ZIP 98385 — 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 98385

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 98385 (South Prairie, WA) is associated with White River School District (LEA 5309780) 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 68 K-12 schools (61 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.7 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 Green River College about 12.8 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

White River School District

LEA ID

5309780

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (55)

Green River College12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus17.9 miles (28.7 km)4yr-public
Northwest College of Art & Design18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy18.8 miles (30.3 km)2yr-private
Clover Park Technical College19.2 miles (31.0 km)4yr-public
Highline College19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-public
University of Puget Sound20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
Tacoma Community College21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-public
Faith International University22.2 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
Pierce College District22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-public

Show all 55 colleges & universities

Pima Medical Institute-Renton23.6 miles (37.9 km)2yr-private
Renton Technical College24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
South Seattle College30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-public
Seattle University34.3 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Martin's University34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-public
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment35.5 miles (57.2 km)2yr-private
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
Northwest University36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus37.1 miles (59.8 km)4yr-public
Seattle Pacific University37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
Seattle Film Institute37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-public
Olympic College39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College40.2 miles (64.6 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle40.3 miles (64.9 km)2yr-private
North Seattle College40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
The Evergreen State College41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus43.3 miles (69.6 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-public
Shoreline Community College43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-public
Centralia College50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building69.2 miles (111.3 km)2yr-private
Central Washington University73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College79.6 miles (128.0 km)4yr-public
Grays Harbor College81.5 miles (131.2 km)4yr-public
Yakima Valley College83.1 miles (133.8 km)4yr-public
Perry Technical Institute83.2 miles (133.9 km)2yr-private
Wenatchee Valley College84.7 miles (136.4 km)4yr-public
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences85.7 miles (137.9 km)4yr-private
Skagit Valley College90.4 miles (145.4 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College90.7 miles (145.9 km)4yr-public
Heritage University96.1 miles (154.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
White River High School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
White River Reengagement Program	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
White River Early Learning Center	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Mountain Meadow Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Foothills Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Liberty Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Wilkeson Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Mountain View Middle School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
White River Special Ed Services	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
White River Homeschool	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Glacier Middle School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Donald Eismann Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Bonney Lake High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Elk Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Victor Falls Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Carbonado Historical School 19	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Sunrise Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Tehaleh Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Southwood Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Bonney Lake Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Enumclaw Middle School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Special Ed School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Enumclaw Sr High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Emerald Hills Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
RAINIER FOOTHILLS ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Orting Special Education	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Orting Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Orting High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Orting Middle School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Lakeridge Middle School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
CASCADE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - MCALDER ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Westwood Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Dieringer Heights Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
JJ Smith Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Byron Kibler Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Crestwood Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Maple Lawn Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Thunder Mountain Middle School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Sumner Middle School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Ridgecrest Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Warren Hunt Elem	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Sumner High School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Daffodil Valley Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Sunrise Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
G W Edgerton Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Sumner Special Services	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Shaw Road Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
North Tapps Middle School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Pope Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Glacier View Junior High	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Ferrucci Jr High	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Emerald Ridge High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CASCADE CHRISTIAN -JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Wildwood Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Lake Tapps Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Muckleshoot Tribal School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Spinning Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
A COUNTRY GARDEN MONTESSORI	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Firgrove Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Bowman Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Expedition Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Ballou Jr High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
CASCADE CHRISTIAN - PUYALLUP ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Kalles Junior High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Lakeland Hills Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98385

What school district is ZIP code 98385 in?

ZIP 98385 (South Prairie, WA) maps to White River School District (LEA ID 5309780) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98385?

US5 lists 68 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 61 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98385 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98385 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	20.6%
High school	29.8%
Less than HS	11.6%
School district	White River School District

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