ZIP 53038 — 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 53038

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 53038 (Johnson Creek, WI) is associated with Jefferson School District (LEA 5507050) 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 34 K-12 schools (17 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Maranatha Baptist University about 8.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Jefferson School District

LEA ID

5507050

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Maranatha Baptist University8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater17.3 miles (27.9 km)4yr-public
Nashotah House18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Madison25.8 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Waukesha County Technical College26.8 miles (43.2 km)2yr-public
Madison Area Technical College27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-public
Carroll University28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Madison31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-System Administration31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
Edgewood College32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Ottawa University-Milwaukee34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Brookfield34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Blackhawk Technical College35.9 miles (57.7 km)2yr-public
Milwaukee Career College37.3 miles (60.0 km)2yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
VICI Beauty School38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-private
Mount Mary University38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
Medical College of Wisconsin38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
Wisconsin Lutheran College38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-private
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Beloit College41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
Alverno College42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
Marquette University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Area Technical College43.9 miles (70.6 km)2yr-public
Milwaukee School of Engineering44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
Concordia University-Wisconsin45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-public
Shepherds College46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-private
Marian University51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Moraine Park Technical College51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-public
Ripon College52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Anthony College of Nursing54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
Rock Valley College54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-public
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Parkside56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-public
Rockford University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
Rasmussen University-Illinois57.4 miles (92.4 km)2yr-private
Gateway Technical College58.0 miles (93.4 km)2yr-public
Carthage College58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-private
Herzing University-Kenosha60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
McHenry County College60.9 miles (97.9 km)2yr-public
College of Lake County64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-public
University of Saint Mary of the Lake68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-private
Lakeland University69.2 miles (111.4 km)4yr-private
Highland Community College71.3 miles (114.8 km)2yr-public
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-private
Judson University75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-private
Lake Forest College75.5 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
Ambria College of Nursing75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
Trinity International University-Illinois76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Elgin Community College77.4 miles (124.5 km)2yr-public
Lakeshore Technical College77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
Worsham College of Mortuary Science78.1 miles (125.7 km)2yr-private
William Rainey Harper College78.2 miles (125.9 km)2yr-public
Kishwaukee College79.3 miles (127.7 km)2yr-public
Northern Illinois University79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-public
The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-private
Lawrence University83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
Oakton College84.4 miles (135.8 km)2yr-public
Fox Valley Technical College84.5 miles (135.9 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-Illinois87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie89.0 miles (143.3 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Platteville89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-public
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia90.0 miles (144.9 km)4yr-private
Waubonsee Community College90.6 miles (145.8 km)2yr-public
Hebrew Theological College90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Wheaton College90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-private
Northwestern University91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
Elmhurst University92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College93.0 miles (149.6 km)2yr-public
National University of Health Sciences93.2 miles (150.1 km)4yr-private
College of DuPage93.3 miles (150.2 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Illinois University93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-public
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College93.7 miles (150.9 km)2yr-public
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
Triton College94.0 miles (151.3 km)2yr-public
North Park University94.3 miles (151.7 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Chicago94.4 miles (152.0 km)4yr-private
Aurora University94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Illinois94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Administrative Office94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park94.9 miles (152.7 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc94.9 miles (152.7 km)2yr-private
Dominican University95.3 miles (153.4 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Downers Grove95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private
Institute for Clinical Social Work95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-private
St. Augustine College95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-private
Concordia University-Chicago95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
North Central College96.2 miles (154.8 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College96.4 miles (155.1 km)2yr-public
Sauk Valley Community College96.8 miles (155.7 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Johnson Creek Public School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
East Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Jefferson High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
West Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Jefferson Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Lake Mills Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
ST PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Lake Mills High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Lake Mills Middle	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
LAKESIDE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
CALVARY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
ST PETERS EV. LUTHERAN	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Schurz Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Watertown 4 Kids	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
TRINITY ST LUKES LUTHERAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Webster Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
TRINITY-ST LUKES LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
MARANATHA BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
eCampus Academy Charter School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ST JUDE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
WATERTOWN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ST BERNARDS CAMPUS	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
LUTHER PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Lincoln Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
ST MARKS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
ST HENRY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Riverside Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Watertown High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Endeavor Charter School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Douglas Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 53038

What school district is ZIP code 53038 in?

ZIP 53038 (Johnson Creek, WI) maps to Jefferson School District (LEA ID 5507050) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 53038?

US5 lists 34 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 17 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 53038 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53038 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	29.9%
High school	35.3%
Less than HS	6.0%
School district	Jefferson School District

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