ZIP 85208 — 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 85208

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85208 (Mesa, AZ) is associated with Mesa Unified District (LEA 0404970) 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 (93 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.2 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 4.0 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Mesa Unified District

LEA ID

0404970

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (64)

Pima Medical Institute-East Valley4.0 miles (6.4 km)2yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-public
Carrington College-Mesa13.0 miles (20.9 km)2yr-private
Justice University13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University System13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
Mesa Community College14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa14.2 miles (22.9 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences15.4 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-private
Scottsdale Community College16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
International Baptist College and Seminary17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Digital Immersion17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-public

Show all 64 colleges & universities

Arizona State University Campus Immersion17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-public
Sessions College for Professional Design18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
Bryan University18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
The School of Architecture18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe19.2 miles (31.0 km)2yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute19.4 miles (31.3 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
Rio Salado College20.0 miles (32.1 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-public
University of Advancing Technology20.2 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
Aspen University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Seminary20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc21.1 miles (33.9 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-public
Pathways College25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-public
Crestpoint University26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-public
Paradise Valley Community College27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-public
DeVry University-Arizona29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North29.7 miles (47.7 km)2yr-private
Grand Canyon University29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College30.9 miles (49.7 km)2yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix31.6 miles (50.9 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute31.9 miles (51.3 km)2yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-public
Arizona Christian University35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center39.4 miles (63.4 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College41.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Tucson89.7 miles (144.3 km)2yr-private
University of Arizona89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-private
Yavapai College92.1 miles (148.3 km)4yr-public
Pima Community College92.3 miles (148.5 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson92.5 miles (148.9 km)4yr-private
Prescott College92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tucson92.8 miles (149.4 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott96.2 miles (154.7 km)4yr-private
Tohono O'odham Community College97.8 miles (157.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Stevenson Elementary School	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
Imagine East Mesa Middle	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Imagine East Mesa Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Skyline High School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
EVIT - Skyline High School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Superstition High School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Patterson Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Leading Edge Academy at East Mesa	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Taft Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
ADOBE ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
MESA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Smith Junior High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Desert Ridge High	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
EVIT - Desert Ridge High School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Cambridge Academy East	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Desert Ridge Jr. High	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Augusta Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Brinton Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
East Valley High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
Sousa Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Canyon Rim Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Noah Webster Schools- Mesa	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Red Mountain Center for Early Education	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
S H A R P	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
IGNITE LEARNING ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
A PLACE 4 EVERYONE LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
EVIT - Red Mountain High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Red Mountain High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Power Learning Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Boulder Creek Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Zaharis Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Imagine Superstition Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Imagine Prep Superstition	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
EMPOWER ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Superstition Mountain Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Salk Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
THRIVING MINDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Fremont Junior High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
LUMOS ARTS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
EVIT East Apache Junction	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Apache Junction High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
EVIT - Apache Junction High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Superstition Springs Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Falcon Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mountain Shadows Education Center - Closed	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
State Online School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Virtual School of Arizona	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Cactus Canyon Junior High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Apache Trail High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
ARCHES Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Highland Jr High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Avalon Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Canyon Valley High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Liberty Arts Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Meridian	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
San Tan Charter School 2	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Freedom Prep Academy - Mesa	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Wilson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
EVIT - Highland High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Highland High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Towne Meadows Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Alta Mesa	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Leman Academy of Excellence East Mesa	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Four Peaks Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Shepherd Junior High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Mendoza Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Pathfinder Academy	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VIRTUAL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
BASIS Mesa	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Las Sendas Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
EVIT Eastmark High School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Eastmark High School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Franklin Junior High School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Gateway Polytechnic Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
San Tan Charter School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Highland Park Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
O'Connor Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Silver Valley Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Bush Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Warner	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Pioneer Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Challenger Basic School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Elona P. Cooley Early Child Development Center	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Cooley Middle School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
American Leadership Academy Mesa North K-12	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Self Development Charter School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Self Development Eastmark Academy	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Self Development Online Academy	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85208

What school district is ZIP code 85208 in?

ZIP 85208 (Mesa, AZ) maps to Mesa Unified District (LEA ID 0404970) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85208?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 93 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85208 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85208 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	21.0%
High school	29.3%
Less than HS	11.0%
School district	Mesa Unified District

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