ZIP 85043 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 85043

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85043 (Phoenix, AZ) is associated with Cartwright Elementary District (LEA 0401680) 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 (94 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 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 Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc about 5.5 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Cartwright Elementary District

LEA ID

0401680

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (56)

Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-private
Grand Canyon University6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute7.6 miles (12.3 km)2yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-public
Pathways College8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center9.1 miles (14.6 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College9.1 miles (14.6 km)2yr-public
Glendale Community College9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
Arizona College-Glendale9.6 miles (15.5 km)2yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

South Mountain Community College10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-public
Crestpoint University10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix10.5 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North10.7 miles (17.2 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix10.9 miles (17.5 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-public
Refrigeration School Inc12.0 miles (19.4 km)2yr-private
Aspen University12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
Maricopa Community College System Office12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-public
Rio Salado College12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix13.0 miles (21.0 km)2yr-private
Arizona Christian University13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute13.4 miles (21.6 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-private
Bryan University14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-public
Arizona State University Digital Immersion15.9 miles (25.5 km)4yr-public
Midwestern University-Glendale16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts16.6 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
Ottawa University-Surprise16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
The School of Architecture17.4 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa18.8 miles (30.2 km)2yr-private
Scottsdale Community College18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-public
Mesa Community College19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Seminary19.5 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University System25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College25.0 miles (40.3 km)2yr-public
Justice University26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
Central Arizona College45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-public
Prescott College78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott83.1 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
Western Valley Elementary School	public	—	—	0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Fowler Elementary School District Virtual Academy	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
Western Valley Middle School	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
South Ridge High School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Sierra Linda High School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
West-MEC - Sierra Linda High School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Kings Ridge School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Santa Maria Middle School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Fowler Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
ASDB - ELP FBC West Valley Preschool	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Riverside Elementary School District (RESD) STEM2 Online Sch	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Riverside Traditional School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Hope High School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
Maricopa Institute of Technology	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT)	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
MIT STEM2 Online High School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Sunridge Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Sun Canyon School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Tuscano Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Imagine Desert West Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Imagine Desert West Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Midtown High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Precision Academy	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Palm Lane	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Country Gardens Charter School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Dos Rios Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Peralta School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Southwest Leadership Academy	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Charles W. Harris School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Byron A. Barry School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Riverbend Prep	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Moya Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
CAMMACK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Arizona Desert Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Vista College Prep - Maryvale	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Cartwright School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Vista College Prep - SueGo Park	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Hurley Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Manuel Pena Jr. School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Joseph Zito Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Alta E Butler School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Union Connects	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Mitchell Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Union Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Ra	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Trevor Browne High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Morris K. Udall Escuela de Bellas Artes	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Tolleson Virtual Academy	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Rogers Ranch STEM Academy	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
G. Frank Davidson	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Desert Oasis Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Sunset School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Amberlea Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Maurice C. Cash Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
ACES-PHOENIX WEST	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Jack L Kuban Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
University High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Maryvale High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Tolleson Union High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
West-MEC - Tolleson Union High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Victory Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Continued Hope High Schools	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Carl Hayden High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Pan-American Charter School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Desert Meadows Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
William R Sullivan Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Frank Borman School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Estrella Middle School College and Career Prep	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Betty Fairfax High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Western School of Science and Technology	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
West-MEC Western School Science Technology	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Tolleson Virtual High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
LEXINGTON LIFE ACADEMY - PHOENIX	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Starlight Park College Preparatory and Community School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
MARICOPA VILLAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
MARICOPA VILLAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
David Kazan Family Educational Center	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Isaac Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Justine Spitalny STE3AM School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
EAGLE College Prep Maryvale	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Isaac Online Prep Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Westland School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
P T Coe Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
J B Sutton Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
West Phoenix High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Paseo Pointe Dual Language Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Desert Horizon Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Heritage Academy Laveen	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Premier Charter High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
ACCLAIM Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Bret Tarver Education Complex	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Heatherbrae School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Esperanza Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85043

What school district is ZIP code 85043 in?

ZIP 85043 (Phoenix, AZ) maps to Cartwright Elementary District (LEA ID 0401680) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85043?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 94 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85043 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85043 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	13.1%
High school	34.2%
Less than HS	26.7%
School district	Cartwright Elementary District

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