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ZIP 07070 — 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 07070
K-12 nearby
100
Public
81
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 07070 (Rutherford, NJ) is associated with Rutherford Borough School District (LEA 3414460) 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 2.8 miles.
ACS estimates show about 1.0% 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 Eastwick College-Nutley about 2.1 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Rutherford Borough School District
LEA ID
3414460
Private school share (ACS)
1.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Eastwick College-Nutley2.1 miles (3.4 km)2yr-private
- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine2.7 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
- Felician University3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro3.7 miles (6.0 km)2yr-private
- Jersey College3.8 miles (6.2 km)2yr-private
- American Institute-Clifton3.9 miles (6.3 km)2yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield4.2 miles (6.7 km)2yr-private
- Bloomfield College of Montclair State University4.9 miles (7.9 km)4yr-public
- Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-private
- Montclair State University5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-public
- Eastwick College-Hackensack5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-private
- Eastern International College-Jersey City6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-private
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- Pillar College6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
- New Jersey Institute of Technology6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-public
- Hudson County Community College6.6 miles (10.7 km)2yr-public
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus6.7 miles (10.7 km)4yr-private
- Rutgers University-Newark6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public
- Saint Peter's University6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
- Stevens Institute of Technology6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
- Essex County College6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-public
- Berkeley College-Woodland Park7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
- American Musical and Dramatic Academy7.0 miles (11.3 km)4yr-private
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-public
- Best Care College7.1 miles (11.5 km)2yr-private
- The Juilliard School7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-private
- The Ailey School7.2 miles (11.7 km)2yr-private
- Digital Film Academy7.3 miles (11.8 km)2yr-private
- Bank Street College of Education7.4 miles (11.8 km)4yr-private
- Mandl School-The College of Allied Health7.5 miles (12.0 km)2yr-private
- Ace Institute of Technology7.5 miles (12.0 km)2yr-private
- Barnard College7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
- Circle in the Square Theatre School7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-private
- Passaic County Community College7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-public
- Columbia University in the City of New York7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- New York Theological Seminary7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Manhattan School of Music7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Atlantic Acting School7.6 miles (12.2 km)2yr-private
- Touro University7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
- American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service7.6 miles (12.3 km)2yr-private
- Teachers College at Columbia University7.7 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
- New Jersey City University7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-public
- Fashion Institute of Technology7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-public
- Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences7.7 miles (12.4 km)2yr-private
- CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College7.9 miles (12.7 km)2yr-public
- SUNY College of Optometry7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-public
- HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership8.0 miles (12.8 km)4yr-private
- LIM College8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley College-New York8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
- New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-private
- CUNY Graduate School and University Center8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-public
- DeVry College of New York8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- The New School8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York8.2 miles (13.2 km)2yr-private
- CUNY Hunter College8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-public
- CUNY City College8.2 miles (13.3 km)4yr-public
- Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-private
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
- New York School of Interior Design8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
- CUNY System Office8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-public
- Boricua College8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- Marymount Manhattan College8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-public
- New York University8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College8.6 miles (13.8 km)2yr-public
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater8.6 miles (13.8 km)2yr-private
- School of Visual Arts8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
- Helene Fuld College of Nursing8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
- IE New York College8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
- New York College of Podiatric Medicine8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-private
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art8.7 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
- Caldwell University8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
- Memorial Hospital School of Radiation Therapy Technology8.8 miles (14.1 km)2yr-private
- New York Law School8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
- New York Academy of Art8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
- The Rockefeller University8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing9.0 miles (14.5 km)2yr-private
- Metropolitan College of New York9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
- Seton Hall University9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
- Bergen Community College9.1 miles (14.7 km)2yr-public
- Pace University9.2 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
- Relay Graduate School of Education9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
- Mildred Elley-New York Campus9.3 miles (14.9 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Hostos Community College9.4 miles (15.1 km)2yr-public
- Yeshiva University9.4 miles (15.2 km)4yr-private
- Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
- CUNY School of Law9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-public
- William Paterson University of New Jersey9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-public
- CUNY LaGuardia Community College10.4 miles (16.7 km)2yr-public
- AMG School of Nursing10.4 miles (16.7 km)2yr-private
- CUNY Bronx Community College10.5 miles (16.8 km)2yr-public
- Miami Ad School-New York10.5 miles (16.9 km)2yr-private
- New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants10.5 miles (17.0 km)2yr-private
- CUNY New York City College of Technology10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-public
- Brooklyn Law School10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrepont School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.4 km) |
| Rutherford High School | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| ST MARY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Columbus School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| Lincoln School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Jefferson School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Washington School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| THE CHILDRENS STUDIO | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Memorial School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL-EAST RUTHERFORD | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| Lincoln School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Henry P. Becton Regional High School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| SACRED HEART SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Alfred S. Faust Middle School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Community | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Union School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Lyndhurst Middle School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Lyndhurst High School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Franklin School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| School #8 | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Roosevelt School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| MESIVTA TORAS MAIER | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Washington School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Carlstadt Public School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| MESIVTA OF CLIFTON | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| ABUNDANT LIFE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| McKenzie School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Franklin D Roosevelt Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| YESHIVA KTANA OF PASSAIC BOYS' | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| BAIS YAAKOV MACHON ORA | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Wood-Ridge Intermediate School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Allwood | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Washington School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Jefferson (Annex) Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Mario Drago School No. 3 | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| THE PHOENIX CENTER | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| George Washington Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Yantacaw School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| THE MEADOW'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Wallington Junior Senior High School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Belleville PS9 | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| North Arlington High School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| YBH OF PASSAIC-HILLEL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| COLLEGIATE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| QUEEN OF PEACE GRAMMAR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Passaic High School No. 12 | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Passaic Arts and Science Charter School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Nutley High School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| John H. Walker Middle School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Passaic Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Belleville PS5 | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Euclid Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Vincent Capuana School No. 15 | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Clarendon School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Huber Street School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Veterans Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Hornblower Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Spring Garden School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Secaucus High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Secaucus Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Belleville PS3 | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Sonia Sotomayor School #21 | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Casimir Pulaski School No. 8 | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Belleville High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Belleville Middle School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| FELICIAN SCHOOL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Radcliffe School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Etta Gero School No. 9 | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| James Madison School #10 | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Belleville PS7 | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln School #6 | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| School #9 | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| LEARNING CTR-EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| THE LEARNING CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Hilltop School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Lincoln School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Belleville PS8 | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Moonachie Campus | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Robert L. Craig School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln School Number 24 | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Muhammad Ali School Number 23 | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Schuyler Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Ellen Ochoa School Number 22 | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Clifton Early Learner Academies - Brighton | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| ST PETERS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Hope Academy | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 07070
What school district is ZIP code 07070 in?
ZIP 07070 (Rutherford, NJ) maps to Rutherford Borough School District (LEA ID 3414460) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 07070?
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 07070 attend private school?
About 1.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 07070 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 58.8% |
| High school | 17.3% |
| Less than HS | 5.4% |
| School district | Rutherford Borough School District |