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Downey city, CA
ZIP 90242 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 90242
K-12 nearby
100
Public
84
Private
16
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90242 (Downey, CA) is associated with Bellflower Unified School District (LEA 0604440) 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 (84 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.4 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Downey Adult School about 1.4 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Bellflower Unified School District
LEA ID
0604440
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Downey Adult School1.4 miles (2.3 km)2yr-public
- Healthcare Career College2.3 miles (3.7 km)2yr-private
- Cerritos College3.5 miles (5.6 km)2yr-public
- PCI College4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-private
- National Polytechnic College4.2 miles (6.8 km)2yr-private
- Fremont University4.5 miles (7.2 km)4yr-private
- Compton College5.0 miles (8.0 km)2yr-public
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science5.9 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
- Long Beach City College6.1 miles (9.8 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California6.6 miles (10.7 km)2yr-private
- Biola University7.3 miles (11.8 km)4yr-private
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- Whittier College7.3 miles (11.8 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Dominguez Hills7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-public
- ATI College-Whittier8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
- East Los Angeles College8.2 miles (13.2 km)2yr-public
- North-West College-Long Beach8.3 miles (13.4 km)2yr-private
- UEI College-Gardena8.6 miles (13.9 km)2yr-private
- American University of Health Sciences8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Southern California University of Health Sciences9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
- Rio Hondo College9.1 miles (14.7 km)4yr-public
- Touro University Worldwide9.2 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
- University of the West9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
- Cypress College9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-public
- America Evangelical University9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Southwest College9.4 miles (15.2 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Long Beach9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-public
- Southern California Institute of Architecture10.0 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Los Angeles10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-public
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health10.6 miles (17.0 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College10.6 miles (17.1 km)2yr-public
- California College of ASU10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
- American Career College-Anaheim10.7 miles (17.2 km)2yr-private
- University of Southern California10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
- Alhambra Medical University10.9 miles (17.6 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-public
- Grace Mission University11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- El Camino Community College District11.2 miles (17.9 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Chancellors Office11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-public
- Latin American Bible Institute11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-private
- South Baylo University11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Anaheim11.8 miles (19.0 km)2yr-private
- North Orange County Community College District12.2 miles (19.7 km)4yr-public
- Southern California Institute of Technology12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Harbor College12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-public
- Bethesda University12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
- Southwestern Law School12.8 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
- ABCO Technology12.9 miles (20.8 km)2yr-private
- World Mission University13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
- Dongguk University Los Angeles13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific College13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
- Fullerton College13.2 miles (21.2 km)2yr-public
- Learnet Academy Inc13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
- Pacific States University13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
- University of West Los Angeles13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
- Angeles College13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
- Smith Chason College13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- CBD College13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-private
- Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-private
- Premiere Career College13.9 miles (22.3 km)2yr-private
- American Career College-Los Angeles13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-private
- West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Homestead Schools14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles City College14.4 miles (23.1 km)2yr-public
- Antioch University-Los Angeles14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
- Occidental College14.8 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
- Marshall B Ketchum University14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Fullerton14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-public
- California Institute of Technology14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-private
- Hope International University14.9 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles College of Music15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-West Covina15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-private
- Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
- West Los Angeles College15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-public
- Haven University15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Golden West College15.3 miles (24.6 km)2yr-public
- Institute of Culinary Education15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-private
- Pasadena City College15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-public
- California College of Music15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-private
- University of the People15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Daybreak University15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
- Fuller Theological Seminary15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
- Providence Christian College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- Saybrook University16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Otis College of Art and Design16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Pacific Oaks College16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- American Film Institute Conservatory16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- Academy for Jewish Religion California16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- Loyola Marymount University16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- California Career Institute16.2 miles (26.1 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles Film School16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles16.7 miles (26.9 km)2yr-private
- Theatre of Arts16.8 miles (27.0 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussman (Edward A.) Middle | public | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| Alameda Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Imperial Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Ward (E. W.) Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Los Angeles County ROP | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Warren (Earl) High | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| RANCHO LOS AMIGOS CHILDRENS CENTER | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| ST PIUS X - ST. MATTHIAS HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Theodore Roosevelt | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| KID TOWN USA PRESCHOOL-MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| ST DOMINIC SAVIO SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Columbus (Christopher) High | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Woodruff Academy | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Old River Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Downey Unified Virtual Acad at Lynn L. Pace Ed Center | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| ST JOHN BOSCO | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.3 km) |
| Downey High | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Harry Wirtz Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| CREATIVE BEGINNINGS ELEMENTARY INC | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Paramount High | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Albert Baxter Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| KIRKWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Paramount Park Middle | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Paramount Unified Community Day | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Hollydale | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Rio San Gabriel Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Rio Hondo Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Paramount Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Ernie Pyle Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| ADVENTIST UNION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Frank E. Woodruff Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Howard Tanner | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Vista High | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| DOWNEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Studebaker Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Bellflower High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| New River Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Will Rogers Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Marco Antonio Firebaugh High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Los Cerritos | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Alondra Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Lakeside Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Griffiths (Gordon) Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Lugo Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Ramona Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| Corvallis Middle | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Gallatin Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - BELL GARDENS | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Somerset High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| D. D. Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| CA Advancing Pathways for Students in Los Angeles Co | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Price (Maude) Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Major Lynn Mokler | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Janie P. Abbott Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Tweedy Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| NEW HARVEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| SOUTHLAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Anna M. Glazier Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Norwalk High | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Mark Keppel | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Bell Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Garfield Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Wesley Gaines | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Frank J. Zamboni | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Clinton William Jefferson | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Unsworth (Edith) Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Leona Jackson | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Manuel Dominguez High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Continuation High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| ST BERNARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Suva Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| William W. Orr Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| McKinley Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Whaley Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Loretta Lampton Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Suva Intermediate | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Santa Fe High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Cresson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| ST GERTRUDE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Julia B. Morrison Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Park Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Bell Gardens Intermediate | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90242
What school district is ZIP code 90242 in?
ZIP 90242 (Downey, CA) maps to Bellflower Unified School District (LEA ID 0604440) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90242?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90242 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90242 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 24.2% |
| High school | 24.6% |
| Less than HS | 21.4% |
| School district | Bellflower Unified School District |