ZIP 85259 — 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 85259

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 85259 (Scottsdale, AZ) is associated with Fountain Hills Unified District (LEA 0403040) 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 91 K-12 schools (67 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 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 Phoenix Seminary about 6.0 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Fountain Hills Unified District

LEA ID

0403040

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (56)

Phoenix Seminary6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
Scottsdale Community College7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-public
The School of Architecture8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Digital Immersion11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-public
Paradise Valley Community College12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-public
Bryan University13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa14.6 miles (23.5 km)2yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa14.6 miles (23.5 km)2yr-private
Refrigeration School Inc14.8 miles (23.8 km)2yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

Mesa Community College15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-public
GateWay Community College15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-public
Sonoran Desert Institute15.3 miles (24.7 km)2yr-private
Crestpoint University15.4 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
Rio Salado College16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
Aspen University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley17.0 miles (27.4 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona17.2 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North17.2 miles (27.6 km)2yr-private
Pathways College17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix17.6 miles (28.2 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix17.8 miles (28.6 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-public
University of Advancing Technology18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-public
Arizona College-Glendale20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College21.2 miles (34.2 km)2yr-public
Arizona Christian University21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale22.0 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-public
American InterContinental University System22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
Justice University23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center28.2 miles (45.4 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-private
Estrella Mountain Community College31.8 miles (51.2 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College45.4 miles (73.1 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College75.1 miles (120.8 km)4yr-public
Prescott College75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott79.2 miles (127.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Anasazi Elementary	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
EVIT - Desert Mountain High School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Desert Mountain High School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Mountainside Middle School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Mission Montessori Academy	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
BASIS Scottsdale	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - East Campus	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Laguna Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Cheyenne Traditional School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Aztec Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Desert Canyon Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Desert Canyon Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
CAMELBACK DESERT SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Mission Montessori Academy's Middle Years Program	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
NEW COVENANT LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Fountain Hills Middle School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ARIZONA	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Fountain Hills Virtual Academy	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Redfield Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Fountain Hills High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
THE INSPIRATION ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
THE INSPIRATION ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Little Falcons Preschool	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
McDowell Mountain Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Fountain Hills Charter School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Cochise Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Copper Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Copper Ridge Math and Science Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Copper Ridge School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
EVIT - Fountain Hills Vocational Center	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
EVIT North Fountain Hills	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Cicero Prep	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Cicero	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
THUNDERBIRD CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Sonoran Sky Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
THUNDERBIRD ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
PARDES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Salt River Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Salt River Accelerated Learning Academy	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
DESERT SKY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
BRIGHTMONT ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
BRIGHTMONT ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
EVIT - Chaparral High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Chaparral High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Sandpiper Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Albert Einstein Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Cocopah Middle School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Pueblo Elementary School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL - CACTUS	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Noah Webster Schools-Pima	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
EVIT - Saguaro High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Saguaro High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
CHAPARRAL CHRISTIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Mohave Middle School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL - VOLTAIRE	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Sequoya Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Arizona Language Preparatory	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
HMAN'SHAWA DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Grayhawk Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Desert Shadows Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Desert Shadows Middle School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
North Ranch Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Navajo Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Horizon High School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
West-MEC - Horizon High School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
RANCHO SOLANO PRIVATE SCHOOL-GREENWAY CAMPUS	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Scottsdale Country Day School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Kiva Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Cherokee Elementary School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Liberty Elementary School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Montessori Academy	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Pima Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Sunrise Middle School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Copper Canyon Elementary School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Lehi Elementary School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Hermosa Vista Elementary School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
PARADISE FOR TOTS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
NOAHS ARK PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
LEHI MONTESSORI	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Sequoia Lehi Charter School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
THE JONES-GORDON SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Ishikawa Elementary School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85259

What school district is ZIP code 85259 in?

ZIP 85259 (Scottsdale, AZ) maps to Fountain Hills Unified District (LEA ID 0403040) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85259?

US5 lists 91 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85259 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85259 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	68.6%
High school	8.3%
Less than HS	1.2%
School district	Fountain Hills Unified District

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