ZIP 98126 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Upper Middle ClassLow Snow AreaRemote Work Hub

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 98126

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98126 (Seattle, WA) is associated with Highline School District (LEA 5303540) 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 (67 public, 33 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 South Seattle College about 1.4 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Highline School District

LEA ID

5303540

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (54)

South Seattle College1.4 miles (2.2 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle4.6 miles (7.4 km)4yr-private
Seattle University4.6 miles (7.5 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment4.7 miles (7.6 km)2yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-public

Show all 54 colleges & universities

Pima Medical Institute-Renton9.9 miles (15.9 km)2yr-private
North Seattle College10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle10.2 miles (16.4 km)2yr-private
Renton Technical College10.5 miles (17.0 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
Northwest University11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
Olympic College12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-public
Highline College12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-public
Shoreline Community College13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College16.7 miles (26.8 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-public
Green River College19.2 miles (31.0 km)4yr-public
Faith International University20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
University of Puget Sound20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
Northwest College of Art & Design21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-public
Tacoma Community College22.5 miles (36.3 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy23.4 miles (37.6 km)2yr-private
Clover Park Technical College26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
Everett Community College32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building37.3 miles (60.1 km)2yr-private
Saint Martin's University41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
The Evergreen State College43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-public
Centralia College64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-public
Grays Harbor College78.6 miles (126.6 km)4yr-public
Western Washington University81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-public
Bellingham Technical College83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-public
Whatcom Community College85.7 miles (138.0 km)4yr-public
Northwest Indian College86.3 miles (138.8 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College95.7 miles (154.1 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Fairmount Park Elementary School	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
HOPE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
TILDEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Southwest Youth and Family Services	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Louisa Boren STEM K-8	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
West Seattle Elementary School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Genesee Hill Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Pathfinder K-8 School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Gatewood Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Madison Middle School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Career Link	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Sanislo Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
West Seattle High School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Roxhill Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Lafayette Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
David T. Denny International Middle School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Chief Sealth International High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Alki Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
TAPROOT SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Highland Park Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Bridges Transition	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Summit Public School: Atlas	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Maple Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Private School Services	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Seattle Skills Center	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Interagency Programs	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
ST GEORGE PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
EXPLORER WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Cleveland High School STEM	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
THE BRIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Arbor Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Head Start	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
WESTSIDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Mercer International Middle School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
White Center Heights Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Concord International School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Beacon Hill International School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Mount View Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
PUGET SOUNDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Kimball Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ONEWORLD NOW	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Dearborn Park International School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
IDEAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
THE VILLAGE TEACHER	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
LAKE WASHINGTON GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Shorewood Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Cascade Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
HAMLIN ROBINSON SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Summit Public School: Sierra	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Rainier Prep	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Evergreen High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Franklin High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
BRIGHT WATER WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Interagency Open Doors	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Beverly Park Elem at Glendale	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
John Muir Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Bailey Gatzert Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Raisbeck Aviation High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
O'DEA HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Highline Open Doors 1418	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
MENACHEM MENDEL SEATTLE CHEDER DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Interagency Detention School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Hawthorne Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Aki Kurose Middle School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
THE LAKE AND PARK SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Washington Middle School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
THE DOWNTOWN SCHOOL, A LAKESIDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Rising Star Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
SEATTLE NATIVITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
THE NORTHWEST SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
SPRUCE ST SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Impact \| Salish Sea Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Wing Luke Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
The Center School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Southern Heights Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Innovation Heights Academy	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ST BERNADETTE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Orca K-8 School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
BRIDGES ACADEMY SEATTLE	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
SEATTLE GIRLS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
SEATTLE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Garfield High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
SEATTLE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Seattle World School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Hazel Valley Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Nova High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Leschi Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
MORNINGSIDE ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Graham Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
TORAH ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
DERECH EMUNAH	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
TORAH DAY SCHOOL OF SEATTLE	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ST ANNE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98126

What school district is ZIP code 98126 in?

ZIP 98126 (Seattle, WA) maps to Highline School District (LEA ID 5303540) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98126?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 33 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98126 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98126 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	59.8%
High school	13.3%
Less than HS	3.2%
School district	Highline School District

ZIP 98126 — Schools & Education

Schools & Education in ZIP 98126

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98126

Explore related to ZIP 98126

Schools & Education key statistics