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ZIP 94306 — 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 94306
K-12 nearby
100
Public
58
Private
42
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 94306 (Palo Alto, CA) is associated with Los Altos Elementary School District (LEA 0622650) 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 (58 public, 42 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.7 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 Sofia University about 1.6 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Los Altos Elementary School District
LEA ID
0622650
Private school share (ACS)
0.8%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Sofia University1.6 miles (2.5 km)4yr-private
- Stanford University2.2 miles (3.6 km)4yr-private
- Foothill College3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-public
- Foothill-De Anza Community College District3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-public
- Palo Alto University3.9 miles (6.2 km)4yr-private
- Menlo College4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
- University of East-West Medicine7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
- Alder Graduate School of Education7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
- Canada College7.7 miles (12.4 km)2yr-public
- De Anza College8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-public
- Mission College8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-public
- Institute for Business and Technology10.3 miles (16.6 km)2yr-private
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- University of Silicon Valley10.4 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame de Namur University11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
- Unitek College11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
- Santa Clara University11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Silicon Andhra11.8 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont12.1 miles (19.4 km)2yr-private
- San Francisco Bay University12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
- West Valley Mission Community College District Office12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-public
- West Valley College12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-public
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- San Jose City College13.2 miles (21.2 km)2yr-public
- San Mateo County Community College District Office13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-public
- College of San Mateo13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-public
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District14.3 miles (23.0 km)2yr-public
- Ohlone College14.4 miles (23.1 km)2yr-public
- San Jose State University14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-public
- Life Chiropractic College West15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
- Chabot College15.7 miles (25.3 km)2yr-public
- California State University-East Bay17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-public
- Carrington College-San Leandro Campus19.6 miles (31.6 km)2yr-private
- Evergreen Valley College21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-public
- Carrington College-San Jose22.6 miles (36.4 km)2yr-private
- Skyline College23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-public
- Northeastern University Oakland25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
- Merritt College25.9 miles (41.6 km)2yr-public
- College of Alameda26.5 miles (42.7 km)2yr-public
- Peralta Community College System Office27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-public
- Las Positas College27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-public
- Laney College27.3 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
- City College of San Francisco27.7 miles (44.6 km)2yr-public
- University of California-System Administration Central Office27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-public
- Starr King School for the Ministry27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University27.9 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
- Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Reach University28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco State University28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-public
- California College of the Arts28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
- Samuel Merritt University28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Santa Cruz29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-public
- California Institute of Integral Studies29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- Saint Mary's College of California29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
- Minerva University29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- Academy of Art University29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- University of California College of the Law-San Francisco29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-public
- Golden Gate University29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
- EDvance College29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco Film School29.9 miles (48.1 km)2yr-private
- University of California-San Francisco30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-public
- Miami Ad School-San Francisco30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-private
- University of San Francisco30.5 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Cabrillo College31.6 miles (50.8 km)2yr-public
- Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley31.8 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley School of Theology31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-private
- The Wright Institute32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
- Institute of Buddhist Studies32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
- Five Branches University32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
- Berkeley City College32.3 miles (51.9 km)2yr-public
- University of California-Berkeley32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-public
- California Jazz Conservatory32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
- Graduate Theological Union32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
- Church Divinity School of the Pacific32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
- Pacific School of Religion32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
- Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
- Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus37.9 miles (61.0 km)2yr-private
- Diablo Valley College38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa College39.9 miles (64.2 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa Community College District Office41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa Medical Career College42.7 miles (68.8 km)2yr-private
- Los Medanos College43.4 miles (69.8 km)2yr-public
- Gavilan College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
- College of Marin43.5 miles (70.1 km)2yr-public
- Dominican University of California44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
- Presidio Graduate School45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
- California State University Maritime Academy45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-public
- Touro University California46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
- Central Coast College55.7 miles (89.6 km)2yr-private
- California State University-Monterey Bay55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-public
- Solano Community College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-public
- Hartnell College57.2 miles (92.1 km)2yr-public
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey57.8 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
- Naval Postgraduate School58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-public
- Monterey Peninsula College58.6 miles (94.3 km)2yr-public
- University of the Pacific59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
- Xavier College School of Nursing59.5 miles (95.8 km)2yr-private
- Carrington College-Stockton59.8 miles (96.2 km)2yr-private
- Napa Valley College59.8 miles (96.3 km)2yr-public
- Teachers College of San Joaquin59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEYS FAMILY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| Barron Park Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Juana Briones Elementary | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| El Carmelo Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Fairmeadow Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Ellen Fletcher Middle | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| THE VR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Henry M. Gunn High | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| ACHIEVE INC. | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| KEYS FAMILY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| LIVING WISDOM SCHOOL OF PALO ALTO | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| LIVING WIDSOM HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| IMAGINATION LAB SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Greendell | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Lucille M. Nixon Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Palo Verde Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Escondido Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| ATHENA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| SCHOOL FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNERS | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.3 km) |
| GIDEON HAUSNER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Ardis G. Egan Junior High | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| KEHILLAH JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Santa Rita Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Bullis Charter | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| MEIRA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Ohlone Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| THE GIRLS' MIDDLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| PALO ALTO PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Monta Loma Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| CASTILLEJA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| HEADSUP CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PALO ALTO | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Walter Hays Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Palo Alto High | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| TRU SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ODYSSEY MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| HOPE TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Addison Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Duveneck Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Los Altos High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Gardner Bullis Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| ST ELIZABETH SETON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY - PALO ALTO | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Gabriela Mistral Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| BMO Preschool at Latham | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Crittenden Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Mariano Castro Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Theuerkauf Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Stevenson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Almond Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| KHAN LAB SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| MTN VIEW ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| ST JOSEPH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN VIEW | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| THE PRIMARY SCHOOL - EAST PALO ALTO | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| East Palo Alto Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Covington Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| LASD Preschool | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Oxford Day Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Isaac Newton Graham Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Oak Knoll Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| KIPP Valiant Community Prep | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| KIPP Esperanza High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| HERITAGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| PINEWOOD PRIVATE OF LOS ALTOS | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Springer Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Aspire East Palo Alto Charter | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| YEW CHUNG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (SV) | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF ST JAMES | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| GERMAN INTL SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Benjamin Bubb Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Palo Alto Middle College High | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| ST NICHOLAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| WOODLAND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Edith Landels Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| VENTANA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Hillview Middle | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| ST RAYMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Menlo-Atherton High | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| La Entrada Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| ST FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| NATIVITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Amy Imai Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Laurel Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| LOS ALTOS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| TRINITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| SACRED HEART SCHOOLS ATHERTON | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Costano Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| MENLO SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| MID-PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Loyola Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Georgina P. Blach Junior High | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Belle Haven Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Encinal Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 94306
What school district is ZIP code 94306 in?
ZIP 94306 (Palo Alto, CA) maps to Los Altos Elementary School District (LEA ID 0622650) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 94306?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 58 public and 42 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 94306 attend private school?
About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 94306 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 80.5% |
| High school | 5.1% |
| Less than HS | 3.6% |
| School district | Los Altos Elementary School District |