ZIP 95005 — 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 95005

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 95005 (Ben Lomond, CA) is associated with San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (LEA 0634740) 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 52 K-12 schools (42 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 University of California-Santa Cruz about 7.4 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District

LEA ID

0634740

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (100)

University of California-Santa Cruz7.4 miles (11.8 km)4yr-public
Five Branches University10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
Cabrillo College11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-public
West Valley Mission Community College District Office12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-public
West Valley College12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-public
De Anza College15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-public
San Jose City College17.6 miles (28.2 km)2yr-public
Foothill College18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-public
Foothill-De Anza Community College District18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-public
Santa Clara University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District19.7 miles (31.7 km)2yr-public
San Jose State University20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Carrington College-San Jose20.2 miles (32.5 km)2yr-private
Palo Alto University20.3 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
University of East-West Medicine20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
Mission College21.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-public
Evergreen Valley College22.8 miles (36.6 km)2yr-public
Sofia University22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
Institute for Business and Technology23.1 miles (37.1 km)2yr-private
Stanford University23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
University of Silicon Valley23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
Menlo College25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
Canada College26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-public
University of Silicon Andhra26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-private
Alder Graduate School of Education28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Bay University28.2 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
Unitek College29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Gavilan College30.1 miles (48.4 km)2yr-public
Notre Dame de Namur University30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
Ohlone College31.4 miles (50.5 km)2yr-public
San Mateo County Community College District Office32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-public
College of San Mateo33.0 miles (53.1 km)2yr-public
California State University-Monterey Bay34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-public
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
Central Coast College36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-private
Naval Postgraduate School36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-public
Monterey Peninsula College36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
Life Chiropractic College West37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
Hartnell College37.5 miles (60.4 km)2yr-public
Chabot College37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-public
California State University-East Bay38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus41.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-private
Skyline College42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-public
Las Positas College45.2 miles (72.8 km)2yr-public
Northeastern University Oakland47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
City College of San Francisco47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-public
Merritt College47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-public
San Francisco State University47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-public
College of Alameda48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-public
Peralta Community College System Office48.8 miles (78.6 km)2yr-public
Laney College49.2 miles (79.1 km)2yr-public
California College of the Arts49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
University of California-System Administration Central Office49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-public
Starr King School for the Ministry49.7 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Reach University49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
California Institute of Integral Studies50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Conservatory of Music50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
University of California-San Francisco50.2 miles (80.7 km)4yr-public
Minerva University50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-public
Academy of Art University50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
Golden Gate University50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
EDvance College50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Samuel Merritt University50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Film School50.8 miles (81.7 km)2yr-private
University of San Francisco50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
Miami Ad School-San Francisco51.0 miles (82.1 km)2yr-private
Saint Mary's College of California51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
Berkeley School of Theology53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
The Wright Institute53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
Institute of Buddhist Studies53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
Berkeley City College54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-public
University of California-Berkeley54.2 miles (87.3 km)4yr-public
California Jazz Conservatory54.3 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
Graduate Theological Union54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
Church Divinity School of the Pacific54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
Pacific School of Religion54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus59.7 miles (96.1 km)2yr-private
Diablo Valley College60.1 miles (96.7 km)2yr-public
Contra Costa College61.6 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
Contra Costa Medical Career College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-private
Contra Costa Community College District Office63.6 miles (102.4 km)2yr-public
Los Medanos College64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-public
College of Marin64.0 miles (103.1 km)2yr-public
Dominican University of California65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
Presidio Graduate School65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
California State University Maritime Academy67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-public
Touro University California68.8 miles (110.8 km)4yr-private
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto69.5 miles (111.9 km)2yr-private
Yosemite Community College District Office69.7 miles (112.1 km)4yr-public
Modesto Junior College70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-public
Teachers College of San Joaquin73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-public
Xavier College School of Nursing74.2 miles (119.4 km)2yr-private
California State University-Stanislaus74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
SLVUSD Charter	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Boulder Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
San Lorenzo Valley Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Ludlow Preschool	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
San Lorenzo Valley High	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Bonny Doon Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Scotts Valley High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
PACIFIC SANDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Scotts Valley Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Ocean Grove Charter	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
BAYMONTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Vine Hill Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
BRITE HORIZONS SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
SANTA CRUZ WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Brook Knoll Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Happy Valley Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Lakeside Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Lexington Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Santa Cruz County Special Education	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Santa Cruz County Court	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Santa Cruz County Community	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Santa Cruz County ROP	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Pacific Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
C. T. English Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Loma Prieta Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Westlake Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
MERIT ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Branciforte Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Mission Hill Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
De Laveaga Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Costanoa Continuation High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Alternative Family Education	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Ark Independent Studies	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Mountain Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Santa Cruz High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Harbor High	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
SANTA CRUZ CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Gault Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Bay View Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Pacific Collegiate Charter	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
SPRING HILL-ADVANCED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF SANTA CR	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Green Acres Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Ocean Alternative Education Center	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
VHM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Special Education Preschool	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Tierra Pacifica Charter	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 95005

What school district is ZIP code 95005 in?

ZIP 95005 (Ben Lomond, CA) maps to San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (LEA ID 0634740) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 95005?

US5 lists 52 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 42 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 95005 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 95005 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	46.2%
High school	11.0%
Less than HS	2.5%
School district	San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District

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