ZIP 92253 — 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 92253

K-12 nearby

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Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 92253 (La Quinta, CA) is associated with Coachella Valley Unified School District (LEA 0609070) 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 60 K-12 schools (54 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 College of the Desert about 8.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Coachella Valley Unified School District

LEA ID

0609070

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

College of the Desert8.8 miles (14.2 km)2yr-public
California Indian Nations College9.9 miles (15.9 km)2yr-public
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-private
California Nurses Educational Institute12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-private
Copper Mountain Community College34.3 miles (55.3 km)2yr-public
Mt San Jacinto Community College District41.5 miles (66.8 km)2yr-public
Professional Golfers Career College51.8 miles (83.3 km)2yr-private
San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula52.0 miles (83.6 km)2yr-private
The University of America52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
Crafton Hills College54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-public
Moreno Valley College55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
Westminster Theological Seminary in California57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

University of Redlands58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
John Paul the Great Catholic University59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Community Christian College61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-private
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
University of Saint Katherine62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-private
Platt College-Riverside62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos62.0 miles (99.8 km)2yr-private
California State University-San Marcos62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-public
Palomar College62.6 miles (100.8 km)2yr-public
Loma Linda University63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
San Bernardino Community College District64.2 miles (103.4 km)2yr-public
University of California-Riverside64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-public
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino64.8 miles (104.2 km)2yr-private
Bellus Academy-Poway65.0 miles (104.7 km)2yr-private
San Bernardino Valley College66.9 miles (107.6 km)2yr-public
MiraCosta College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-public
Riverside City College67.5 miles (108.6 km)2yr-public
California University of Science and Medicine68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
San Diego Christian College68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
California Baptist University68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-private
Southern California Seminary68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-private
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology69.3 miles (111.4 km)2yr-private
Alliant International University-San Diego70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
ATA College70.2 miles (113.0 km)2yr-private
San Diego Miramar College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
Bellus Academy-El Cajon70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-private
California State University-San Bernardino70.6 miles (113.7 km)4yr-public
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District71.3 miles (114.7 km)2yr-public
Grossmont College71.3 miles (114.7 km)2yr-public
North-West College-Riverside72.0 miles (115.8 km)2yr-private
Imperial Valley College72.0 miles (115.9 km)2yr-public
American College of Healthcare and Technology72.2 miles (116.1 km)2yr-private
La Sierra University72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
Oak Valley College72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-private
Cuyamaca College73.3 miles (117.9 km)2yr-public
Design Institute of San Diego73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
Young Americans College of the Performing Arts74.3 miles (119.5 km)2yr-private
National University74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
Northcentral University74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
Ashford University75.6 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
San Diego State University75.8 miles (121.9 km)4yr-public
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
North-West College-San Diego76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
Norco College76.7 miles (123.4 km)2yr-public
University of California-San Diego76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-public
California Miramar University77.2 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
San Diego Community College District-District Office77.5 miles (124.6 km)4yr-public
San Diego Mesa College77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-public
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario78.8 miles (126.8 km)2yr-private
Pacific College of Health and Science78.8 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
United States University79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
Platt College-Ontario79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
South Orange County Community College District80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
Saddleback College80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
Victor Valley College80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
Franciscan School of Theology80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-private
University of San Diego80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-private
University of Phoenix-California80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc80.5 miles (129.6 km)2yr-private
American Career College-Ontario80.5 miles (129.6 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-California80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
West Coast University-Ontario80.8 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career College-San Diego80.9 miles (130.1 km)2yr-private
Southwestern College81.1 miles (130.5 km)2yr-public
ICOHS College81.8 miles (131.6 km)2yr-private
San Diego City College81.8 miles (131.6 km)2yr-public
California Western School of Law81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
Thomas Jefferson School of Law82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
Newschool of Architecture and Design82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
Chaffey College82.2 miles (132.2 km)2yr-public
The Chicago School at San Diego82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
San Diego Global Knowledge University82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-private
California Institute of Arts & Technology83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
High Tech High Graduate School of Education83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts Global83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-public
Soka University of America84.3 miles (135.6 km)4yr-private
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista85.2 miles (137.2 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista85.3 miles (137.2 km)2yr-private
Point Loma Nazarene University85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
Santiago Canyon College86.3 miles (138.9 km)2yr-public
Laguna College of Art and Design86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Irvine Valley College86.4 miles (139.1 km)2yr-public
Sri Sai Krish Institute88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-private
Pitzer College88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
Claremont McKenna College88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
LA QUINTA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Westside Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
John Adams Early Childhood Learning Center	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Harry S. Truman Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
La Quinta Middle	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Mountain Vista Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Coachella Valley High	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Imagine Schools Riverside County	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
La Quinta High	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Jr. Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Coral Mountain Academy	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
James Madison Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Indio High	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
John Glenn Middle School of International Studies	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
NOVA Academy - Coachella	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Peter Pendleton Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Indio Middle	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
John F. Kennedy Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Valley View Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Martin Van Buren Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Thomas Jefferson Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Cesar Chavez Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Gerald R. Ford Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Herbert Hoover Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Carrillo Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Bobby Duke Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Palm View Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Horizon	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Summit High (Continuation)	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Desert Sands A.T.L.A.S.	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
PALM DESERT LEARNING TREE CENTER	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Amistad High (Continuation)	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
James Monroe Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Andrew Jackson Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Valle del Sol Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
George Washington Charter	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Richard R. Oliphant Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
DESERT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Coachella Valley USD Special Ed PreK	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
John Kelley Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
La Familia Continuation High	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Palm Desert High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
SACRED HEART SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Ronald Reagan Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Palm Desert Charter Middle	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Shadow Hills High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Desert Ridge Academy	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Las Palmitas Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Toro Canyon Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Desert Mirage High	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
James Earl Carter Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
DESERT ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 92253

What school district is ZIP code 92253 in?

ZIP 92253 (La Quinta, CA) maps to Coachella Valley Unified School District (LEA ID 0609070) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 92253?

US5 lists 60 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 54 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 92253 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 92253 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	38.9%
High school	21.4%
Less than HS	8.2%
School district	Coachella Valley Unified School District

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