoma Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
THE COR DEO SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Wildwood Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Elmhurst Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Learning Support	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Bryant Montessori Middle School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Bryant Montessori School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Gov John Rogers High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Hedden Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Birth to Three Development Center	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Stadium High School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98443

What school district is ZIP code 98443 in?

ZIP 98443 (Waller, WA) maps to Franklin Pierce School District (LEA ID 5302940) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98443?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 85 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98443 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98443 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	24.8%
High school	33.6%
Less than HS	7.2%
School district	Franklin Pierce School District

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