ZIP 85297 — 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 85297

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85297 (Gilbert, AZ) is associated with Chandler Unified District (LEA 0401870) 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 (90 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Justice University about 3.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Chandler Unified District

LEA ID

0401870

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (63)

Justice University3.3 miles (5.4 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College3.9 miles (6.3 km)2yr-public
American InterContinental University System4.2 miles (6.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley7.2 miles (11.6 km)2yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa10.6 miles (17.0 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa11.6 miles (18.7 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts13.2 miles (21.3 km)2yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-public
University of Advancing Technology15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private

Show all 63 colleges & universities

Sessions College for Professional Design15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe16.1 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe16.4 miles (26.3 km)2yr-private
Bryan University16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute16.6 miles (26.8 km)2yr-private
Rio Salado College16.9 miles (27.1 km)4yr-public
Maricopa Community College System Office16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-public
Arizona State University Digital Immersion17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-public
Aspen University17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
Scottsdale Community College18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona18.7 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-public
Refrigeration School Inc19.0 miles (30.6 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-public
The School of Architecture20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
Central Arizona College22.6 miles (36.4 km)2yr-public
Phoenix Seminary23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private
Pathways College23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-public
Phoenix College24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University28.2 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North29.3 miles (47.2 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-public
Arizona College-Glendale31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix31.9 miles (51.4 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
Glendale Community College33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona Christian University35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center37.0 miles (59.5 km)2yr-public
Midwestern University-Glendale37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
Estrella Mountain Community College38.0 miles (61.1 km)2yr-public
Ottawa University-Surprise44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Tucson84.8 miles (136.4 km)2yr-private
University of Arizona85.3 miles (137.2 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
Pima Community College87.9 miles (141.5 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tucson88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-private
Tohono O'odham Community College89.0 miles (143.2 km)2yr-public
Yavapai College97.0 miles (156.1 km)4yr-public
Prescott College97.5 miles (156.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
GILBERT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS - GREENFIELD CAMPUS	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Coronado Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
San Tan Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.9 km)
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
EVIT - Perry High School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Perry High School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Campo Verde High School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
EVIT - Campo Verde High School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Quartz Hill Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Chaparral Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Power Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Weinberg Gifted Academy	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Higley High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
EVIT - Higley High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Centennial Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Bridges Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Higley Virtual Academy	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
KINDER BUGS PREPARATORY	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
SPONDEO PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Legacy Traditional School ? Gilbert	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Spectrum Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Higley Traditional Academy	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
EVIT - Williams Field High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Williams Field High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Robert J.C. Rice Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
LIGHT OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
EVIT - East Campus	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Haley Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Arizona Connections Academy	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Ashland Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Cortina Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Benjamin Franklin High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Sossaman Middle School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Gateway Pointe Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
CREO MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Desert Hills High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
IKM LAYTON LAKES	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ACES-GILBERT	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
South Valley Jr. High	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Legacy Online Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Legacy Traditional School - Chandler	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
EVIT - American Leadership Academy Gilbert North	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
EVIT - American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Riggs Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Chandler Early College High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Arizona College Prep High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Leading Edge Academy Online	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Cooley Middle School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Elona P. Cooley Early Child Development Center	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
American Leadership Academy Gilbert South K-6	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy-Humphrey	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
EVIT - Heritage Academy Gateway	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Heritage Academy Gateway	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Heritage Academy Queen Creek	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Basha High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Warner	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
EVIT - Basha High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
John & Carol Carlson Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Charlotte Patterson Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Settlers Point Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Finley Farms Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Ken 'Chief' Hill Learning Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
LIFE - LAUREN'S INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
EVIT - Casteel High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Dr. Camille Casteel High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Navarrete Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
CANYON STATE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Greenfield Junior High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Rudy G Bologna Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Mesquite Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
WONDERLAND MONTESSORI OF GILBERT	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Greenfield Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
GPS Global Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Gilbert Classical Academy - Closed	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Desert Mountain Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
San Tan Charter School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VIRTUAL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
EVIT - Gilbert High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Gilbert High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Chandler Online Academy	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85297

What school district is ZIP code 85297 in?

ZIP 85297 (Gilbert, AZ) maps to Chandler Unified District (LEA ID 0401870) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85297?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 90 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85297 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85297 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	45.5%
High school	15.8%
Less than HS	1.4%
School district	Chandler Unified District

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