ZIP 85379 — 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 85379

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85379 (Surprise, AZ) is associated with Dysart Unified District (LEA 0402690) 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 (89 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.1 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 Ottawa University-Surprise about 1.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Dysart Unified District

LEA ID

0402690

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (56)

Ottawa University-Surprise1.9 miles (3.0 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center6.5 miles (10.5 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College8.6 miles (13.8 km)2yr-public
Glendale Community College10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-public
Arizona Christian University11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc11.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix11.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-private
Midwestern University-Glendale11.8 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale12.9 miles (20.8 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute13.3 miles (21.3 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix14.7 miles (23.7 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix14.9 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

Brookline College-Phoenix15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University15.3 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North15.7 miles (25.3 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
Phoenix College18.4 miles (29.7 km)4yr-public
Crestpoint University18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-public
Pathways College19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
GateWay Community College24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-public
Refrigeration School Inc24.6 miles (39.5 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix24.8 miles (39.9 km)2yr-private
South Mountain Community College24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-public
Aspen University26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
Maricopa Community College System Office26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-public
Rio Salado College26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Seminary26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
Sonoran Desert Institute26.8 miles (43.0 km)2yr-private
The School of Architecture26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-private
Bryan University27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Digital Immersion27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-public
University of Advancing Technology27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
Scottsdale Community College28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-public
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College32.5 miles (52.2 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-Mesa33.3 miles (53.6 km)2yr-private
International Baptist College and Seminary36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-public
American InterContinental University System39.7 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
Justice University41.0 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-private
Central Arizona College61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-public
Prescott College65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
Yavapai College65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-public
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	public	—	—	0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Marley Park Elementary	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
Imagine Rosefield	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Ashton Ranch Middle School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Rancho Gabriela	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Highland Prep	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Countryside Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Imagine Surprise Middle	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Calibre Academy Surprise	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Valley Vista High School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Imagine Prep Surprise	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
West-MEC - Valley Vista High School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Sonoran Heights Middle School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Dysart iSchool	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
West Point Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Freedom Traditional Academy	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
West-MEC - Dysart High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Dysart High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Dysart Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Paradise Honors Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Surprise Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Arizona Charter Academy	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Northwest Campus	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
El Mirage Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
FOURTEENSIX CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Kingswood Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
ThrivePoint High School at Surprise	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
THE ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Paradise Honors Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Cimarron Springs Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
West-MEC Paradise Honors	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Paradise Honors High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Riverview School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Thompson Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Canyon Ridge School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Sunset Hills Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY- THE	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Discover U	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
EVIT - American Leadership Academy West Foothills	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Luke Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
West-MEC - Willow Canyon High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Willow Canyon High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Western Peaks Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Mountain View	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
VISION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Shadow Ridge High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
West-MEC - Shadow Ridge High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Paramount Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Arizona Autism Charter School West Valley Campus	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Country Meadows Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Heritage Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Crown Charter School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
L. Thomas Heck Middle School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Dreaming Summit Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Ombudsman - Charter Northwest	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
West-MEC - Central Campus	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Barbara B. Robey Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Asante Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Sun Valley Elementary School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Mabel Padgett Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Desert Harbor Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Peoria Accelerated High School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Cheyenne Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Parkridge Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
PEORIA AVE PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Wigwam Creek Middle School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
West-MEC - Millennium High School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Explore Academy - Peoria	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Millennium High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Sonoran Science Academy-Peoria	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
West-MEC Canyon View High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Sky View Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Canyon View High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Zuni Hills Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Alta Loma School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
BLACK MOUNTAIN SCIENCE ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Litchfield Preschool	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Western Sky Middle School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Litchfield Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Digital Learning Academy	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Peoria High School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
West-MEC - Peoria High School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Peoria Flex Academy	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
West-MEC - Peoria Transition Center	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Raymond S. Kellis	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
ARROWHEAD MONTESSORI	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
West-MEC - Raymond S. Kellis	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Sunset Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
SIERRA SCHOOL OF PEORIA	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Cotton Boll School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Sonoran Sky Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Apache Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Westland School Brighton Campus	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Corte Sierra Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85379

What school district is ZIP code 85379 in?

ZIP 85379 (Surprise, AZ) maps to Dysart Unified District (LEA ID 0402690) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85379?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 89 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85379 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85379 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	32.2%
High school	24.2%
Less than HS	5.3%
School district	Dysart Unified District

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