ZIP 98023 — 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 98023

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98023 (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 (83 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Northwest College of Art & Design about 5.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Federal Way School District

LEA ID

5302820

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (53)

Northwest College of Art & Design5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
Highline College6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-public
University of Puget Sound6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-private
Faith International University7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
Summit Salon Academy8.0 miles (12.8 km)2yr-private
Green River College8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-public
Tacoma Community College8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-public
Clover Park Technical College11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Renton13.0 miles (20.9 km)2yr-private

Show all 53 colleges & universities

Pierce College District13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-public
Renton Technical College15.1 miles (24.2 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
South Seattle College16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-public
Seattle University20.6 miles (33.2 km)4yr-private
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-public
Cornish College of the Arts21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
Bellevue College21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-public
Academy of Interactive Entertainment21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-private
Olympic College22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education25.1 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
Northwest University25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-private
North Seattle College26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle26.8 miles (43.2 km)2yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Martin's University28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College32.1 miles (51.6 km)4yr-public
The Evergreen State College33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College33.2 miles (53.5 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-public
Centralia College49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-private
Grays Harbor College72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College85.2 miles (137.2 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University88.3 miles (142.2 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-public
Western Washington University98.7 miles (158.9 km)4yr-public
Yakima Valley College100.0 miles (160.9 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Olympic View Elementary School	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
Decatur High School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Silver Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Employment Transition Program	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Lakota Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Brigadoon Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Twin Lakes Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Adelaide Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Green Gables Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Sherwood Forest Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Lake Grove Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
ST LUKES SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Panther Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Support School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Federal Way Running Start Home School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Federal Way Public School ECEAP	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Mirror Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Enterprise Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Crescent Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
N.E. Tacoma Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Meeker Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Birth to Three Development Center	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Federal Way Public Academy	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Federal Way High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Sacajawea Middle School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Illahee Middle School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
BROOKLAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Nautilus K-8 School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Browns Point Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY AT SPRING VALLEY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Internet Academy	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Career Academy at Truman High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418)	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Federal Way Public Schools Headstart	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Wildwood Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Todd Beamer High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
HOLY INNOCENTS SCHOOL OF THE NORTHWEST	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN PRIVATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Lakeland Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Camelot Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Lake Dolloff Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Kilo Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
OVERCOMER ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Sequoyah Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Rainier View Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Woodmont K-8 School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Mark Twain Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Valhalla Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Evergreen Heights Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
K-SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL; PREK-3RD	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Discovery Primary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Meredith Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Star Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Fife High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Fife Open Doors	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Stadium High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Evergreen Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Surprise Lake Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Maritime 253 Skills Center	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Fife Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
THE COR DEO SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
HOLY ROSARY BILINGUAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Tacoma School of the Arts	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Comm Based Trans Program	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Special Services	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Parkside Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Tacoma Pierce County Education Center	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
SALVATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Columbia Junior High School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Bates Technical College - Open Doors	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Bates Technical High School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Lowell Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
BEREAN CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Hedden Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Summit Public School: Olympus	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Des Moines Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
COMMUNITY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Northwood Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Impact Public Schools	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Tacoma Open Doors	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
West Auburn Senior High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Auburn Opportunity Project	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Alpac Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Bryant Montessori Middle School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Bryant Montessori School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Hilltop Heritage Middle School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Sunnycrest Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Grant Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Edna Travis Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98023

What school district is ZIP code 98023 in?

ZIP 98023 (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 98023?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 83 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98023 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98023 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	34.1%
High school	25.4%
Less than HS	7.1%
School district	Federal Way School District

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