ZIP 55421 — 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 55421

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 55421 (Columbia Heights, MN) is associated with Columbia Heights Public School District (LEA 2709510) 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 (91 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.7 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 University of Northwestern-St Paul about 4.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Columbia Heights Public School District

LEA ID

2709510

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (63)

University of Northwestern-St Paul4.4 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
Bethel University4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Walden University4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
Capella University5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
Luther Seminary5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities5.5 miles (8.8 km)4yr-public
American Academy of Health and Wellness5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
Minneapolis Community and Technical College5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-public
Bethlehem College & Seminary5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-private
Dunwoody College of Technology5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
North Central University5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
Augsburg University5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private

Show all 63 colleges & universities

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
Minneapolis College of Art and Design6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
North Hennepin Community College7.0 miles (11.3 km)2yr-public
Hamline University7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
Hennepin Technical College7.7 miles (12.4 km)2yr-public
University of St Thomas8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
Diverse Media Institute8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-private
Concordia University-Saint Paul8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-private
Macalester College8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Minneapolis9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
St Catherine University9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Hamline School of Law9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-private
Anoka-Ramsey Community College9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-public
Saint Paul College9.9 miles (16.0 km)2yr-public
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-public
Metropolitan State University10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-public
Century College13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-public
Adler Graduate School13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
Academy College13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
Anoka Technical College13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-public
Northwestern Health Sciences University14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
Normandale Community College15.8 miles (25.3 km)2yr-public
Inver Hills Community College18.2 miles (29.2 km)2yr-public
Bethany Global University18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
Dakota County Technical College23.3 miles (37.5 km)2yr-public
Crown College26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-River Falls33.8 miles (54.3 km)4yr-public
St Olaf College40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
Carleton College41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
Pine Technical & Community College54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
Saint Cloud State University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-public
Rasmussen University-Minnesota57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
St Cloud Technical and Community College57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-public
Gustavus Adolphus College61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
College of Saint Benedict62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Stout66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-public
Saint Johns University66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
Bethany Lutheran College71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-private
South Central College72.0 miles (116.0 km)2yr-public
Minnesota State University-Mankato72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-public
Martin Luther College79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
Northwood Technical College79.1 miles (127.3 km)2yr-public
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science81.0 miles (130.3 km)4yr-private
University of Minnesota-Rochester81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-public
Rochester Community and Technical College82.5 miles (132.7 km)2yr-public
Chippewa Valley Technical College87.3 miles (140.5 km)2yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-public
Ridgewater College88.9 miles (143.1 km)2yr-public
The Professional Hair Design Academy89.6 miles (144.2 km)2yr-private
Riverland Community College95.8 miles (154.2 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Valley View Elementary	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Columbia Academy	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Columbia Academy Anchor Program	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
LITTLE VOYAGEURS MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Anchor	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Columbia Heights Transition Program	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Columbia Heights Senior High	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Early Childhood	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Virtual Heights Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Virtual Heights Secondary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Highland Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Bultum Academy	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
North Park School for Innovation	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
GLOBAL ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Waite Park Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Transitions School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Fridley Online Academy	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Fridley Senior High	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Fridley Moore Lk Area Learning Ctr	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Early Childhood Special Education S	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Voluntary Prekindergarten School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
TOTINO-GRACE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Jenny Lind Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Fridley Middle	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Highview Middle School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Stevenson Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Bel Air Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Northeast Middle	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Early Childhood Special Education (	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Olson Middle	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
VISTA Education Center	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Pike Lake Kindergarten Center	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Brooklyn Center Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Brooklyn Center ECSE Age 3 - 5	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Early Childhood Special Education (	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Spero Academy	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
ST. ANTHONY MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Special Education Nonpublic	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE ALTERNATIVE	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Hayes Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
KIPP North Star Primary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
KIPP North Star Academy	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Brooklyn Center Summer School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Brooklyn Center 9 Grade Summer ALC	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Brooklyn Center Middle School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Brooklyn Center High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Brooklyn Center Independent Study	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Brooklyn Center Middle School ALC	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ST CHARLES BORROMEO SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Sojourner Truth Academy	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Henry High - SWS	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Camden High	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Cityview Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Edison High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
WOODCREST BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Pillsbury Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
INSIGHT SCHOOL OF MINNESOTA	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Brooklyn Center Early College Acad	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ECSE Program	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Birth to Two ECSE	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Speech Program - Sp Ed Program	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Loring Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Banaadir Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Menlo Park Academy Extended	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Menlo Park Academy	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
New City School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Metro Heights Independent	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Metro Heights Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
YINGHUA ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
New Millennium Academy Charter	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Children's MN Roseville PHP	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
HEARTWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
AVAIL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Sunnyside Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Monroe Elementary School - MSE	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Irondale Senior High	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Hmong International Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Las Estrellas Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Spero Academy Brooklyn Park	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Lucy Laney Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Progeny Academy Charter School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Mounds View Senior High	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Unity Campus	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
MNIC Online Program	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Valentine Hills Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Unity Program - Day Treatment	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Unity Program - PHP	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Prekindergarten North	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 55421

What school district is ZIP code 55421 in?

ZIP 55421 (Columbia Heights, MN) maps to Columbia Heights Public School District (LEA ID 2709510) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 55421?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 91 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 55421 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 55421 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	34.3%
High school	29.3%
Less than HS	9.5%
School district	Columbia Heights Public School District

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