ZIP 98685 — 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 98685

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 98685 (Salmon Creek, WA) is associated with Ridgefield School District (LEA 5307350) 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 6.3 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 Clark College about 5.8 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Ridgefield School District

LEA ID

5307350

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (51)

Clark College5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
University of Portland10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
Sumner College11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
Portland Fashion Institute12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-private
Pacific Northwest College of Art13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career College-Portland13.1 miles (21.0 km)2yr-private
Aveda Institute-Portland13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
Portland Actors Conservatory13.4 miles (21.6 km)2yr-private
University of Western States13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
Portland State University14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-public
Multnomah University14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 51 colleges & universities

Western Seminary14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
National University of Natural Medicine14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
Oregon Health & Science University15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-public
Warner Pacific University15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
American College of Healthcare Sciences15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
Reed College16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
Northwest College-Beaverton16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
Lewis & Clark College18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
Portland Community College19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-public
Summit Salon Academy-Portland19.8 miles (31.8 km)2yr-private
Mt Hood Community College19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-public
Northwest College-Clackamas19.9 miles (32.1 km)2yr-private
Phagans School of Hair Design20.2 miles (32.4 km)2yr-private
Northwest College-Tualatin23.2 miles (37.3 km)2yr-private
Pacific University24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
Clackamas Community College27.7 miles (44.6 km)2yr-public
George Fox University31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
Lower Columbia College31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-public
Linfield University43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
Mount Angel Seminary45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
Chemeketa Community College52.7 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public
Institute of Technology53.2 miles (85.7 km)2yr-private
College of Hair Design Careers54.7 miles (88.0 km)2yr-private
Phagans School of Beauty55.5 miles (89.4 km)2yr-private
Willamette University56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
Tillamook Bay Community College57.0 miles (91.8 km)2yr-public
Corban University59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Clatsop Community College63.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-public
Western Oregon University65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-public
Centralia College70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-public
Columbia Gorge Community College73.1 miles (117.6 km)2yr-public
Linn-Benton Community College80.6 miles (129.6 km)2yr-public
Oregon State University84.4 miles (135.9 km)4yr-public
Phagans Beauty College86.0 miles (138.3 km)2yr-private
South Puget Sound Community College91.1 miles (146.6 km)4yr-public
Saint Martin's University91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-private
The Evergreen State College94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-public
Pacific Lutheran University99.5 miles (160.2 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Felida Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
Alki Middle School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Chinook Elementary School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Skyview High School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Columbia River High	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Sacajawea Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Salmon Creek Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Lake Shore Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (3.0 km)
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Jason Lee Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Sarah J Anderson Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Gaiser Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Hazel Dell Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Pleasant Valley Primary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Pleasant Valley Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
South Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
KINGS WAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Vancouver iTech Preparatory	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
THE GARDNER SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Lincoln Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Minnehaha Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
SETON CATHOLIC COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Discovery Middle School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Fruit Valley Elementary School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Harry S Truman Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
View Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Sunset Ridge Intermediate School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Washington Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Hough Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Sunset Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Walnut Grove Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Ridgefield High School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
LUPINE EXPERIENTIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Glenwood Heights Primary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Laurin Middle School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Vancouver Success Academy	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Clark County Juvenile Detention School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Vancouver Contracted Programs	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Gate Work Study Program	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Vancouver Innovation Technology and Arts Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Jim Tangeman Center	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Lewis and Clark High School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Hudson's Bay High School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Washington State School for the Blind	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Wisdom Ridge Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Preschool Infant Other	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Silver Star Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Summit View High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Open Doors Battle Ground	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Prairie High School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Fort Vancouver High School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Washington State School for the Deaf	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Harney Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ESD 112 Open Doors Reengagement	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ESA 112 Special Ed Co-Op	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
SONSHINE CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Martin Luther King Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Daybreak Youth Services	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Peter S Ogden Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
MEADOW GLADE ADVENTIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Rooted School Washington	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
COLUMBIA ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Covington Middle School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Orchards Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
FIRM FOUNDATION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Ridgefield Early Learning Center	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Union Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Mcloughlin Middle School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Vancouver Intensive Communications Center	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Early Childhood Education Center	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
George C Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Sauvie Island School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Vancouver Home Connection	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Open Doors	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Vancouver Virtual Learning Academy	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Heritage High School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Homelink River	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Battle Ground Virtual Academy	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Maple Grove Primary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Marrion Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Sifton Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Daybreak Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Image Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Daybreak Primary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
CASCADIA SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
George Middle School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Cascadia Technical Academy Skills Center	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Endeavour Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Sitton Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Chief Umtuch Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Battle Ground High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 98685

What school district is ZIP code 98685 in?

ZIP 98685 (Salmon Creek, WA) maps to Ridgefield School District (LEA ID 5307350) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 98685?

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 98685 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 98685 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	43.4%
High school	17.8%
Less than HS	4.3%
School district	Ridgefield School District

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