Waukesha city, WI
ZIP 53188 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 53188
K-12 nearby
100
Public
72
Private
28
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 53188 (Waukesha, WI) is associated with Kettle Moraine School District (LEA 5503510) 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 (72 public, 28 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.5 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Waukesha County Technical College about 3.6 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Kettle Moraine School District
LEA ID
5503510
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Waukesha County Technical College3.6 miles (5.9 km)2yr-public
- Carroll University3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-private
- Nashotah House7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
- Ottawa University-Milwaukee9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Brookfield9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
- Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Career College12.9 miles (20.7 km)2yr-private
- VICI Beauty School13.0 miles (20.9 km)2yr-private
- Mount Mary University13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin Lutheran College13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- Medical College of Wisconsin13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
- Alverno College16.9 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
- Marquette University18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College18.9 miles (30.5 km)2yr-public
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee School of Engineering19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
- Concordia University-Wisconsin24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
- Maranatha Baptist University25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-public
- Shepherds College26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-public
- Carthage College36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Kenosha39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
- Blackhawk Technical College47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-public
- College of Lake County48.7 miles (78.3 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Madison50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
- Beloit College51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
- Marian University52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
- Madison Area Technical College52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
- Moraine Park Technical College52.8 miles (84.9 km)2yr-public
- McHenry County College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Madison56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-System Administration56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-public
- Edgewood College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
- Lakeland University60.0 miles (96.5 km)4yr-private
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-public
- Ripon College62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois63.5 miles (102.2 km)2yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-private
- Rockford University63.9 miles (102.9 km)4yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College65.0 miles (104.6 km)2yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing65.9 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-public
- Judson University66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
- Lakeshore Technical College67.7 miles (109.0 km)2yr-public
- Elgin Community College69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-public
- Oakton College69.9 miles (112.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-public
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary74.1 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University74.4 miles (119.7 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College75.3 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois75.6 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago78.0 miles (125.5 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College78.2 miles (125.9 km)2yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago78.4 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
- North Park University78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
- Northern Illinois University79.3 miles (127.5 km)4yr-public
- St. Augustine College79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
- Triton College80.2 miles (129.0 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College80.3 miles (129.1 km)2yr-public
- Wheaton College80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
- Kishwaukee College80.9 miles (130.2 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park81.0 miles (130.4 km)2yr-private
- American Islamic College81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University81.3 miles (130.9 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage82.7 miles (133.1 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Illinois84.8 miles (136.4 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office84.8 miles (136.4 km)4yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc84.9 miles (136.6 km)2yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
- Lawrence University85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College85.4 miles (137.5 km)2yr-public
- Waubonsee Community College85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-public
- Erikson Institute85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
- The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-private
- Midwestern Career College85.8 miles (138.0 km)2yr-private
- Rush University85.8 miles (138.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| North High | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Summit View Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Bethesda Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| WAUKESHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Lowell Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| MOUNT CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST ANTHONY ON THE LAKE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| PRAIRIE HILL WALDORF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Hawthorne Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| DAYSPRING CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Butler Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| eAchieve Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Riverview School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| MARAVILLA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Les Paul Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Rose Glen Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Pewaukee High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Asa Clark Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| White Rock School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Waukesha East Alternative School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| White Rock Campus | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Waukesha Transition Academy | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Horizon School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Pewaukee Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| La Casa de Esperanza Charter School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Prairie Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| West High | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Hadfield Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| WAUKESHA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Waukesha STEM Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| South High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Kettle Moraine Explore | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Wales Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| School for Arts and Performance | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| KM Global Sch | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Kettle Moraine High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Waukesha Academy of Health Professions | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| KM Connect | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| High School of Health Sciences | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| AUGUSTINE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| North Shore Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Banting Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Horning Middle | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| South Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Heyer Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| CHRISTIAN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP ACADEM | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Hillcrest Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Magee Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Mill Creek Academy | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Kettle Moraine 4K | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Cushing Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| ST CHARLES PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| North Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| UNIVERSITY LAKE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Richmond Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| LAKE COUNTRY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| DIVINE REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Lake Country School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Arrowhead High | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Swallow Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| LAKE COUNTRY MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Adeline Montessori School Inc | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| ST JOAN OF ARC PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Wisconsin Hills Middle | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Maple Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| CHRIST THE LORD LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| LAD LAKE-LAKEWOOD & PASSAGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| LAD LAKE-LAKEWOOD & PASSAGE SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| New Berlin West Middle/High | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Merton Intermediate | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Brookfield Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Merton Primary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Swanson Elementary | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| Silver Spring Intermediate | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| ST JOHN VIANNEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Templeton Middle | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Poplar Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Dousman Elementary | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (13.9 km) |
| GENESEE LAKE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.7 miles (13.9 km) |
| Kettle Moraine Middle | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
| NEXUS VIRTUAL EDUCATION | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Hamilton High | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Prairie View Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Summit Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Brookfield Central High | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| ST DOMINIC CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Fairview South | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| ST BRUNO PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| HOLY TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Willow Springs Learning Center | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| North Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Woodside Elementary | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
| STAR OF BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 53188
What school district is ZIP code 53188 in?
ZIP 53188 (Waukesha, WI) maps to Kettle Moraine School District (LEA ID 5503510) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 53188?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 72 public and 28 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 53188 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53188 attend private school (ACS estimate).
Explore related to ZIP 53188
Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 43.1% |
| High school | 20.4% |
| Less than HS | 3.3% |
| School district | Kettle Moraine School District |