ZIP 53718 — 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 53718

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 53718 (Madison, WI) is associated with DeForest Area School District (LEA 5503180) 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 (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Madison Area Technical College about 3.2 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

DeForest Area School District

LEA ID

5503180

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (78)

Madison Area Technical College3.2 miles (5.1 km)4yr-public
Herzing University-Madison3.4 miles (5.4 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Madison6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-System Administration6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-public
Edgewood College8.0 miles (12.8 km)4yr-private
Maranatha Baptist University27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-public
Blackhawk Technical College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
Beloit College42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
Nashotah House43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
Waukesha County Technical College51.4 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
Carroll University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 78 colleges & universities

Ripon College56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Anthony College of Nursing56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
Rock Valley College56.5 miles (90.9 km)2yr-public
Rockford University58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
Ottawa University-Milwaukee58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Brookfield58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
Rasmussen University-Illinois59.0 miles (94.9 km)2yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-private
Highland Community College59.8 miles (96.2 km)2yr-public
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Career College61.9 miles (99.6 km)2yr-private
VICI Beauty School62.5 miles (100.5 km)2yr-private
Mount Mary University62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Medical College of Wisconsin63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
Wisconsin Lutheran College63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
Marian University63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
Moraine Park Technical College64.1 miles (103.2 km)2yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Platteville66.3 miles (106.6 km)4yr-public
Alverno College66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
Shepherds College67.8 miles (109.1 km)2yr-private
Marquette University68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Area Technical College68.4 miles (110.1 km)2yr-public
Milwaukee School of Engineering69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design69.1 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
Concordia University-Wisconsin69.3 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College69.3 miles (111.6 km)2yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee70.4 miles (113.2 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex70.4 miles (113.2 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-public
McHenry County College74.0 miles (119.0 km)2yr-public
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine77.4 miles (124.6 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Parkside78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex78.4 miles (126.1 km)4yr-public
Gateway Technical College79.9 miles (128.6 km)2yr-public
Carthage College80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Kenosha81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
College of Lake County82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-public
Loras College82.2 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
Clarke University82.5 miles (132.7 km)4yr-private
Kishwaukee College82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-public
University of Dubuque83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-private
Emmaus Bible College83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
Wartburg Theological Seminary83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
Northern Illinois University84.4 miles (135.9 km)4yr-public
University of Saint Mary of the Lake85.8 miles (138.2 km)4yr-private
Lakeland University86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
Judson University87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-private
Elgin Community College88.9 miles (143.1 km)2yr-public
Ambria College of Nursing88.9 miles (143.1 km)4yr-private
Sauk Valley Community College89.9 miles (144.7 km)2yr-public
The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton90.1 miles (145.1 km)2yr-private
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science90.5 miles (145.7 km)4yr-private
Fox Valley Technical College91.5 miles (147.3 km)2yr-public
Lawrence University91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
Mid-State Technical College93.0 miles (149.6 km)2yr-public
William Rainey Harper College93.0 miles (149.7 km)2yr-public
Lake Forest College94.0 miles (151.2 km)4yr-private
Trinity International University-Illinois94.2 miles (151.6 km)4yr-private
Worsham College of Mortuary Science94.8 miles (152.6 km)2yr-private
Lakeshore Technical College95.3 miles (153.3 km)2yr-public
Divine Word College95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
Morrison Institute of Technology96.5 miles (155.3 km)2yr-private
Waubonsee Community College99.0 miles (159.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
BLOOMING GROVE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Kennedy Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Elvehjem Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
TOAD HILL CHILDRENS HOUSE	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
ST DENNIS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Granite Ridge School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
WINGS TO SOAR ONLINE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Whitehorse Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Schenk Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Glacial Drumlin School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
4K PK Off Site	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Milestone Democratic School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Hawthorne Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
EASTSIDE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Monona Grove High	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
LaFollette High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Sennett Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Lowell Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Sandburg Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Taylor Prairie Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Monona Grove Liberal Arts	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
OPERATION FRESH START	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
THREE ANGELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Cottage Grove Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Emerson Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Winnequah School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
East High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Nuestro Mundo	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Marquette Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
O'Keeffe Middle	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Isthmus Montessori Academy Public	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
RICHARDSON SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
RICHARDSON SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Sherman Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Shabazz-City High	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Creekside Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
One City Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
One City Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Lapham Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Innovative High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Innovative and Alternative Middle	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Lake View Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Waubesa Intermediate	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Meadow View Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Sun Prairie West High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Metro School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Wisconsin Virtual Academy High (WIVA)	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Insight School of Wisconsin High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Gompers Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Black Hawk Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
4K McFarland	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Conrad Elvehjem Primary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
McFarland High	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Sun Prairie Four Kids	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Mendota Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
POWERHOUSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Prairie View Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Indian Mound Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Royal Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Westside Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Sun Prairie East High	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
WOODLAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Horizon Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Central Heights Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Prairie Phoenix Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Franklin Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Lindbergh Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Badger Rock Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Southside Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Central Wisconsin Center	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Mendota Mental Health Institution	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
SACRED HEARTS GRADE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
ST JAMES SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
James Wright Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
C H Bird Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
MADISON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Northside Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Eastside Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Lincoln Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Randall Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Token Springs Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Forest Edge Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
PEACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
EDGEWOOD CAMPUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
West High	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Patrick Marsh Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Capital High	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Shorewood Hills Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
WINGRA SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Leopold Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Harvest Intermediate School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 53718

What school district is ZIP code 53718 in?

ZIP 53718 (Madison, WI) maps to DeForest Area School District (LEA ID 5503180) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 53718?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 53718 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53718 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	49.4%
High school	17.2%
Less than HS	3.7%
School district	DeForest Area School District

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