ZIP 53527 — 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 53527

K-12 nearby

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ZIP 53527 (Cottage Grove, WI) is associated with Deerfield Community School District (LEA 5503270) 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 92 K-12 schools (75 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.5 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 Herzing University-Madison about 8.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Deerfield Community School District

LEA ID

5503270

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (82)

Herzing University-Madison8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Madison Area Technical College8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Madison10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-System Administration10.9 miles (17.6 km)4yr-public
Edgewood College11.7 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
Maranatha Baptist University25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-public
Blackhawk Technical College32.9 miles (52.9 km)2yr-public
Beloit College38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
Nashotah House38.9 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
Waukesha County Technical College47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-public
Carroll University48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 82 colleges & universities

Saint Anthony College of Nursing52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
Rock Valley College52.5 miles (84.4 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Milwaukee54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Brookfield54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
Rockford University54.6 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
Rasmussen University-Illinois55.0 miles (88.6 km)2yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College55.6 miles (89.5 km)2yr-private
Ripon College57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Career College57.8 miles (92.9 km)2yr-private
VICI Beauty School58.0 miles (93.3 km)2yr-private
Highland Community College58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
Mount Mary University58.6 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology58.9 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
Medical College of Wisconsin59.1 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Wisconsin Lutheran College59.1 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Alverno College62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Shepherds College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-private
Marian University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
Marquette University63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
Moraine Park Technical College63.9 miles (102.8 km)2yr-public
Milwaukee Area Technical College64.2 miles (103.3 km)2yr-public
Milwaukee School of Engineering64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
Concordia University-Wisconsin65.8 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-public
McHenry County College68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Platteville69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-public
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College73.2 miles (117.8 km)2yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Parkside73.2 miles (117.9 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-public
Gateway Technical College74.8 miles (120.4 km)2yr-public
Carthage College75.5 miles (121.5 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Kenosha76.7 miles (123.5 km)4yr-private
College of Lake County76.9 miles (123.7 km)2yr-public
Kishwaukee College78.5 miles (126.4 km)2yr-public
Northern Illinois University80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-public
University of Saint Mary of the Lake80.6 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
Judson University82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
Ambria College of Nursing83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
Elgin Community College84.0 miles (135.2 km)2yr-public
Loras College84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
Clarke University84.7 miles (136.3 km)4yr-private
University of Dubuque85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
Lakeland University85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
Emmaus Bible College85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Wartburg Theological Seminary85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management86.5 miles (139.1 km)4yr-private
Sauk Valley Community College87.7 miles (141.1 km)2yr-public
William Rainey Harper College87.9 miles (141.5 km)2yr-public
Lake Forest College88.8 miles (142.8 km)4yr-private
Trinity International University-Illinois89.0 miles (143.2 km)4yr-private
Worsham College of Mortuary Science89.6 miles (144.3 km)2yr-private
The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton91.2 miles (146.8 km)2yr-private
Lawrence University92.5 miles (148.9 km)4yr-private
Fox Valley Technical College92.7 miles (149.1 km)2yr-public
Lakeshore Technical College94.0 miles (151.3 km)2yr-public
Waubonsee Community College94.4 miles (152.0 km)2yr-public
Morrison Institute of Technology95.2 miles (153.2 km)2yr-private
Oakton College95.5 miles (153.8 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-Illinois96.2 miles (154.8 km)4yr-private
Mid-State Technical College97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-public
Divine Word College97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-private
Wheaton College98.8 miles (159.0 km)4yr-private
Aurora University99.5 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Cottage Grove Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Glacial Drumlin School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Taylor Prairie Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Granite Ridge School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
BLOOMING GROVE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Waubesa Intermediate	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Milestone Democratic School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Elvehjem Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Deerfield Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
4K PK Off Site	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
4K McFarland	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Conrad Elvehjem Primary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Deerfield High	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Deerfield Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
McFarland High	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Insight School of Wisconsin High	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Indian Mound Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Kennedy Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
THREE ANGELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
LaFollette High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Sennett Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
TOAD HILL CHILDRENS HOUSE	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
ST DENNIS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Monona Grove Liberal Arts	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Monona Grove High	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
UTICA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Whitehorse Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Schenk Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Nuestro Mundo	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Winnequah School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
One City Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
One City Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
WINGS TO SOAR ONLINE ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
DOC: Thompson Correctional Center	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hawthorne Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
EASTSIDE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Sandhill Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Creekside Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Sun Prairie East High	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Sandburg Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
OPERATION FRESH START	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Marquette Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
O'Keeffe Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
East High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Sun Prairie Four Kids	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Emerson Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Cambridge Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Prairie Phoenix Academy	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Central Heights Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Stoughton High	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ST ANN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
River Bluff Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
SASD 4K	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Westside Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
SACRED HEARTS GRADE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Kegonsa Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Innovative and Alternative Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Lapham Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Innovative High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Badger Rock Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Southside Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Isthmus Montessori Academy Public	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Forest Edge Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
POWERHOUSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Eastside Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Nikolay Middle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
RICHARDSON SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
RICHARDSON SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Meadow View Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Royal Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
WOODLAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Cambridge High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Sherman Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Marshall High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Prairie View Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Shabazz-City High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Metro School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Fox Prairie Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Sun Prairie West High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Franklin Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Northside Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Marshall Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Marshall Early Learning Center	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 53527

What school district is ZIP code 53527 in?

ZIP 53527 (Cottage Grove, WI) maps to Deerfield Community School District (LEA ID 5503270) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 53527?

US5 lists 92 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 75 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 53527 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53527 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	47.8%
High school	19.6%
Less than HS	1.4%
School district	Deerfield Community School District

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