Milwaukee city, WI
ZIP 53215 — 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 53215
K-12 nearby
100
Public
77
Private
23
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 53215 (Milwaukee, 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 (77 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.0 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Alverno College about 1.6 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Milwaukee School District
LEA ID
5509600
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Alverno College1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-private
- Marquette University2.9 miles (4.6 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College3.3 miles (5.2 km)2yr-public
- Milwaukee School of Engineering3.6 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin Lutheran College4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
- Medical College of Wisconsin5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-private
- VICI Beauty School5.8 miles (9.3 km)2yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-public
- Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-private
- Mount Mary University6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
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- Milwaukee Career College7.4 miles (12.0 km)2yr-private
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology8.0 miles (12.8 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Brookfield8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Ottawa University-Milwaukee8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- Carroll University14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Waukesha County Technical College16.6 miles (26.7 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University-Wisconsin17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex24.8 miles (40.0 km)4yr-public
- Nashotah House24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- Carthage College26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College27.6 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Kenosha29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-public
- Maranatha Baptist University42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County44.7 miles (72.0 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College55.5 miles (89.4 km)2yr-public
- Lakeland University58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science58.8 miles (94.7 km)2yr-private
- Marian University58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Park Technical College59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-public
- Blackhawk Technical College61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College63.7 miles (102.6 km)2yr-public
- Lakeshore Technical College64.6 miles (104.0 km)2yr-public
- Oakton College64.8 miles (104.4 km)2yr-public
- Beloit College64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia65.8 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary66.6 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
- Judson University67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Madison68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-private
- Madison Area Technical College70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-public
- Elgin Community College70.5 miles (113.4 km)2yr-public
- Loyola University Chicago70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-public
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College71.7 miles (115.4 km)2yr-public
- North Park University71.7 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College72.3 miles (116.4 km)2yr-public
- Institute for Clinical Social Work72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College73.0 miles (117.4 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois73.7 miles (118.7 km)2yr-private
- Ripon College73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Madison74.0 miles (119.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-System Administration74.1 miles (119.3 km)4yr-public
- Rockford University74.4 miles (119.7 km)4yr-private
- Edgewood College74.8 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
- Triton College75.0 miles (120.7 km)2yr-public
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago76.3 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-public
- Moody Bible Institute77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute78.2 miles (125.9 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago78.4 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College78.4 miles (126.2 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College78.5 miles (126.4 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science78.6 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College78.6 miles (126.5 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office78.6 miles (126.5 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College78.7 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
- National University of Health Sciences78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-public
- Adler University78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute78.9 miles (126.9 km)2yr-private
- Generations College78.9 miles (126.9 km)2yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
- Rush University79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University79.2 miles (127.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Rocketship Southside Community Prep | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Lad Lake Synergy School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| ST ADALBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| Carmen Middle School South | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| U S Grant School | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Rogers Street Academy | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Pulaski High | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Carmen Hi Southeast Campus | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Grandview High | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| ST JOSEPH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Mitchell Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Stellar Collegiate Charter School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Veritas High | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Forest Home Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| ST JOSAPHAT PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Zablocki Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Hayes Bilingual School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| South Accelerated Academy | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| Greenfield Bilingual | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| South Division High | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| NATIVITY JESUIT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| CHRIST-ST PETER LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| ST MARTINI LUTHERAN GRADE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Manitoba Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Seeds of Health Elementary Program | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| ST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Curtin Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| ST ANTHONY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Riley Dual Language Montessori School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Audubon Technology and Communication Middle | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Audubon Technology and Communication High | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Morgandale Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Doerfler Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Allen-Field Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| TRANSCENTER FOR YOUTH/EL PUENTE HIGH | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| CRISTO REY JESUIT MILWAUKEE HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Kagel Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| La Causa Charter School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Bruce Guadalupe | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Escuela Verde | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Pershing Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| United Community Center Acosta Middle School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Downtown Montessori | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Milwaukee Parkside School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| ST SAVA ORTHODOX SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Milwaukee Spanish Immersion | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| ST LUCAS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Vieau Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| West Milwaukee Intermediate | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Glenwood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Bradley Technology High | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Bay View High | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Humboldt Park Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Lowell International Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| ATLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| ST GREGORY THE GREAT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Bay View Montessori School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Horace Mann Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| MESSMER ST ROSE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Fairview Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| ST THOMAS AQUINAS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| THE RICHARDSON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Pathways High | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Whittier Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Hamilton High | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| SALAM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Clement Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Whitman Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Greenfield Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Milwaukee Academy of Science | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Wedgewood Park School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Burbank Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Story Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Honey Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Burdick Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Woodlands School - State Street Campus | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Reagan College Preparatory High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Milwaukee County Youth Education Center | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Milwaukee High School of the Arts | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Highland Community School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| DOC: Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Edgewood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Tenor High | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Woodlands School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Fernwood Montessori | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Cooper Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 53215
What school district is ZIP code 53215 in?
ZIP 53215 (Milwaukee, 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 53215?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 77 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 53215 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53215 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 11.1% |
| High school | 33.0% |
| Less than HS | 33.0% |
| School district | Milwaukee School District |