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Lacey city, WA

ZIP 98516 — 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 98516

K-12 nearby
74
Public
59
Private
15
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 98516 (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 74 K-12 schools (59 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 4.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
North Thurston Public Schools
LEA ID
5305850
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%

Colleges & universities (50)

  • Saint Martin's University4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
  • South Puget Sound Community College8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-public
  • The Evergreen State College9.0 miles (14.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pierce College District11.3 miles (18.3 km)4yr-public
  • Clover Park Technical College14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-public
  • Tacoma Community College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pacific Lutheran University16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
  • Summit Salon Academy17.0 miles (27.4 km)2yr-private
  • Faith International University17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Puget Sound18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bates Technical College19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-public
  • University of Washington-Tacoma Campus19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-public
Show all 50 colleges & universities
  • Northwest College of Art & Design19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
  • Centralia College28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-public
  • Highline College30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-public
  • Green River College32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-public
  • Olympic College33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-public
  • South Seattle College36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-public
  • Pima Medical Institute-Renton36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-private
  • Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
  • Renton Technical College39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-public
  • The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
  • Antioch University-Seattle40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
  • City University of Seattle40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Interactive Entertainment41.0 miles (66.0 km)2yr-private
  • Seattle University41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cornish College of the Arts41.2 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
  • Seattle Central College41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-public
  • Seattle Film Institute42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
  • Seattle Pacific University42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Washington-Seattle Campus44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-public
  • Bellevue College44.5 miles (71.7 km)4yr-public
  • North Seattle College46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-public
  • Pima Medical Institute-Seattle46.2 miles (74.4 km)2yr-private
  • Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
  • Northwest University47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
  • Shoreline Community College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-public
  • Grays Harbor College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-public
  • Bastyr University49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
  • DigiPen Institute of Technology50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of Washington-Bothell Campus53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-public
  • Cascadia College53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-public
  • Edmonds College53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-public
  • Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building63.9 miles (102.8 km)2yr-private
  • Lower Columbia College67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-public
  • Everett Community College67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-public
  • Peninsula College74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-public
  • Clatsop Community College80.5 miles (129.6 km)2yr-public
  • Skagit Valley College94.5 miles (152.0 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
South Bay Elementarypublic——2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Salish Middle Schoolpublic——2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Olympic View Elementarypublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Pleasant Glade Elementarypublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Chinook Middle Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
River Ridge High Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Envision Career Academypublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOLprivate——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Ignite Family Academypublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Summit VIrtual Academypublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Lydia Hawk Elementarypublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
North Thurston High Schoolpublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Nisqually Middle Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Boston Harbor Elementarypublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOLprivate——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOLprivate——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Meadows Elementarypublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOLprivate——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Wa He Lut Indian Schoolpublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
CAPITAL MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Anderson Island Elementarypublic——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Touchstonepublic——5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Reeves Middle Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Lacey Elementarypublic——5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Roosevelt Elementary Schoolpublic——5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Seven Oaks Elementarypublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Mountain View Elementarypublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOLprivate——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Olympia Regional Learning Academypublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Madison Elementary Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
OLYMPIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLprivate——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Avanti High Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Evergreen Forest Elementarypublic——6.4 miles (10.4 km)
ST MICHAEL PARISH SCHOOLprivate——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Komachin Middle Schoolpublic——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
NOVA SCHOOLprivate——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Leland P Brown Elementarypublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMYprivate——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Pioneer Middlepublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
McKenny Elementarypublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Timberline High Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Washington Middle Schoolpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Woodland Elementarypublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Lakes Elementary Schoolpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Garfield Elementary Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Chloe Clark Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Lincoln Elementary Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Pioneer Elementary Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Jefferson Middle Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Aspire Middle Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Olympia High Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Washington Connections Academy Goldendalepublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
OLYMPIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Capital High Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Centennial Elementarypublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Thurgood Marshall Middle Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Chambers Prairie Elementary Schoolpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Julia Butler Hansen Elementarypublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Horizons Elementarypublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Tumwater Hill Elementarypublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Michael T Simmons Elementarypublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Evergreen Elementarypublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Rainier Elementary Schoolpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Saltars Point Elementarypublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Thurs Co Juv Det/Tumwater West Epublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Meriwether Elementary Schoolpublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Beachwood Elementary Schoolpublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
McLane Elementary Schoolpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
ESD 113 Consortium Reengagement Programpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Peter G Schmidt Elementarypublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
OLYMPIA WALDORF SCHOOLprivate——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98516

What school district is ZIP code 98516 in?
ZIP 98516 (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 98516?
US5 lists 74 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 59 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 98516 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98516 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher37.0%
High school22.6%
Less than HS5.8%
School districtNorth Thurston Public Schools