ZIP 98506 — 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 98506

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 98506 (Olympia, 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 77 K-12 schools (62 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 5.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

North Thurston Public Schools

LEA ID

5305850

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (50)

Saint Martin's University5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
The Evergreen State College5.6 miles (8.9 km)4yr-public
South Puget Sound Community College6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-public
Pierce College District14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-public
Clover Park Technical College18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-public
Tacoma Community College18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-public
Summit Salon Academy20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-private
Pacific Lutheran University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
Faith International University20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
University of Puget Sound21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
Bates Technical College22.2 miles (35.8 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-public

Show all 50 colleges & universities

Northwest College of Art & Design22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
Centralia College27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-public
Highline College32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-public
Olympic College34.1 miles (54.8 km)4yr-public
Green River College35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-public
South Seattle College38.9 miles (62.5 km)4yr-public
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Renton39.7 miles (63.9 km)2yr-private
Renton Technical College41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-public
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology42.5 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-Seattle42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
City University of Seattle42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
Academy of Interactive Entertainment43.0 miles (69.2 km)2yr-private
Seattle University43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Cornish College of the Arts43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Seattle Central College43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-public
Seattle Film Institute43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
Seattle Pacific University44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
Grays Harbor College45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Seattle Campus46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-public
Bellevue College47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-public
North Seattle College47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-private
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education49.4 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
Northwest University49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
Shoreline Community College50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-public
Bastyr University51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
DigiPen Institute of Technology52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
Lake Washington Institute of Technology52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-public
Edmonds College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-public
Cascadia College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-public
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building64.2 miles (103.3 km)2yr-private
Lower Columbia College66.8 miles (107.6 km)4yr-public
Everett Community College69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-public
Peninsula College73.1 miles (117.7 km)4yr-public
Clatsop Community College78.3 miles (126.0 km)2yr-public
Skagit Valley College95.5 miles (153.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Boston Harbor Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
South Bay Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Reeves Middle School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Touchstone	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Leland P Brown Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Pleasant Glade Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Ignite Family Academy	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
North Thurston High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Chinook Middle School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Envision Career Academy	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Summit VIrtual Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Avanti High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
CAPITAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Jefferson Middle School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Garfield Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ST MICHAEL PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
OLYMPIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Olympia Regional Learning Academy	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Thurgood Marshall Middle School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Capital High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
OLYMPIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
NOVA SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Olympic View Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Lincoln Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Salish Middle School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Mountain View Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Washington Middle School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Lydia Hawk Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Pioneer Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
McKenny Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Olympia High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Lacey Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Nisqually Middle School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
River Ridge High School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
McLane Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Komachin Middle School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Tumwater Hill Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Centennial Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West E	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Seven Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Griffin School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Michael T Simmons Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Meadows Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Timberline High School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Washington Connections Academy Goldendale	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Lakes Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Aspire Middle School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Evergreen Forest Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Program	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Woodland Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Anderson Island Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Wa He Lut Indian School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Tumwater Middle School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Peter G Schmidt Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Chambers Prairie Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Tumwater High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Horizons Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
New Market Skills Center	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Tumwater Virtual Academy	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
New Market High School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Cascadia High School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Black Lake Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
A G West Black Hills High School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
OLYMPIA WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98506

What school district is ZIP code 98506 in?

ZIP 98506 (Olympia, 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 98506?

US5 lists 77 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 62 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 98506 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98506 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	50.9%
High school	16.6%
Less than HS	4.0%
School district	North Thurston Public Schools

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