ZIP 98003 — 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 98003

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98003 (Federal Way, WA) is associated with Federal Way School District (LEA 5302820) 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 3.6 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 Highline College about 5.8 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Federal Way School District

LEA ID

5302820

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (54)

Highline College5.8 miles (9.3 km)4yr-public
Green River College6.6 miles (10.7 km)4yr-public
Northwest College of Art & Design6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-public
Bates Technical College7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-public
University of Puget Sound8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Summit Salon Academy9.2 miles (14.8 km)2yr-private
Faith International University9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
Tacoma Community College10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-public
Clover Park Technical College12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Renton12.3 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private
Pacific Lutheran University12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private

Show all 54 colleges & universities

Renton Technical College14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District15.1 miles (24.2 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
South Seattle College16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-public
Seattle University21.0 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-public
City University of Seattle21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment21.9 miles (35.2 km)2yr-private
Olympic College23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
Northwest University25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
North Seattle College27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
Saint Martin's University29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-public
The Evergreen State College34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-public
Centralia College50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-private
Grays Harbor College74.0 miles (119.0 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College78.2 miles (125.9 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College85.5 miles (137.7 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-public
Yakima Valley College97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-public
Perry Technical Institute98.0 miles (157.8 km)2yr-private
Western Washington University99.3 miles (159.8 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Support School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Federal Way Running Start Home School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Federal Way Public School ECEAP	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Federal Way Public Academy	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Mirror Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Panther Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
ST LUKES SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418)	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Internet Academy	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Career Academy at Truman High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Federal Way Public Schools Headstart	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN PRIVATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Federal Way High School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
BROOKLAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Silver Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Enterprise Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Lake Grove Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Sherwood Forest Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Todd Beamer High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
OVERCOMER ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Wildwood Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Sacajawea Middle School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Lakota Middle School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Birth to Three Development Center	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Employment Transition Program	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Lakeland Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Illahee Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY AT SPRING VALLEY	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
HOLY INNOCENTS SCHOOL OF THE NORTHWEST	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Lake Dolloff Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Sequoyah Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Kilo Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Olympic View Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Adelaide Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Camelot Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Decatur High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Rainier View Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Nautilus K-8 School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Evergreen Heights Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Brigadoon Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
N.E. Tacoma Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Meredith Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Twin Lakes Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Valhalla Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Green Gables Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Mark Twain Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL; PREK-3RD	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
West Auburn Senior High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Auburn Opportunity Project	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Discovery Primary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Alpac Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Crescent Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Woodmont K-8 School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Surprise Lake Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Meeker Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
SALVATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Star Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Hedden Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Evergreen Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Terminal Park Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
K-SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Special Ed School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Washington Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Auburn Senior High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
BEREAN CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Northwood Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Olympic Middle School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Dick Scobee Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Fife Open Doors	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Fife High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Fife Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Pioneer Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Edgemont Jr High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Mt Baker Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Browns Point Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Cascade Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Ilalko Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Gildo Rey Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
RAINIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
RAINIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS-KENT VIEW ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Auburn Riverside High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
HOLY ROSARY BILINGUAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Parkside Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Columbia Junior High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Sunnycrest Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Des Moines Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
BASIC STEPS ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Mt View Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Lakeland Hills Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Kent Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Kent Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
MONTESSORI PLUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98003

What school district is ZIP code 98003 in?

ZIP 98003 (Federal Way, WA) maps to Federal Way School District (LEA ID 5302820) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98003?

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 98003 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98003 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	27.7%
High school	28.1%
Less than HS	12.3%
School district	Federal Way School District

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