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Oceanside city, CA
ZIP 92056 — 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 92056
K-12 nearby
100
Public
77
Private
23
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 92056 (Oceanside, CA) is associated with Carlsbad Unified School District (LEA 0607500) 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 (77 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.3 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 MiraCosta College about 0.7 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Carlsbad Unified School District
LEA ID
0607500
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- MiraCosta College0.7 miles (1.1 km)4yr-public
- Palomar College7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-public
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Katherine9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
- Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos9.1 miles (14.7 km)2yr-private
- California State University-San Marcos9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-public
- John Paul the Great Catholic University13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Westminster Theological Seminary in California15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute21.0 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- Bellus Academy-Poway22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-private
- University of California-San Diego22.5 miles (36.3 km)4yr-public
- San Diego Miramar College22.5 miles (36.3 km)2yr-public
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- Design Institute of San Diego23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
- The University of America23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
- San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula23.8 miles (38.3 km)2yr-private
- Alliant International University-San Diego24.0 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
- Professional Golfers Career College24.1 miles (38.7 km)2yr-private
- Ashford University27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Northcentral University27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- National University27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- San Diego Mesa College28.4 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
- University of San Diego30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Franciscan School of Theology30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- San Diego Christian College30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
- California Miramar University30.9 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
- San Diego Community College District-District Office31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-public
- United States University31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
- Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-public
- Grossmont College31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-public
- ATA College32.1 miles (51.6 km)2yr-private
- San Diego State University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
- Saddleback College32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
- South Orange County Community College District32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
- High Tech High Graduate School of Education32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-San Diego32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
- Point Loma Nazarene University33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- ICOHS College33.8 miles (54.4 km)2yr-private
- California Western School of Law33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at San Diego34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
- San Diego City College34.4 miles (55.3 km)2yr-public
- Newschool of Architecture and Design34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- Bellus Academy-El Cajon34.7 miles (55.8 km)2yr-private
- San Diego Global Knowledge University35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
- Soka University of America35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Seminary35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career College-San Diego36.1 miles (58.2 km)2yr-private
- University of Massachusetts Global36.3 miles (58.3 km)4yr-public
- Laguna College of Art and Design37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
- Cuyamaca College37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-public
- California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Arts & Technology38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
- Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-private
- Bellus Academy-Chula Vista42.3 miles (68.1 km)2yr-private
- Southwestern College42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
- Irvine Valley College42.9 miles (69.1 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University-Irvine43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Irvine44.0 miles (70.9 km)4yr-public
- Interior Designers Institute44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
- Mt San Jacinto Community College District46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-public
- Westcliff University46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
- Stanbridge University46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
- Vanguard University of Southern California47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
- Young Americans College of the Performing Arts47.7 miles (76.7 km)2yr-private
- Moreno Valley College47.9 miles (77.0 km)2yr-public
- Orange Coast College47.9 miles (77.0 km)2yr-public
- Career Networks Institute48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
- Coast Community College District Office48.4 miles (77.9 km)2yr-public
- Santiago Canyon College49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-public
- Sri Sai Krish Institute49.7 miles (80.0 km)2yr-private
- American College of Healthcare and Technology49.8 miles (80.1 km)2yr-private
- La Sierra University50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Law School50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Riverside50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-private
- Platt College-Riverside50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
- Modern Technology School50.9 miles (81.8 km)2yr-private
- Coastline Community College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
- California Baptist University51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
- Rancho Santiago Community College District Office51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
- Santa Ana College51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-public
- Chapman University52.0 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
- Norco College52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-public
- South Coast College52.5 miles (84.4 km)2yr-private
- University of California-Riverside53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-public
- Riverside City College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
- The Chicago School at Anaheim53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Anaheim53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-private
- Haven University54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
- California Career Institute54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-private
- Golden West College54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-private
- West Coast University-Orange County55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
- Daybreak University55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
- Hope International University57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
- Bethesda University57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Institute of Technology57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
- California State University-Fullerton58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Coastal Academy Charter | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| Pacific View Charter | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Ivey Ranch Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Audeo Charter II | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Bella Mente Montessori Academy | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Grapevine Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| El Camino High | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Empresa Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Calavera Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Calavera Hills Middle | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| WEST COAST BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| WEST COAST BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| SIATech | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Hope Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| T.H.E Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Vista Innovation and Design Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| VISTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Scholarship Prep - Oceanside | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Pablo Tac School of the Arts | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Maryland Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Major General Raymond Murray High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| North County Trade Tech High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Roosevelt Middle | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Breeze Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Nichols Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Madison Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Alamosa Park Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Sage Creek High | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| OCEANSIDE ADVENTIST ELEMENTARY | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| California Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| CARLSBAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Carlsbad Village Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Carlsbad Seaside Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Carlsbad High | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| TERI, INC. THE COUNTRY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Lincoln Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Palmquist Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| NEW HAVEN YFS | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| TERI LEARNING ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Magnolia Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Louise Foussat Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Buena Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Valley Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Guajome Learning Centers | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Guajome Park Academy Charter | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Libby Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Vista Adult Transition Center | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Kelly Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Mission Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| South Oceanside Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Vista High | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Oceanside Unified School District Adult Transition Program | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| BIG TREE LITTLE PRESCHOOL KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Jefferson Middle | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Rancho Buena Vista High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| STARS MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Del Rio Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| CASA MONTESSORI DE CARLSBAD | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| CARLSBAD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Vista Springs Charter | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Mission Meadows Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| ARMY & NAVY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Surfside Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Surfside High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Bobier Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Oceanside High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| BUILDING KIDZ OF VISTA | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Beaumont Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Laurel Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Mission Vista High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Bonsall West Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Foothill Oak Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| North Terrace Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Vista Visions Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Alta Vista High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Classical Academy Vista | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Dual Language Immersion North County | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Hannalei Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Monte Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Santa Margarita Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| SANDERLING WALDORF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| KIDS TOWN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Rancho Minerva Middle | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| ASPIRATIONS SCHOOL OF LEARNING | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| REDEEMER BY THE SEA LUTHERAN KINDERGARTEN&PRESCHL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Pacific Rim Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 92056
What school district is ZIP code 92056 in?
ZIP 92056 (Oceanside, CA) maps to Carlsbad Unified School District (LEA ID 0607500) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 92056?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 77 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 92056 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 92056 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 38.5% |
| High school | 17.7% |
| Less than HS | 9.2% |
| School district | Carlsbad Unified School District |