ZIP 92059 — 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 92059

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 92059 (Pala, CA) is associated with Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District (LEA 0600069) 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 40 K-12 schools (36 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 The University of America about 11.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District

LEA ID

0600069

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

The University of America11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-private
San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula11.8 miles (19.1 km)2yr-private
Professional Golfers Career College11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-private
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
Palomar College17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-public
University of Saint Katherine17.3 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos17.4 miles (28.0 km)2yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary in California17.7 miles (28.4 km)4yr-private
John Paul the Great Catholic University17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
California State University-San Marcos17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-public
MiraCosta College18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-public
Bellus Academy-Poway29.0 miles (46.7 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Mt San Jacinto Community College District30.2 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
San Diego Miramar College32.4 miles (52.1 km)2yr-public
Alliant International University-San Diego33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute34.5 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Design Institute of San Diego34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
University of California-San Diego35.8 miles (57.7 km)4yr-public
Moreno Valley College36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-public
South Orange County Community College District36.6 miles (59.0 km)2yr-public
Saddleback College36.6 miles (59.0 km)2yr-public
San Diego Christian College37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
Northcentral University38.0 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
National University38.0 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
Ashford University38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
ATA College38.8 miles (62.5 km)2yr-private
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District38.9 miles (62.7 km)2yr-public
Grossmont College38.9 miles (62.7 km)2yr-public
San Diego Mesa College40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-public
Soka University of America40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
Platt College-Riverside40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts Global40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-public
Bellus Academy-El Cajon40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-private
Southern California Seminary40.9 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
California Miramar University41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
San Diego State University41.5 miles (66.9 km)4yr-public
San Diego Community College District-District Office41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-public
Pacific College of Health and Science41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
North-West College-San Diego42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
Franciscan School of Theology42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
University of San Diego42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
Laguna College of Art and Design42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
United States University42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
Young Americans College of the Performing Arts43.2 miles (69.5 km)2yr-private
California Baptist University43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
University of California-Riverside43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-public
American College of Healthcare and Technology43.8 miles (70.5 km)2yr-private
Cuyamaca College44.3 miles (71.2 km)2yr-public
North-West College-Riverside44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-private
La Sierra University44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
Riverside City College45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-public
High Tech High Graduate School of Education45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
ICOHS College45.4 miles (73.1 km)2yr-private
California Western School of Law45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
San Diego City College45.8 miles (73.7 km)2yr-public
The Chicago School at San Diego45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
Crafton Hills College45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-public
Thomas Jefferson School of Law45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
Irvine Valley College45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-public
Newschool of Architecture and Design46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
College of the Desert46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-public
San Diego Global Knowledge University46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career College-San Diego46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-private
Point Loma Nazarene University46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-private
Concordia University-Irvine47.1 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
Norco College47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-public
University of Redlands47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
Loma Linda University47.9 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
University of California-Irvine48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-public
California Nurses Educational Institute48.5 miles (78.1 km)2yr-private
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-private
Community Christian College48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-private
San Bernardino Community College District49.2 miles (79.1 km)2yr-public
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino49.3 miles (79.4 km)2yr-private
California Indian Nations College49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-public
California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
California Institute of Arts & Technology49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
Interior Designers Institute49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Santiago Canyon College49.6 miles (79.9 km)2yr-public
Westcliff University49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Stanbridge University50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
Sri Sai Krish Institute50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-private
Career Networks Institute50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
Pacific College51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
Southwestern College51.0 miles (82.1 km)2yr-public
San Bernardino Valley College51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
California University of Science and Medicine51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
Vanguard University of Southern California52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-private
Orange Coast College52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-public
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-private
Trinity Law School52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Coast Community College District Office53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-public
Rancho Santiago Community College District Office53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-public
Chapman University53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
Santa Ana College54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-public
South Coast College54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-private
Modern Technology School54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-private
Coastline Community College55.0 miles (88.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Vivian Banks Charter	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Vallecitos Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Great Oak High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Pauma Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Tony Tobin Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Temecula Luiseno Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Red Hawk Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Pauba Valley Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Erle Stanley Gardner Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Oak Glen High	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Valley Center High	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Vail Ranch Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
RANCHO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Susan H. Nelson	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Rancho Vista High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Abby Reinke Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Lilac	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Norman L. Sullivan Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Bonsall High	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
JCS - Pine Hills	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Crowne Hill Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Live Oak Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Paloma Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Temecula Middle	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
James E. Potter Intermediate	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
William H. Frazier Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Temecula Valley High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
ST PETER THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Home INstead INnovation Academy	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Vintage Hills Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
All Tribes Charter	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
All Tribes Elementary Charter	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
ZION CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Vail Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Valley Center Primary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
La Paloma Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Fallbrook Virtual Academy	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Oasis High (Alternative)	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 92059

What school district is ZIP code 92059 in?

ZIP 92059 (Pala, CA) maps to Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District (LEA ID 0600069) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 92059?

US5 lists 40 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 92059 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 92059 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	14.0%
High school	20.4%
Less than HS	25.6%
School district	Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District

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