ZIP 98503 — 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 98503

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 98503 (Lacey, WA) is associated with North Thurston Public Schools (LEA 5305850) 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 82 K-12 schools (67 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Saint Martin's University about 1.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

North Thurston Public Schools

LEA ID

5305850

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (50)

Saint Martin's University1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-private
South Puget Sound Community College6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-public
The Evergreen State College9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-public
Clover Park Technical College17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
Tacoma Community College19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-private
Faith International University22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
University of Puget Sound22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-public
Bates Technical College22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-public

Show all 50 colleges & universities

Centralia College22.7 miles (36.6 km)4yr-public
Northwest College of Art & Design23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
Highline College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-public
Green River College35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-public
Olympic College38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Renton41.2 miles (66.2 km)2yr-private
South Seattle College41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
Renton Technical College43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-public
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
Seattle University46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment46.2 miles (74.4 km)2yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
Grays Harbor College47.8 miles (77.0 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Seattle Campus49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-public
North Seattle College51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle51.5 miles (83.0 km)2yr-private
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
Northwest University52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-public
DigiPen Institute of Technology55.0 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
Bastyr University55.0 miles (88.5 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-public
Lower Columbia College61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building69.9 miles (112.4 km)2yr-private
Everett Community College73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-public
Clatsop Community College75.9 miles (122.1 km)2yr-public
Peninsula College79.9 miles (128.6 km)4yr-public
Clark College96.1 miles (154.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
Lacey Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Seven Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Timberline High School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Lakes Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Mountain View Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Woodland Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Komachin Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Evergreen Forest Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Aspire Middle School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Lydia Hawk Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (3.0 km)
Nisqually Middle School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Chambers Prairie Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Washington Connections Academy Goldendale	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Summit VIrtual Academy	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Envision Career Academy	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Olympic View Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Chinook Middle School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
North Thurston High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
CAPITAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Ignite Family Academy	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Horizons Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
McKenny Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
River Ridge High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Meadows Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Pleasant Glade Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
OLYMPIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Centennial Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Washington Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Olympia Regional Learning Academy	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
NOVA SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Pioneer Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
OLYMPIA WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Olympia High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Salish Middle School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
ST MICHAEL PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Avanti High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
East Olympia Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
South Bay Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Lincoln Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Touchstone	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Wa He Lut Indian School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Reeves Middle School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Michael T Simmons Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Peter G Schmidt Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Tumwater Hill Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Garfield Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Tumwater High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
New Market Skills Center	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Cascadia High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
New Market High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Tumwater Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Tumwater Middle School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Jefferson Middle School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Capital High School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Leland P Brown Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
OLYMPIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
George Bush Middle School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Thurgood Marshall Middle School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
A G West Black Hills High School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Southworth Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Black Lake Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Pioneer Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Boston Harbor Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
McLane Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Chloe Clark Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Yelm High School 12	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Rainier Elementary School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98503

What school district is ZIP code 98503 in?

ZIP 98503 (Lacey, WA) maps to North Thurston Public Schools (LEA ID 5305850) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98503?

US5 lists 82 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98503 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98503 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	30.8%
High school	25.2%
Less than HS	6.9%
School district	North Thurston Public Schools

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