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ZIP 90502 — 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 90502
K-12 nearby
100
Public
76
Private
24
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 90502 (West Carson, CA) is associated with Los Angeles Unified School District (LEA 0622710) 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 (76 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.7 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 California State University-Dominguez Hills about 3.0 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Los Angeles Unified School District
LEA ID
0622710
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- California State University-Dominguez Hills3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-public
- Los Angeles Harbor College3.3 miles (5.3 km)2yr-public
- America Evangelical University3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-private
- Homestead Schools3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-private
- UEI College-Gardena4.1 miles (6.7 km)2yr-private
- El Camino Community College District4.2 miles (6.8 km)2yr-public
- Compton College5.7 miles (9.1 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles Southwest College6.7 miles (10.8 km)2yr-public
- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Chancellors Office7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-public
- American University of Health Sciences7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Southern California8.4 miles (13.6 km)2yr-private
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- North-West College-Long Beach8.5 miles (13.7 km)2yr-private
- National Polytechnic College8.7 miles (14.0 km)2yr-private
- Long Beach City College9.0 miles (14.5 km)2yr-public
- University of West Los Angeles9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
- Healthcare Career College9.1 miles (14.6 km)2yr-private
- Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology9.8 miles (15.8 km)2yr-private
- California State University-Long Beach10.9 miles (17.6 km)4yr-public
- Otis College of Art and Design11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- ABCO Technology11.3 miles (18.1 km)2yr-private
- PCI College11.4 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
- Fremont University11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- Downey Adult School11.8 miles (18.9 km)2yr-public
- Cerritos College11.8 miles (18.9 km)2yr-public
- Academy for Jewish Religion California11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- Loyola Marymount University11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- Antioch University-Los Angeles12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Southern California13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- West Los Angeles College13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-public
- Touro University Worldwide13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-public
- Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- California College of ASU14.4 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Architecture15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Community College District Office15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-public
- The Chicago School at Los Angeles15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
- Reiss-Davis Graduate School15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
- Cypress College15.3 miles (24.7 km)4yr-public
- Angeles College15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Pacific States University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Southwestern Law School15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Smith Chason College15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles Pacific College15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
- CBD College15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- Learnet Academy Inc15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- World Mission University16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
- Dongguk University Los Angeles16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- Santa Monica College16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-public
- East Los Angeles College16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-public
- RAND School of Public Policy16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
- Biola University16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
- American Career College-Los Angeles17.0 miles (27.4 km)2yr-private
- West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies17.2 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
- Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
- Los Angeles City College17.6 miles (28.3 km)2yr-public
- California State University-Los Angeles17.6 miles (28.4 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
- Claremont School of Theology17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- Whittier College18.0 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
- Golden West College18.0 miles (29.0 km)2yr-public
- American Career College-Anaheim18.2 miles (29.3 km)2yr-private
- ATI College-Whittier18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles18.4 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
- Los Angeles Film School18.4 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Los Angeles18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-public
- Theatre of Arts18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-private
- Musicians Institute18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private
- Southern California University of Health Sciences18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
- Alhambra Medical University18.9 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
- University of the West19.0 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
- American Film Institute Conservatory19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Los Angeles19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Advanced Management19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Anaheim19.1 miles (30.7 km)2yr-private
- South Baylo University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- Grace Mission University19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Technology19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
- Rio Hondo College19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-public
- North Orange County Community College District19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-public
- Bethesda University20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Mount Saint Mary's University20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
- Haven University20.6 miles (33.2 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove20.7 miles (33.3 km)2yr-private
- Occidental College20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
- Fullerton College21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-public
- Abraham Lincoln University21.7 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
- American Medical Sciences Center21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
- Glendale Career College22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Latin American Bible Institute22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
- New York Film Academy22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
- Coastline Community College22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-public
- Los Angeles College of Music22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
- Modern Technology School22.7 miles (36.6 km)2yr-private
- American Jewish University22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Technology23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Deene Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Halldale Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Meyler Street Elementary | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| Stephen M. White Middle | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Caroldale Learning Community | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| INGLEWOOD COLLEGE PREPARATORY | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Carson Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Carson Senior High | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Eagle Tree Continuation | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Dolores Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Torrance High | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Gene Drevno Community Day | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Torrance Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Bonita Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Andrew Carnegie Middle | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| SWITZER LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| J. H. Hull Middle | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Catskill Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| NATIVITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| AMBASSADOR HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| President Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| AMBASSADOR HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Southern California ROC | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| THE CHILDRENS PLACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| THE CHILDRENS PLACE | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Towne Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Howard Wood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| John Adams Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Fern Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| George S. Patton Continuation | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| PACIFIC EXPLORER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| PACIFIC LUTHERAN JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Moneta Continuation | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Leapwood Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Gardena Senior High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| New Millennium Secondary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| BETHEL BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Magnolia Science Academy 3 | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Normont Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Hickory Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| FIRST LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Annalee Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| THE PINES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Broad Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| NISHIYAMATO ACADEMY OF CALIFORNIA | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Harbor City Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Scholarship Prep - South Bay | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Arlington Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| VERMONT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| HARBOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| California Academy of Mathematics and Science | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Del Amo Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Madrona Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| HICKORY TREE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Alexander Fleming Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| BREAD OF LIFE CHURCH KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| CARDEN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| ST MARGARET MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Phineas Banning Senior High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Dan M. Issacs Avalon High | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Casimir Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| North High | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Ambler Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| KOGUMA YOUCHIEN | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Eshelman Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Gardena Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Fries Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Gulf Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| KIPP Generations Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Robert E. Peary Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Yukon Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Edison Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Denker Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Harry Bridges Span | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Philip Magruder Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| ABC PLAYHOUSE | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| ROLLING HILLS PREPARATORY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Jefferson Middle | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| LAUNCH Preschool | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Joseph Arnold Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Evelyn Carr Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Walteria Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Ralph Bunche Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| SS PETER & PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| SOUTH BAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 90502
What school district is ZIP code 90502 in?
ZIP 90502 (West Carson, CA) maps to Los Angeles Unified School District (LEA ID 0622710) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 90502?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 76 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 90502 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 90502 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 36.5% |
| High school | 24.3% |
| Less than HS | 14.0% |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |