Wauwatosa city, WI
ZIP 53213 — 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 53213
K-12 nearby
100
Public
71
Private
29
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 53213 (Wauwatosa, WI) is associated with Milwaukee School District (LEA 5509600) 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 (71 public, 29 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.5 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 Medical College of Wisconsin about 1.1 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Milwaukee School District
LEA ID
5509600
Private school share (ACS)
0.4%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Medical College of Wisconsin1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin Lutheran College1.4 miles (2.2 km)4yr-private
- Mount Mary University2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-private
- Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa2.5 miles (4.1 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Career College3.0 miles (4.8 km)2yr-private
- Marquette University3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College4.1 miles (6.6 km)2yr-public
- Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee School of Engineering4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design4.9 miles (7.9 km)4yr-private
- Alverno College4.9 miles (7.9 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Brookfield5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-private
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- Ottawa University-Milwaukee5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
- VICI Beauty School6.0 miles (9.6 km)2yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-public
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
- Carroll University11.8 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- Waukesha County Technical College13.0 miles (20.9 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University-Wisconsin14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
- Nashotah House21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College25.6 miles (41.3 km)2yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-public
- Carthage College30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College31.6 miles (50.9 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Kenosha33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- Maranatha Baptist University38.4 miles (61.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-public
- College of Lake County48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
- Marian University54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Park Technical College55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-public
- Lakeland University55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College57.7 miles (92.8 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
- Blackhawk Technical College60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-public
- Lakeshore Technical College61.8 miles (99.4 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science62.4 miles (100.4 km)2yr-private
- Beloit College64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Madison65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College66.9 miles (107.7 km)2yr-public
- Madison Area Technical College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-public
- Ambria College of Nursing68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College68.5 miles (110.2 km)2yr-public
- Ripon College69.3 miles (111.5 km)4yr-private
- Judson University69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia69.8 miles (112.4 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Madison70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-public
- Northwestern University70.9 miles (114.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-System Administration71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-public
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
- Edgewood College71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College71.9 miles (115.7 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh72.9 miles (117.3 km)4yr-public
- Elgin Community College73.1 miles (117.6 km)2yr-public
- Rasmussen University-Illinois74.0 miles (119.2 km)2yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-private
- Rockford University74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago75.5 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College75.6 miles (121.7 km)2yr-private
- North Park University75.7 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois76.0 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College76.1 miles (122.5 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College76.3 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work76.3 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College76.9 miles (123.8 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-private
- Triton College78.7 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-private
- Elmhurst University79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University79.7 miles (128.3 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office82.6 miles (133.0 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-public
- Adler University82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
- Generations College82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-private
- Rush University82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago82.9 miles (133.5 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University83.1 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| KRADWELL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| East High | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Wauwatosa Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| ST JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Wilson Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Wauwatosa STEM | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| ST JUDE THE APOSTLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Neeskara Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Longfellow Middle | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| ST SEBASTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| ST COLETTA DAY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| MT OLIVE CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Hawley Environmental School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| ST VINCENT PALLOTTI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| KINGDOM PREP LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Woodlands School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| WISCONSIN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| PILGRIM LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Hi-Mount Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| McKinley Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Milwaukee French Immersion | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| ST CHARLES EDUCATION CENTER | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Burbank Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Eighty-First Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| CHRIST KING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| MILWAUKEE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| MT CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Vel R Phillips School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Sherman Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| WHS Information Technology | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Milwaukee School of Languages | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Story Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Milwaukee Math and Science Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Bethune Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Transition High | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Metcalfe Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Woodlands School - State Street Campus | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| West Milwaukee Intermediate | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Horace Mann Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Westside Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| James E Dottke Project-Based Learning High School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Pathways High | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Wilson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| YESHIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Underwood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| MESSMER ST ROSE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Milwaukee German Immersion | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Pershing Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| Fifty-Third Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Escuela Verde | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Groppi High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Milwaukee Environmental Science Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Next Door Charter | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Townsend Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| THE RICHARDSON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Starms Early Childhood | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Starms Discovery | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Whitman Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Deeper Learning Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Shared Journeys | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Clarke Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| DOC: Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Cent er | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| TRANSCENTER FOR YOUTH/EL PUENTE HIGH | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Franklin Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| ST MARGARET MARY | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Milwaukee High School of the Arts | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| West High | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| NORTHWEST LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Marshall High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Eisenhower Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Carson Academy | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Milwaukee Academy of Science | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Doerfler Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| UpGrade Media Arts Schools | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Wauwatosa Montessori School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Central High | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Brown Street Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| SHINING STAR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Seeds of Health Elementary Program | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Craig Montessori School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Greenfield Bilingual | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Highland Community School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| NATIVITY JESUIT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 53213
What school district is ZIP code 53213 in?
ZIP 53213 (Wauwatosa, WI) maps to Milwaukee School District (LEA ID 5509600) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 53213?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 71 public and 29 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 53213 attend private school?
About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53213 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 62.5% |
| High school | 13.5% |
| Less than HS | 2.2% |
| School district | Milwaukee School District |