ZIP 98198 — Schools & Education

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

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 98198

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98198 (Des Moines, 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 4.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 0.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Federal Way School District

LEA ID

5302820

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (55)

Highline College0.6 miles (1.0 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Renton7.2 miles (11.6 km)2yr-private
Green River College8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-public
Renton Technical College9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
South Seattle College10.9 miles (17.6 km)4yr-public
Northwest College of Art & Design11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-public
University of Puget Sound11.7 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
Faith International University12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
Summit Salon Academy13.7 miles (22.1 km)2yr-private

Show all 55 colleges & universities

Tacoma Community College14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-public
Seattle University15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
Bellevue College15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-public
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-public
Antioch University-Seattle15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-private
Clover Park Technical College17.2 miles (27.6 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
Seattle Film Institute18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
Northwest University19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
Pierce College District19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-public
Olympic College19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-public
North Seattle College21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle21.3 miles (34.2 km)2yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology22.8 miles (36.6 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-public
Saint Martin's University33.8 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
The Evergreen State College38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College38.4 miles (61.9 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building48.9 miles (78.6 km)2yr-private
Centralia College55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-public
Grays Harbor College76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College91.2 miles (146.7 km)4yr-public
Wenatchee Valley College92.5 miles (148.9 km)4yr-public
Western Washington University93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-public
Bellingham Technical College95.4 miles (153.6 km)4yr-public
Whatcom Community College97.3 miles (156.5 km)4yr-public
Northwest Indian College97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Des Moines Elementary	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.0 km)
Mount Rainier High School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Pacific Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Midway Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Parkside Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
ST PHILOMENA SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Cascade Public Schools	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
River Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
K-SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Sunnycrest Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Woodmont K-8 School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Maritime High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Madrona Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
North Hill Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Mark Twain Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
BASIC STEPS ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Evergreen Middle School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Star Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Marvista Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Neely O Brien Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Kent Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Valhalla Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Big Picture School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Satellite High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Highline Home School Center	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
CHOICE Academy	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL; PREK-3RD	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Nautilus K-8 School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Chinook Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Puget Sound High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Puget Sound Skills Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Tyee High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Regional Justice Center	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Bow Lake Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Kent Virtual Academy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
SEATTLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
MONTESSORI PLUS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
HOLY INNOCENTS SCHOOL OF THE NORTHWEST	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Sacajawea Middle School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Mill Creek Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Valley View Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Wildwood Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Camelot Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Federal Way High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
McMicken Heights Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Meredith Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Lake Grove Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Adelaide Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Lake Dolloff Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Sylvester Middle School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Kilo Middle School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ST LUKES SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
THREE TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
RAINIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
RAINIER CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS-KENT VIEW ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Mirror Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Gregory Heights Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
MAYF ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
East Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418)	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Internet Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Career Academy at Truman High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Federal Way Public Schools Headstart	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Scenic Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Kent-Meridian High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Highline High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Lakota Middle School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Panther Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Springbrook Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Evergreen Heights Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Thorndyke Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Impact Public Schools	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Park Orchard Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Kent Laboratory Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Decatur High School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Dynamic Family Services	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
SUNBEAMS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Seahurst Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Silver Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
George T. Daniel Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Individualized Graduation & Degree Program	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
The Outreach Program	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Canyon Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Tukwila Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Support School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Foster Senior High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Federal Way Running Start Home School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Gateway to College	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Federal Way Public School ECEAP	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Glacier Middle School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Tukwila Online Learning	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
JOHN F KENNEDY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Showalter Middle School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
KLAHANIE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98198

What school district is ZIP code 98198 in?

ZIP 98198 (Des Moines, 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 98198?

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 98198 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98198 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	31.5%
High school	26.1%
Less than HS	12.8%
School district	Federal Way School District

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