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Freedom Plains CDP, NY

ZIP 12540 — 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 12540

K-12 nearby
43
Public
36
Private
7
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 12540 (Freedom Plains, NY) is associated with Arlington Central School District (LEA 3603270) 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 43 K-12 schools (36 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Vassar College about 8.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Arlington Central School District
LEA ID
3603270
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Vassar College8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
  • Dutchess Community College10.0 miles (16.0 km)2yr-public
  • Marist University11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
  • Culinary Institute of America11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Saint Mary College18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
  • State University of New York at New Paltz19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
  • United States Military Academy22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-public
  • Western Connecticut State University23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-public
  • Ulster County Community College24.3 miles (39.0 km)2yr-public
  • Bard College25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
  • Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
  • Derech Hachaim Seminary32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-private
  • Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel32.5 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
  • Post University34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-public
  • Columbia-Greene Community College38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-public
  • Orange County Community College39.6 miles (63.8 km)2yr-public
  • Sacred Heart University39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
  • Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva of Ocean40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
  • New York Medical College40.7 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
  • Rockland Community College41.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Westchester Community College41.8 miles (67.2 km)2yr-public
  • Ohel Margulia Seminary41.9 miles (67.4 km)2yr-private
  • Mechon L'hoyroa42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Binyomin Academy42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Viznitz42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Medrash Elyon42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical College Beth Shraga42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
  • Fairfield University43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
  • Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY at Purchase College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Stamford43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-public
  • Bais Medrash of Dexter Park44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
  • Manhattanville University44.1 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
  • The College of Westchester44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
  • Center for Ultrasound Research & Education44.4 miles (71.5 km)2yr-private
  • Paier College44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Bridgeport44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
  • Dominican University New York44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
  • St. Thomas Aquinas College44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
  • Mercy University45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute of Healthcare & Technology45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-private
  • Quinnipiac University46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Zichron Moshe46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Connecticut State University46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-public
  • Ramapo College of New Jersey47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-public
  • Eastwick College-Ramsey47.3 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of New Haven47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
  • Albertus Magnus College47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
  • Yale University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • Charter Oak State College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
  • Sullivan County Community College49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-public
  • Cochran School of Nursing49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-public
  • Sarah Lawrence College51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
  • Academy for Jewish Religion51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
  • Iona University51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-West Hartford51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-private
  • University of Saint Joseph51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
  • Montefiore School of Nursing52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of Hartford52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • Bergen Community College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
  • University of Mount Saint Vincent53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity College53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
  • Webb Institute54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-public
  • Rensselaer at Hartford54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College54.7 miles (88.0 km)2yr-public
  • Manhattan University54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
  • Wesleyan University55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Lehman College55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-public
  • William Paterson University of New Jersey55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-public
  • School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden56.1 miles (90.4 km)2yr-private
  • Goodwin University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing56.2 miles (90.5 km)2yr-private
  • Monroe University56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • Eastwick College-Hackensack56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • Fordham University56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • Passaic County Community College56.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-public
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
  • CUNY Bronx Community College57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-public
  • Westfield State University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshiva University57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
  • Western Suffolk BOCES58.3 miles (93.9 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——1.2 miles (1.9 km)
UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——1.5 miles (2.4 km)
ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOLpublic——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
LAGRANGE MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
BEEKMAN SCHOOLpublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
NOXON ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ABILITIES FIRSTprivate——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
TRAVER ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOLpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
OVERLOOK PRIMARY SCHOOLpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
HAWK MEADOW MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——7.2 miles (11.5 km)
FISHKILL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
TITUSVILLE INTERMEDIATEpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOLpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
DOVER HIGH SCHOOLpublic——7.9 miles (12.6 km)
GAYHEAD SCHOOLpublic——7.9 miles (12.6 km)
DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——7.9 miles (12.6 km)
DUTCHESS DAY SCHOOLprivate——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
MILLBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ALDEN PLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
WEST ROAD/D'AQUANNIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
VASSAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOLprivate——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
ELM DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
KINRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
POUGHKEEPSIE DAY SCHOOLprivate——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
WINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
DUTCHESS BOCESpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
ARTHUR S MAY SCHOOLpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
HOLY TRINITY SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
MYERS CORNERS SCHOOLpublic——9.5 miles (15.4 km)
G W KRIEGER SCHOOLpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
HAGAN SCHOOLpublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOLpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOLpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
TRINITY-PAWLING SCHOOLprivate——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
POUGHKEEPSIE MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOLpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
SMITH EARLY LEARNING CENTERpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 12540

What school district is ZIP code 12540 in?
ZIP 12540 (Freedom Plains, NY) maps to Arlington Central School District (LEA ID 3603270) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 12540?
US5 lists 43 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 12540 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 12540 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher42.7%
High school24.2%
Less than HS4.4%
School districtArlington Central School District