ZIP 85140 — 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 85140

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85140 (San Tan Valley, AZ) is associated with Apache Junction Unified District (LEA 0400790) 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 (96 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 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 Pima Medical Institute-East Valley about 12.4 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Apache Junction Unified District

LEA ID

0400790

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (61)

Pima Medical Institute-East Valley12.4 miles (20.0 km)2yr-private
Justice University14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College15.0 miles (24.1 km)2yr-public
American InterContinental University System15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa20.6 miles (33.1 km)2yr-private
Central Arizona College20.8 miles (33.5 km)2yr-public
Mesa Community College21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa21.8 miles (35.1 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts23.7 miles (38.2 km)2yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-public

Show all 61 colleges & universities

Sessions College for Professional Design26.1 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Digital Immersion26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-public
Bryan University26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe26.9 miles (43.2 km)2yr-private
Scottsdale Community College27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-public
Sonoran Desert Institute27.1 miles (43.7 km)2yr-private
Rio Salado College27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-public
Aspen University27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
The School of Architecture28.9 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix29.3 miles (47.1 km)2yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc29.3 miles (47.2 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
GateWay Community College29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-public
South Mountain Community College29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Seminary31.5 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
Pathways College34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-public
Phoenix College35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-public
DeVry University-Arizona39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix41.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale41.6 miles (67.0 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-public
Arizona Christian University45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center47.7 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College48.9 miles (78.7 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise54.5 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine76.5 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Tucson77.7 miles (125.0 km)2yr-private
University of Arizona77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
Pima Community College80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tucson80.9 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Tohono O'odham Community College87.3 miles (140.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Jack Harmon Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Ellsworth Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Happy Valley School East Campus	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
J. O. Combs Middle School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Combs Online School for Success	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Combs Center for Success High School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Combs Center for Success Middle School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Ranch Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Combs Traditional Academy	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
American Leadership Academy Ironwood K12	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Combs High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
EVIT - Combs High School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
EVIT American Leadership Academy Ironwood K-12	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
San Tan Charter School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Schnepf Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Queen Creek High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
EVIT - Queen Creek High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Legacy Traditional-San Tan	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
EVIT - Crismon High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Crismon High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Ridgeview College Preparatory High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Skyline Ranch Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Jack Barnes Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
CAVIT - Poston Butte High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Poston Butte High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Queen Creek Junior High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
San Tan Heights Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Champion San Tan	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Cambridge Academy East	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Queen Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Queen Creek Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Desert Mountain Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
CANYON STATE ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
EDUPRIZE ONLINE INSTRUCTION	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Eduprize School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Gateway Polytechnic Academy	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
EVIT - American Leadership Academy Queen Creek	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
Mountain Vista Academy	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Early Childhood Learning Center	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Silver Valley Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Walker Butte Middle School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
BASIS Mesa	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Heritage Academy Gateway	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
EVIT - Heritage Academy Gateway	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Heritage Academy Queen Creek	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Eastmark High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
EVIT Eastmark High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Newell Barney College Preparatory School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Meridian	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Copper Basin	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
San Tan Foothills High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
CAVIT - San Tan Foothills High School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
EVIT - American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Cortina Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Sossaman Middle School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
JEWELL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Benjamin Franklin High School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Dr. Camille Casteel High School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
EVIT - Casteel High School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Magma Ranch K8 School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
EVIT - East Campus	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Power Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Centennial Elementary School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
KINDER BUGS PREPARATORY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Canyon Rim Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Bridges Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Peralta Trail Elementary School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Desert Ridge Jr. High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Desert Ridge High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
EVIT - Desert Ridge High School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
ACES-GILBERT	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
EVIT - Higley High School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Higley High School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Riggs Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Augusta Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Higley Virtual Academy	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Gateway Pointe Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Legacy Traditional School ? Gilbert	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Coronado Elementary School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85140

What school district is ZIP code 85140 in?

ZIP 85140 (San Tan Valley, AZ) maps to Apache Junction Unified District (LEA ID 0400790) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85140?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 96 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85140 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85140 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	29.9%
High school	27.3%
Less than HS	6.0%
School district	Apache Junction Unified District

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