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ZIP 08840 — 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 08840
K-12 nearby
100
Public
70
Private
30
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 08840 (Metuchen, NJ) is associated with Edison Township School District (LEA 3404500) 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 (70 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.5 miles.
ACS estimates show about 1.1% 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 Middlesex College about 2.7 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Edison Township School District
LEA ID
3404500
Private school share (ACS)
1.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Middlesex College2.7 miles (4.3 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-New Jersey2.7 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield3.3 miles (5.3 km)2yr-private
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph School3.6 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
- American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education4.3 miles (6.9 km)2yr-private
- JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools5.0 miles (8.0 km)2yr-private
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-public
- New Brunswick Theological Seminary5.6 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-New Jersey6.1 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-New Jersey6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey8.9 miles (14.4 km)2yr-public
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- American Institute-Somerset9.7 miles (15.7 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary10.0 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
- St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island10.3 miles (16.7 km)2yr-private
- Kean University11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-public
- Healthcare Training Institute11.6 miles (18.7 km)2yr-private
- College of Staten Island CUNY11.8 miles (18.9 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
- Wagner College14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- Seton Hall University15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Drew University15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus16.4 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Essex County College16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-public
- Rutgers University-Newark16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
- New Jersey Institute of Technology16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-public
- Pillar College16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- Best Care College17.0 miles (27.3 km)2yr-private
- Saint Elizabeth University17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
- Raritan Valley Community College17.9 miles (28.8 km)2yr-public
- New Jersey City University18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-public
- Brookdale Community College19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-public
- Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
- Merkaz Bnos-Business School19.4 miles (31.2 km)2yr-private
- Bloomfield College of Montclair State University19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-public
- Rabbinical College of America19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
- Saint Peter's University19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
- Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Seminary of Bobov20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Novominsk20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Hudson County Community College20.2 miles (32.5 km)2yr-public
- Bnos Zion Of Bobov Seminary20.3 miles (32.6 km)2yr-private
- Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
- Elyon College20.4 miles (32.8 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Karlin Stolin20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
- Eastern International College-Jersey City20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
- Caldwell University20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
- Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
- Seminar L'moros Bais Yaakov20.6 miles (33.2 km)2yr-private
- Princeton University20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva of Kasho20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
- Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
- Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
- Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron Meilech20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Derech Chaim20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- New York Seminary21.0 miles (33.7 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Sholom Shachna21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
- Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
- Princeton Theological Seminary21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
- Relay Graduate School of Education21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- Mildred Elley-New York Campus21.3 miles (34.3 km)2yr-private
- Metropolitan College of New York21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
- Center for Allied Health Education21.5 miles (34.6 km)2yr-private
- Manhattan School of Computer Technology21.5 miles (34.6 km)2yr-private
- Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
- Eastwick College-Nutley21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-private
- Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science21.7 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College21.9 miles (35.2 km)2yr-public
- Pace University21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
- Brooklyn Law School21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- St. Francis College22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- New York Law School22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
- New York Academy of Art22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
- CUNY New York City College of Technology22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Brooklyn College22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-public
- CUNY Kingsborough Community College22.3 miles (36.0 km)2yr-public
- Stevens Institute of Technology22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
- AMG School of Nursing22.4 miles (36.1 km)2yr-private
- IE New York College22.5 miles (36.2 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield22.6 miles (36.4 km)2yr-private
- Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
- CUNY Medgar Evers College22.7 miles (36.6 km)4yr-public
- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine22.8 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
- St. Joseph's University-New York22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
- New York University22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-public
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
- Associated Beth Rivkah Schools23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
- Pratt Institute-Main23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALLICORP DBA FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY CHILD CARE CEN | private | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| ST FRANCIS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.4 km) |
| Campbell Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Mildred B. Moss Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| EDGAR EARLY LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| PRECIOUS GEMS MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Metuchen High School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Edgar Middle School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| ST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| METUCHEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| LAKEVIEW SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Herbert Hoover Middle School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Menlo Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Woodbrook Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| James Monroe Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.3 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| APPLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF EDISON | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Fords Middle School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| DBA JUMP IMMERSION SCHOOL/JUMP ENRICHMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Menlo Park Terrace Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Lafayette Estates Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Dual Language School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Edison Early Learning Center | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Edison High School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| John Adams Middle School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| John P. Stevens High School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Washington Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Edison Academy Magnet School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Oak Tree Road Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| James Madison Intermediate School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| ST HELENA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Indiana Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Franklin D Roosevelt School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| James Madison Primary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| OVERLAKE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Kennedy Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Robert Mascenik Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| LITTLE FLOWER MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Future Foundations Academy (FFA) | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Bright Beginnings Learning Center | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Piscataway Regional Day School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| JOHN KENNEY CHILD CARE CENTER HELLER PARK | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Iselin Middle School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Lynn Crest Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| GREATSTART EARLY LEARNING | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| John F. Kennedy Memorial High School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Roosevelt Preschool Annex | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| YESHIVA SHAAREI TZION BOYS' | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| RABBI JACOB JOSEPH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| DISCOVERY CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Lindeneau Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Martin Luther King Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| HOLY SAVIOR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| John Marshall Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Piscataway Magnet School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Mawbey Street Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| James J. Flynn Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Colonia High School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Middlesex County STEM Charter School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Irving Primary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Ross Street Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| RUTGERS-LIVINGSTON DAY CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Perth Amboy High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Riley Preschool Annex | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Woodbridge Academy Magnet School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Woodbridge High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| South Plainfield High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| John E. Riley Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Woodbridge Middle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Grant Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| RABBI PESACH RAYMON YESHIVA | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| South Plainfield Middle School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Claremont Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| ST JOHN VIANNEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Highland Park High School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Highland Park Middle School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF WOODBRIDGE THE | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Colonia Middle School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Rose M. Lopez Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Bartle Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Samuel E. Shull Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| ALPHABET ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 08840
What school district is ZIP code 08840 in?
ZIP 08840 (Metuchen, NJ) maps to Edison Township School District (LEA ID 3404500) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 08840?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 30 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 08840 attend private school?
About 1.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08840 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 62.0% |
| High school | 14.4% |
| Less than HS | 4.6% |
| School district | Edison Township School District |