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ZIP 90059 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Working ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 90059
K-12 nearby
100
Public
92
Private
8
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90059 (Los Angeles, CA) is associated with Compton Unified School District (LEA 0609620) 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 (92 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 1.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science about 0.4 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Compton Unified School District
LEA ID
0609620
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science0.4 miles (0.7 km)4yr-private
- UEI College-Gardena3.1 miles (5.1 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles Southwest College3.1 miles (5.1 km)2yr-public
- America Evangelical University4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-private
- Compton College4.0 miles (6.5 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Dominguez Hills4.3 miles (6.9 km)4yr-public
- El Camino Community College District5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-public
- Healthcare Career College6.3 miles (10.1 km)2yr-private
- University of Southern California6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
- University of West Los Angeles7.0 miles (11.3 km)4yr-private
- ABCO Technology7.2 miles (11.6 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College7.4 miles (11.9 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- National Polytechnic College7.6 miles (12.2 km)2yr-private
- Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology7.6 miles (12.2 km)2yr-private
- Downey Adult School7.7 miles (12.4 km)2yr-public
- California College of ASU7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Architecture8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-public
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-private
- Antioch University-Los Angeles8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California9.2 miles (14.7 km)2yr-private
- Long Beach City College9.2 miles (14.7 km)2yr-public
- Cerritos College9.2 miles (14.7 km)2yr-public
- PCI College9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
- West Los Angeles College9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-public
- Southwestern Law School9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- Fremont University9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-public
- Angeles College9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific College9.7 miles (15.7 km)2yr-private
- Pacific States University9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
- Otis College of Art and Design9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
- East Los Angeles College9.8 miles (15.8 km)2yr-public
- Smith Chason College9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- Learnet Academy Inc9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- World Mission University9.8 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Harbor College9.9 miles (15.9 km)2yr-public
- Dongguk University Los Angeles9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- Homestead Schools9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- CBD College9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- Academy for Jewish Religion California10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
- Loyola Marymount University10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
- American University of Health Sciences10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Long Beach10.4 miles (16.7 km)2yr-private
- California State University-Los Angeles10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-public
- American Career College-Los Angeles10.8 miles (17.5 km)2yr-private
- West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles City College11.4 miles (18.3 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Chancellors Office11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-public
- Reiss-Davis Graduate School11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Alhambra Medical University12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
- University of the West12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Long Beach12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-public
- Los Angeles Film School12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles12.9 miles (20.7 km)2yr-private
- Whittier College13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- American Film Institute Conservatory13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- Musicians Institute13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Theatre of Arts13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
- Biola University13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
- Touro University Worldwide13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Rio Hondo College14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-public
- Occidental College14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- Santa Monica College14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
- Claremont School of Theology14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
- ATI College-Whittier14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
- Cypress College14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-public
- University of California-Los Angeles14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-public
- RAND School of Public Policy14.9 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Abraham Lincoln University15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
- American Medical Sciences Center15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Southern California University of Health Sciences15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Career College15.4 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles College of Music15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Technology16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
- New York Film Academy16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- Institute of Culinary Education16.4 miles (26.3 km)2yr-private
- University of the People16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Fuller Theological Seminary16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Latin American Bible Institute16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- American Career College-Anaheim16.6 miles (26.7 km)2yr-private
- Providence Christian College16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- California College of Music16.6 miles (26.8 km)2yr-private
- Saybrook University16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
- Pacific Oaks College16.7 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Community College16.7 miles (26.9 km)2yr-public
- Pasadena City College16.9 miles (27.1 km)2yr-public
- Art Center College of Design17.2 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- Grace Mission University17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
- Mount Saint Mary's University17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
- South Baylo University17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Anaheim17.7 miles (28.5 km)2yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Technology18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Elementary | public | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| King/Drew Medical Magnet High | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.4 km) |
| One Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| VERBUM DEI JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Ronald E. McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Centennial High | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Grape Street Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| LOS ANGELES ADVENTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| LOS ANGELES COMPUTER SCIENCE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Willowbrook Middle | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Compton Early College High | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| New Designs Charter School-Watts | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Edwin Markham Middle | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Compton Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| KIPP Compton Community | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Thomas Riley High | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| Martin Luther King Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Samuel Gompers Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| SAN MIGUEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| ST LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Anderson Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Bunche Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Ritter Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| KIPP Philosophers Academy | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Weigand Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Barack Obama Charter | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Animo Compton Charter | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Jordan High | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| ISANA Achernar Academy | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Avalon Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| Tibby Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Simon Rodia Continuation | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| McKinley Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| KIPP Ignite Academy | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Dickison Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Davis Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Southeast Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Rosecrans Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Ninety-Second Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Figueroa Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Ninety-Third Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| South East High | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Judith F. Baca Arts Academy | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| SHEENWAY SCHOOL AND CULTURE CENTER | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Lindbergh Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Montara Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Enterprise Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Laurel Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Charles W. Barrett Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Watts Learning Center | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| University Pathways Public Service Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Westbrook Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Stanford Primary Center | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Washington Primary Center | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Mervyn M. Dymally High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Watts Learning Center Charter Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Stanford Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Russell Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Bursch Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Charles Drew Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Madison Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Helen Keller Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Wilson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Graham Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| West Athens Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Willow Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| MOTHER OF SORROWS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| South Park Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| ST HELEN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Victoria Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Animo Pat Brown | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Mayo Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90059
What school district is ZIP code 90059 in?
ZIP 90059 (Los Angeles, CA) maps to Compton Unified School District (LEA ID 0609620) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90059?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 92 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90059 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90059 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 11.8% |
| High school | 26.9% |
| Less than HS | 37.7% |
| School district | Compton Unified School District |