ZIP 98438 — 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 98438

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98438 (McChord AFB, WA) is associated with Bethel School District (LEA 5300480) 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 (88 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.3 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 Pacific Lutheran University about 2.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Bethel School District

LEA ID

5300480

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (51)

Pacific Lutheran University2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-private
Clover Park Technical College3.1 miles (4.9 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District4.5 miles (7.2 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy6.5 miles (10.4 km)2yr-private
Tacoma Community College7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-public
Bates Technical College8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-public
Northwest College of Art & Design8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
University of Puget Sound9.1 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
Faith International University10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Martin's University16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
Green River College19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-public

Show all 51 colleges & universities

Highline College19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-public
The Evergreen State College22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Renton26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-private
Renton Technical College28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-public
South Seattle College29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
Olympic College31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-public
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
Seattle University34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts34.5 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-public
Academy of Interactive Entertainment34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-private
Bellevue College35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-public
Centralia College36.1 miles (58.2 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-public
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
Northwest University39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
North Seattle College39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle40.0 miles (64.4 km)2yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College43.0 miles (69.3 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College45.8 miles (73.6 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-public
Grays Harbor College62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building63.5 miles (102.2 km)2yr-private
Lower Columbia College71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-public
Skagit Valley College90.6 miles (145.9 km)4yr-public
Clatsop Community College90.8 miles (146.2 km)2yr-public
Central Washington University92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Carter Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Tyee Park Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
CPSD Open Doors Program	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Gravelly Lake K-12 Academy	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
ST FRANCES CABRINI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Lakeview Hope Academy	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Clover Park High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Washington High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Special Education Services/relife	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Perry G Keithley Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Clover Park Early Learning Program	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
ST MARY'S ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Park Lodge Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Brookdale Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Tillicum Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
James Sales Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Learning Support	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Idlewild Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
General William H. Harrison Preparatory School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Four Heroes Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Northwest Career and Technical High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
PARKLAND LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Evergreen Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Spanaway Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Christensen Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Hewins Early Learning Center	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Spanaway Elementary Preschool	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Acceleration Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Lochburn Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
BETHEL HOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Spanaway Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Elmhurst Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Thompson Preschool	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Helen Stafford Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Thomas Middle School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Re-Entry High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Re-Entry Middle School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Chester H Thompson Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Lake Louise Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
LAKEWOOD LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Dower Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Hillside Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Custer Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Mount Tahoma High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Camas Prairie Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Challenger High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Transition 18-21 Program	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Hudtloff Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Fern Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
BETHEL BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Arlington Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Oakridge Group Home	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Lakes High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Alfaretta House	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Baker Middle School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Beachwood Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Spanaway Lake High School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Birney Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Collins Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Meriwether Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Oakbrook Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Evergreen Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Manitou Park Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Firwood	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Transition Day Students	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Larchmont Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Franklin Pierce High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Oak Grove	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Morris Ford Middle School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Gray Middle School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
SOUND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Cherrydale Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Steilacoom High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Midland Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
VISITATION CATHOLIC STEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Cedarcrest Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Naches Trail Preschool	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Naches Trail Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
CHARLES WRIGHT ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Birth to Three	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Developmental Preschool	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Harvard Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Saltars Point Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Fawcett Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
CASCADE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS - FREDERICKSON ELEM.	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Clover Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Mann Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Drum Intermediate	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Chambers Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Boze Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Rainier Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
GATES Secondary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Madison Headstart	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98438

What school district is ZIP code 98438 in?

ZIP 98438 (McChord AFB, WA) maps to Bethel School District (LEA ID 5300480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98438?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 88 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98438 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98438 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	24.2%
High school	0.0%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Bethel School District

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