ZIP 85257 — 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 85257

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 85257 (Scottsdale, AZ) is associated with Balsz Elementary District (LEA 0401050) 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 (84 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Arizona State University Digital Immersion about 0.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Balsz Elementary District

LEA ID

0401050

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (56)

Arizona State University Digital Immersion0.5 miles (0.8 km)4yr-public
Bryan University2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion3.2 miles (5.2 km)4yr-public
Scottsdale Community College3.9 miles (6.2 km)4yr-public
Sonoran University of Health Sciences3.9 miles (6.3 km)4yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute4.0 miles (6.4 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe4.1 miles (6.6 km)2yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc4.3 miles (6.9 km)2yr-private
The School of Architecture4.3 miles (6.9 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts4.7 miles (7.5 km)2yr-private
Rio Salado College4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-public

Show all 56 colleges & universities

GateWay Community College4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
Aspen University5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa5.1 miles (8.2 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-Mesa6.0 miles (9.7 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix6.5 miles (10.4 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Seminary8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-private
Pathways College8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-public
Arizona Board of Regents9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-public
Grand Canyon University12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North13.0 miles (20.9 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College13.5 miles (21.8 km)2yr-public
Paradise Valley Community College14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-public
American InterContinental University System14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley14.4 miles (23.1 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute14.8 miles (23.9 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
Justice University15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix16.7 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-Arizona17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona Christian University18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center22.3 miles (35.9 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College24.6 miles (39.6 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise28.5 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-public
Prescott College81.5 miles (131.1 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
CHRYSALIS ACADEMY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM	private	—	—	0.1 miles (0.2 km)
VILLE DE MARIE ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Yavapai Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Scottsdale Online Learning	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Integrity Education Centre	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
EVIT - Scottsdale Vocational Center	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Coronado High School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
EVIT - Coronado High School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Student Choice High School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Cecil Shamley School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Tonalea Middle School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Hohokam Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Ombudsman - Charter Northeast	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
Pima Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Navajo Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Echo Canyon K-8	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
New School for the Arts	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
New School for the Arts Middle School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Ingleside Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
ARCADIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Esperanza Prep	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
SLAM Arizona Inc.	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Children First Academy - Tempe	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Flora Thew Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
NEW WAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Orangedale Early Learning Center	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Scales Technology Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ST TERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
The Excel Center - Papago	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Balsz Online Academy (B.O.A.)	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Brunson-Lee Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
GREAT HEARTS JACKSONVILLE	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Whittier Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Humanities and Sciences Academy Arizona	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
International Commerce High School - Tempe	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
THE ACES-TEMPE	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Hopi Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Griffith Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Tempe High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
EVIT - Tempe High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Webster Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mohave Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Noah Webster Schools-Pima	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
BANNER ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Intervention Learning Program	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Great Hearts Online - Arizona	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Connolly Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Broadmor Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
TEMPE MONTESSORI SCHOOL LTD	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Meyer Montessori	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Curry Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Tavan Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Pat Tillman Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
McKemy Academy of International Studies	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Kiva Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Arcadia High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
EVIT - Arcadia High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Holdeman Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Westwood High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
EVIT - Westwood High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
EVIT - McClintock High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Mcclintock High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
EVIT - Saguaro High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Carson Junior High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Paul Revere Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
EVIT - Tempe Auto	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Saguaro High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
NOOR ACADEMY OF ARIZONA	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Emerson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Albert Einstein Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Montessori Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Gateway Early College High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Pueblo Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Ombudsman - Charter East	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Tempe Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Whitman Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
AZ ASPIRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Valley Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Papago School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
David Crockett Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Adams Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Concordia Charter School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Gateway School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Guerrero Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Ward Traditional Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85257

What school district is ZIP code 85257 in?

ZIP 85257 (Scottsdale, AZ) maps to Balsz Elementary District (LEA ID 0401050) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85257?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85257 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85257 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	46.1%
High school	16.9%
Less than HS	5.1%
School district	Balsz Elementary District

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