ZIP 85281 — 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 85281

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85281 (Tempe, 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 (82 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 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 Sessions College for Professional Design about 0.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Mesa Unified District

LEA ID

0404970

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (58)

Sessions College for Professional Design0.4 miles (0.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion0.7 miles (1.1 km)4yr-public
Bryan University0.9 miles (1.5 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe1.8 miles (2.8 km)2yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute1.8 miles (2.9 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
Rio Salado College2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-public
Arizona State University Digital Immersion2.5 miles (4.1 km)4yr-public
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts2.6 miles (4.2 km)2yr-private
Maricopa Community College System Office2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-public
Sonoran University of Health Sciences2.6 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
Aspen University2.9 miles (4.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 58 colleges & universities

Refrigeration School Inc3.5 miles (5.6 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa4.0 miles (6.5 km)2yr-private
University of Advancing Technology4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
Mesa Community College4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix4.6 miles (7.3 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa5.3 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
Scottsdale Community College6.4 miles (10.4 km)4yr-public
South Mountain Community College6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-public
The School of Architecture6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
Pathways College8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-public
Phoenix College9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Seminary10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College12.2 miles (19.6 km)2yr-public
American InterContinental University System12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University12.8 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North13.7 miles (22.1 km)2yr-private
Justice University14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley14.5 miles (23.4 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute14.9 miles (24.0 km)2yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-private
Glendale Community College17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix17.9 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
Arizona Christian University19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale21.8 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center22.0 miles (35.4 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College23.9 miles (38.4 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-public
Prescott College83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine99.3 miles (159.8 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Tucson99.8 miles (160.6 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Ombudsman - Charter Northeast	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
New School for the Arts	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
New School for the Arts Middle School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Scales Technology Academy	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Tempe High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
EVIT - Tempe High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Cecil Shamley School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Humanities and Sciences Academy Arizona	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Broadmor Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
International Commerce High School - Tempe	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Student Choice High School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
McKemy Academy of International Studies	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
BANNER ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Holdeman Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
SLAM Arizona Inc.	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Children First Academy - Tempe	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Esperanza Prep	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
NOOR ACADEMY OF ARIZONA	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Meyer Montessori	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Integrity Education Centre	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Yavapai Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Tonalea Middle School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Flora Thew Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Intervention Learning Program	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Curry Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Connolly Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Mcclintock High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
EVIT - McClintock High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Tempe Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
VILLE DE MARIE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
CHRYSALIS ACADEMY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Carminati School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
THE ACES-TEMPE	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
GREAT HEARTS JACKSONVILLE	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
TEMPE MONTESSORI SCHOOL LTD	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Evans Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Arredondo Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Scottsdale Online Learning	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Pinnacle Online High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Pinnacle High School - Tempe	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
AZ ASPIRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Balsz Online Academy (B.O.A.)	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Valley Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Ward Traditional Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
EVIT - Scottsdale Vocational Center	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Coronado High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Phoenix International Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
EVIT - Coronado High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ACCEL EAST CAMPUS	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Brunson-Lee Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
The Excel Center - Papago	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Great Hearts Online - Arizona	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Webster Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Hohokam Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Orangedale Early Learning Center	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
NEW WAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Gateway Early College High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Pat Tillman Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ARCADIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Getz School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Whittier Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Aguilar School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Griffith Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Nevitt Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Rover Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Wood School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Fees College Preparatory Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Tempe Elementary Online Community	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Hirsch Academy A Challenge Foundation	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
EVIT - Tempe Auto	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Paul Revere Academy	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
James Madison Preparatory School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Frank Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
ST TERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Fuller Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
EVIT - Marcos De Niza High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Marcos De Niza High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Washington Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Adams Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Compadre High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
EVIT - Compadre High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
David Crockett Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
TAPBI	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Pinnacle Online - WMCB	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Pinnacle Charter High School-Tempe East	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Ingleside Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
AWAKENING SEED SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85281

What school district is ZIP code 85281 in?

ZIP 85281 (Tempe, 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 85281?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 82 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85281 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85281 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	48.7%
High school	14.9%
Less than HS	9.3%
School district	Mesa Unified District

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