ZIP 98405 — 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 98405

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98405 (Tacoma, WA) is associated with Tacoma Public Schools (LEA 5308700) 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 (85 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 University of Puget Sound about 1.2 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Tacoma Public Schools

LEA ID

5308700

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (51)

University of Puget Sound1.2 miles (2.0 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College1.3 miles (2.0 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy1.5 miles (2.5 km)2yr-private
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-public
Northwest College of Art & Design1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-private
Tacoma Community College2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-public
Faith International University3.2 miles (5.1 km)4yr-private
Clover Park Technical College5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-private
Highline College12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-public
Green River College14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-public

Show all 51 colleges & universities

Pima Medical Institute-Renton19.7 miles (31.7 km)2yr-private
Saint Martin's University21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
South Seattle College21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
Renton Technical College21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-public
Olympic College24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-public
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
Seattle University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
South Puget Sound Community College26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-public
Cornish College of the Arts26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
The Evergreen State College26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-public
Academy of Interactive Entertainment26.6 miles (42.7 km)2yr-private
Seattle Central College26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
Northwest University31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
North Seattle College31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle32.1 miles (51.6 km)2yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College37.9 miles (61.1 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-public
Centralia College43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building56.0 miles (90.2 km)2yr-private
Grays Harbor College65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College73.5 miles (118.4 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College82.7 miles (133.1 km)4yr-public
Central Washington University92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-public
Clatsop Community College97.4 miles (156.7 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
TACOMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Franklin Elementary School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Stanley Elementary School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Hilltop Heritage Middle School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Bryant Montessori School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
CARPE DIEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Bryant Montessori Middle School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
BELLARMINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Grant Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Foss High School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Insight School of WA Open Doors Program	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
COMMUNITY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Edna Travis Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Oakland High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Bates Technical College - Open Doors	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Bates Technical High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Tacoma Open Doors	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Delong Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Tacoma Pierce County Education Center	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Special Services	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Comm Based Trans Program	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Reed Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Lowell Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Tacoma School of the Arts	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
THE COR DEO SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Madison Headstart	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Stadium High School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Washington Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Hoyt Early Learning Center	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Dr. Dolores Silas High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Willard Early Learning Center	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Whitman Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Lincoln High School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Summit Public School: Olympus	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Mason Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
The School at Pearl Youth Residence	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Maritime 253 Skills Center	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Wainwright Intermediate School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Whittier Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Downing Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Hunt Middle School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
Mann Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Lyon Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Skyline Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Sherman Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
VISITATION CATHOLIC STEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Impact Public Schools	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Tacoma Online Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Tacoma Online High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Tacoma Online Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Stewart Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
MONTESSORI IN MOTION	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Geiger Montessori School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Truman Middle School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Blix Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Gray Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
SOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Evergreen Primary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Manitou Park Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Sheridan Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Fawcett Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Point Defiance Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Arlington Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Narrows View Intermediate	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
University Place Primary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Lister Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Drum Intermediate	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Curtis Senior High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
First Creek Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mount Tahoma High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Curtis Junior High	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Birney Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Boze Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
CHARLES WRIGHT ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Baker Middle School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Browns Point Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Science and Math Institute	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Fern Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Dower Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Chambers Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Crescent Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Meeker Middle School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Sunset Primary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Northwest Career and Technical High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Lochburn Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Helen Stafford Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Waller Road Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98405

What school district is ZIP code 98405 in?

ZIP 98405 (Tacoma, WA) maps to Tacoma Public Schools (LEA ID 5308700) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98405?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 85 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98405 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98405 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	31.2%
High school	25.9%
Less than HS	6.1%
School district	Tacoma Public Schools

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