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White Island Shores CDP, MA

ZIP 02538 — Schools & Education

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

Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 02538

K-12 nearby
27
Public
19
Private
8
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 02538 (White Island Shores, MA) is associated with Wareham School District (LEA 2512060) 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 27 K-12 schools (19 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.8% 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 Massachusetts Maritime Academy about 2.8 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Wareham School District
LEA ID
2512060
Private school share (ACS)
1.8%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-public
  • Cape Cod Community College16.8 miles (27.0 km)2yr-public
  • University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-public
  • Bridgewater State University22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-public
  • Bristol Community College24.9 miles (40.0 km)2yr-public
  • Massasoit Community College27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-public
  • Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-private
  • Stonehill College29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wheaton College (Massachusetts)30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University School of Law33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
  • Quincy College37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Eastern Nazarene College39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
  • Brown University39.4 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
  • Laboure College of Healthcare39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island School of Design39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
  • FINE Mortuary College39.7 miles (64.0 km)2yr-private
  • College Unbound39.7 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Online39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
  • Salve Regina University40.0 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • Curry College40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • IYRS School of Technology & Trades40.3 miles (64.9 km)2yr-private
  • Boston Baptist College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
  • Providence College41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Boston42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-public
  • Rhode Island College42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Rhode Island43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
  • Dean College44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-private
  • Roxbury Community College44.7 miles (71.9 km)2yr-public
  • Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
  • Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • New England Institute of Technology45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
  • The New England Conservatory of Music45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern University Professional Programs45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern University45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
  • New England Law-Boston45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-public
  • Emerson College45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
  • MCPHS University45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
  • Urban College of Boston45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-private
  • Simmons University45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
  • Suffolk University45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Central Office45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-public
  • Berklee College of Music45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Architectural College45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • Emmanuel College45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • North Bennet Street School45.6 miles (73.5 km)2yr-private
  • Fisher College45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
  • Sattler College45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
  • New England College of Optometry45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
  • William James College45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
  • Boston University46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
  • MGH Institute of Health Professions46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
  • Hult International Business School46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
  • Bunker Hill Community College46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-public
  • Boston College47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
  • Cambridge College47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bryant University47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
  • Saint John's Seminary47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering47.8 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
  • Harvard University47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
  • Babson College48.0 miles (77.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lesley University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • Longy School of Music of Bard College48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-public
  • Wellesley College49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
  • Hebrew College49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lasell University49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
  • Tufts University50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Rhode Island50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-private
  • Bentley University51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
  • Brandeis University51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
  • Salem State University51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pope St John XXIII National Seminary51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
  • Regis College52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • Framingham State University54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-public
  • Endicott College54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
  • Montserrat College of Art54.7 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
  • Gordon College56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
  • North Shore Community College58.6 miles (94.3 km)2yr-public
  • Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
  • National Aviation Academy of New England60.8 miles (97.8 km)2yr-private
  • Middlesex Community College60.9 miles (98.1 km)2yr-public
  • Merrimack College66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School67.1 miles (107.9 km)4yr-public
  • College of the Holy Cross67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts School of Law68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
  • Nichols College68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University68.9 miles (110.8 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute69.0 miles (111.1 km)4yr-private
  • Quinsigamond Community College69.8 miles (112.3 km)2yr-public
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-public
  • Worcester State University70.4 miles (113.2 km)4yr-public
  • Assumption University70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
CHRISTOPHER DONOVAN DAY SCHOOL- INCprivate——2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Wareham Elementary Schoolpublic——2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Bournedale Elementary Schoolpublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Bourne Intermediate Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Bourne High Schoolpublic——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Bourne Middle Schoolpublic——3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technicalpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Wareham Senior Highpublic——4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Wareham Cooperative Alternative Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Wareham Middlepublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
South Elementarypublic——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
BRIDGEVIEW MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
THE COVE SCHOOLprivate——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
WALDORF SCHOOL OF CAPE CODprivate——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
THE HUNDRED ACRE SCHL HERITAGE MUSEUMS AND GARDENSprivate——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Plymouth South Highpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Plymouth South Middlepublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
TABOR ACADEMYprivate——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Sippicanpublic——8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Federal Furnace Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Forestdale Schoolpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
WOODSIDE SCHOOL & COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERprivate——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Indian Brookpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
THE SANDWICH MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
North Falmouth Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Sandwich Middle High Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Carver Middle/High Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 02538

What school district is ZIP code 02538 in?
ZIP 02538 (White Island Shores, MA) maps to Wareham School District (LEA ID 2512060) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 02538?
US5 lists 27 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 19 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 02538 attend private school?
About 1.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 02538 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher22.4%
High school34.0%
Less than HS4.2%
School districtWareham School District