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Vista city, CA
ZIP 92081 — 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 92081
K-12 nearby
100
Public
81
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 92081 (Vista, 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 (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Palomar College about 3.4 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Carlsbad Unified School District
LEA ID
0607500
Private school share (ACS)
0.4%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Palomar College3.4 miles (5.5 km)2yr-public
- MiraCosta College4.0 miles (6.5 km)4yr-public
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Katherine4.9 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
- Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-private
- California State University-San Marcos5.3 miles (8.4 km)4yr-public
- John Paul the Great Catholic University9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- Westminster Theological Seminary in California11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
- Bellus Academy-Poway18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
- San Diego Miramar College18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-public
- University of California-San Diego19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-public
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- Design Institute of San Diego20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
- Alliant International University-San Diego20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
- Ashford University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
- Northcentral University24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
- National University24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
- The University of America24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
- San Diego Mesa College25.3 miles (40.6 km)4yr-public
- San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula25.4 miles (40.8 km)2yr-private
- Professional Golfers Career College25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-private
- San Diego Christian College26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science27.1 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
- University of San Diego27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- Franciscan School of Theology27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- California Miramar University27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
- Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District27.7 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
- Grossmont College27.7 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
- San Diego Community College District-District Office27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-public
- ATA College28.2 miles (45.3 km)2yr-private
- United States University28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
- San Diego State University28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-public
- North-West College-San Diego29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- High Tech High Graduate School of Education29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
- Bellus Academy-El Cajon30.7 miles (49.5 km)2yr-private
- ICOHS College30.8 miles (49.5 km)2yr-private
- Point Loma Nazarene University30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
- California Western School of Law30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at San Diego31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- San Diego City College31.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-public
- Newschool of Architecture and Design31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
- Southern California Seminary31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-private
- San Diego Global Knowledge University31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career College-San Diego32.9 miles (52.9 km)2yr-private
- Cuyamaca College33.8 miles (54.3 km)2yr-public
- California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
- California Institute of Arts & Technology35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
- Saddleback College36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-public
- South Orange County Community College District36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-public
- Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista38.6 miles (62.1 km)2yr-private
- Southwestern College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
- Bellus Academy-Chula Vista39.0 miles (62.8 km)2yr-private
- Soka University of America39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Massachusetts Global40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-public
- Laguna College of Art and Design41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
- Irvine Valley College47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-public
- Mt San Jacinto Community College District47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University-Irvine47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Irvine48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-public
- Interior Designers Institute48.9 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
- Moreno Valley College50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-public
- Westcliff University50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
- Stanbridge University50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
- Young Americans College of the Performing Arts51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-private
- Vanguard University of Southern California51.4 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
- Orange Coast College52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-public
- Career Networks Institute52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
- Coast Community College District Office52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-public
- American College of Healthcare and Technology53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-private
- Santiago Canyon College53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-public
- Platt College-Riverside53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
- Sri Sai Krish Institute53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-private
- La Sierra University53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
- North-West College-Riverside53.7 miles (86.5 km)2yr-private
- California Baptist University53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Law School54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
- Modern Technology School55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-private
- Coastline Community College55.0 miles (88.6 km)2yr-public
- Rancho Santiago Community College District Office55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-public
- Norco College55.4 miles (89.1 km)2yr-public
- Santa Ana College55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
- Chapman University56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Riverside56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-public
- Riverside City College56.3 miles (90.7 km)2yr-public
- South Coast College56.5 miles (90.9 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Anaheim57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
- Platt College-Anaheim57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-private
- Concorde Career College-Garden Grove58.3 miles (93.8 km)2yr-private
- Haven University58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
- California Career Institute58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-private
- Golden West College58.9 miles (94.8 km)2yr-public
- West Coast University-Orange County59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
- Daybreak University59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
- Crafton Hills College61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
- Loma Linda University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
- Hope International University61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
- Bethesda University61.9 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARS MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| BIG TREE LITTLE PRESCHOOL KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Rancho Buena Vista High | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| SANDERLING WALDORF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| KIDS TOWN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Classical Academy Vista | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Madison Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Dual Language Immersion North County | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Breeze Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Hannalei Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| ST JOSEPH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Monte Vista Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Beaumont Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Bobier Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Major General Raymond Murray High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Sage Creek High | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| VISTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| La Mirada Academy | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Bella Mente Montessori Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Vista Innovation and Design Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Calavera Hills Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Calavera Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Carrillo Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| California Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| High Tech Elementary North County | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| San Marcos High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| High Tech High North County | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| High Tech Middle North County | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Paloma Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Audeo Charter II | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Grapevine Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Pivot Charter School - San Diego II | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| ASPIRATIONS SCHOOL OF LEARNING | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Poinsettia Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| NEW HAVEN YFS | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Rancho Minerva Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| North County Trade Tech High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Maryland Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Hope Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Discovery Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Foothill Oak Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| WEST COAST BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| WEST COAST BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Vista Adult Transition Center | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Vista Springs Charter | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| San Marcos Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| SIATech | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| CARLSBAD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Vista High | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| T.H.E Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Alta Vista High (Continuation) | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Vista Visions Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| La Costa Meadows Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Coastal Academy Charter | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Kelly Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| REDEEMER BY THE SEA LUTHERAN KINDERGARTEN&PRESCHL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| BUILDING KIDZ OF VISTA | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| San Marcos Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Guajome Park Academy Charter | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Guajome Learning Centers | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| North Coastal Consortium Schools | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Aviara Oaks Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Aviara Oaks Middle | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Foothills High | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Twin Oaks High | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Twin Oaks Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Empresa Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| Magnolia Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| San Elijo Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Carlsbad High | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Carlsbad Village Academy | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Carlsbad Seaside Academy | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| San Elijo Middle | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Ivey Ranch Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Valley Middle | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Pacific Rim Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Pacific View Charter | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| CARLSBAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Roosevelt Middle | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Mission Hills High | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Alamosa Park Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Mission Meadows Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Richland Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| La Costa Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| El Camino High | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Double Peak | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| CASA MONTESSORI DE CARLSBAD | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 92081
What school district is ZIP code 92081 in?
ZIP 92081 (Vista, 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 92081?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 92081 attend private school?
About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 92081 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 38.6% |
| High school | 18.1% |
| Less than HS | 8.7% |
| School district | Carlsbad Unified School District |