ZIP 85256 — 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 85256

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85256 (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 (87 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.6 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 Scottsdale Community College about 2.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Mesa Unified District

LEA ID

0404970

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (56)

Scottsdale Community College2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-public
The School of Architecture4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Digital Immersion5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Seminary6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences7.0 miles (11.3 km)4yr-private
Bryan University7.2 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa7.4 miles (11.9 km)2yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-public
Mesa Community College7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-public
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

Sonoran Desert Institute8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe8.9 miles (14.4 km)2yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc9.1 miles (14.7 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-public
Rio Salado College9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
Aspen University10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix11.5 miles (18.4 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley12.4 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private
Crestpoint University12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
Pathways College12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-public
South Mountain Community College13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-public
Phoenix College14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-public
Paradise Valley Community College14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-public
Chandler-Gilbert Community College14.5 miles (23.4 km)2yr-public
American InterContinental University System15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North15.7 miles (25.3 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
Justice University16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix17.5 miles (28.1 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute18.2 miles (29.4 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale18.4 miles (29.7 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-public
Arizona Christian University21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix25.8 miles (41.6 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc25.8 miles (41.6 km)2yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College28.8 miles (46.4 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise31.5 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College39.1 miles (63.0 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-public
Prescott College80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott84.6 miles (136.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Salt River Accelerated Learning Academy	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
Salt River Elementary School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Noah Webster Schools-Pima	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Navajo Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Mohave Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Pima Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Sequoia Lehi Charter School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Lehi Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
McKellips Learning Center	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Whitman Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Hohokam Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
LEHI MONTESSORI	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Albert Einstein Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Cicero	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
EVIT - Saguaro High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Kerr Center for Agriscience	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Saguaro High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Pueblo Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Hermosa Vista Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
EVIT - Coronado High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
MacArthur Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Coronado High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
EVIT - Scottsdale Vocational Center	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Scottsdale Online Learning	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
VILLE DE MARIE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
CHRYSALIS ACADEMY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Westwood High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Eisenhower Center for Innovation	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
EVIT - Westwood High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Kino Junior High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Whittier Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ARIZONA	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Carson Junior High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Yavapai Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Learning Foundation	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
STEP UP SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
NOAHS ARK PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Kiva Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Ishikawa Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Emerson Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Laguna Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Hale Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
REDEEMER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Vista Grove Preparatory Acad	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Stapley Junior High School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Heartwood AZ	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Gem Charter School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
AZACS East Valley Elementary Campus	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Concordia Charter School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Early Education Center	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL SCHL - BROWN ROAD CAMPUS	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Integrity Education Centre	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Cochise Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Cecil Shamley School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Montessori Education Centre Charter School - North Campus	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Webster Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Student Choice High School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
EVIT - Mountain View High School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Mountain View High School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
BASIS Scottsdale	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Echo Canyon K-8	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Heritage Academy	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Montessori Academy	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Academy with Community Partners	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Virtual Preparation Academy of Arizona	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Field Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Tonalea Middle School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
EVIT - Tempe Auto	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Paul Revere Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Poston Junior High School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Mission Montessori Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Ombudsman - Charter Northeast	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Mission Montessori Academy's Middle Years Program	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Legacy Traditional School - Mesa	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Desert Mountain High School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
EVIT - Desert Mountain High School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Mountainside Middle School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Flora Thew Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
CAMELBACK DESERT SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Guerrero Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
EAGLE College Preparatory School- Mesa	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Highland Arts Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Lowell Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Mesa Arts Academy	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
THE ACES-TEMPE	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
SLAM Arizona Inc.	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Esperanza Prep	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Children First Academy - Tempe	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85256

What school district is ZIP code 85256 in?

ZIP 85256 (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 85256?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 87 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85256 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85256 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	8.7%
High school	33.8%
Less than HS	22.3%
School district	Mesa Unified District

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