Fort Washington CDP, MD
ZIP 20744 — 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 20744
K-12 nearby
100
Public
81
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20744 (Fort Washington, MD) is associated with Prince George's County Public Schools (LEA 2400510) 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 (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 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 Strayer University-Maryland about 6.0 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Prince George's County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400510
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Strayer University-Maryland6.0 miles (9.6 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia7.9 miles (12.8 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health10.1 miles (16.3 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute10.4 miles (16.7 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
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- Strayer University-Virginia10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- NewU University10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts11.3 miles (18.3 km)2yr-private
- Georgetown University11.5 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- Howard University11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University11.7 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College12.4 miles (20.0 km)2yr-public
- Marymount University12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-public
- American University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-public
- Wesley Theological Seminary13.8 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland13.8 miles (22.3 km)2yr-public
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church14.4 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College14.6 miles (23.4 km)2yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover14.7 miles (23.6 km)2yr-private
- Agora University15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-public
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus16.2 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-public
- Columbia College18.5 miles (29.7 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- SANS Technology Institute20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
- Capitol Technology University21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-public
- Montgomery College25.3 miles (40.8 km)2yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas28.7 miles (46.2 km)2yr-private
- Divine Mercy University28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia29.8 miles (48.0 km)2yr-private
- St. John's College30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-public
- Howard Community College32.0 miles (51.5 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College32.4 miles (52.1 km)2yr-public
- Ascent College34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-public
- University of Mary Washington41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-public
- Coppin State University42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College42.5 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Baltimore42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
- Eastern Virginia Career College45.2 miles (72.7 km)2yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
- Towson University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-public
- St. Mary's College of Maryland49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College50.3 miles (80.9 km)2yr-public
- Germanna Community College50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-public
- Hood College51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-public
- Carroll Community College53.4 miles (86.0 km)2yr-public
- McDaniel College57.1 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
- Washington College58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
- Catholic International University59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
- Shepherd University64.1 miles (103.1 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College67.0 miles (107.8 km)2yr-public
- Shenandoah University69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
- International Beauty School 471.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-private
- Laurel Ridge Community College71.6 miles (115.3 km)2yr-public
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College71.9 miles (115.7 km)2yr-public
- Valley College-Martinsburg72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-private
- Randolph-Macon College74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary75.5 miles (121.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly High | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Rose Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Oxon Hill Middle | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Fort Foote Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Indian Queen Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| ST COLUMBA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Oxon Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| BEDDOW SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Tayac Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Apple Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Colin L Powell Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Oxon Hill High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Excel Academy Public Charter | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| John Hanson Montessori | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Avalon Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Clinton Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Fort Washington Forest Elem | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Flintstone Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Valley View Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| J. Frank Dent Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Crossland High | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| ST MARYS SCHOOL OF PISCATAWAY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Samuel Chase Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| ST LUKE'S DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Glassmanor Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Forest Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Barnaby Manor Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| James Ryder Randall Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| James Ryder Randall E C C | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Prekindergarten Offsites | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| THE BASILICA SCHOOL OF ST. MARY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Allenwood Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Belle View Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Stephen Decatur Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Potomac High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Lyles-Crouch Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Surrattsville High | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| THE LINDER ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Waynewood Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Waldon Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys PCS | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Ingenuity Prep PCS | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Sandburg Middle | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| ST THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Hollin Meadows Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| GRACE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Quander Road School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Accokeek Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Clifford S. Hardison Governor's Health Sciences Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| West Potomac High | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Pulley Career Center | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| West Potomac High School Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Bucknell Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Patterson ES | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Hendley ES | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| BLUE BIRD OF ALEXANDRIA II | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Stratford Landing Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Whitman Middle | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Early Childhood Academy PCS | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Leckie Education Campus | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| VINCI SCHOOL LLC | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| THE LIVING WATER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Hillcrest Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Transition Support Resource Center/Fairfax | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| KIPP DC PCS - Legacy College Preparatory PCS | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| ALC at Bryant | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Achievement Integrity And Maturity Bryant | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Bryant High | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Fort Hunt Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| NEW CHAPEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Achievement Preparatory Academy PCS - Wahler Place ES | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Digital Pioneers Academy PCS - Johenning | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| EVANGEL ASSEMBLY DAYCARE | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Imagine Lincoln PCS | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| ST LOUIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Maya Angelou French Immersion | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Benjamin Stoddert Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Francis T. Evans Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Panorama Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Mount Eagle Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Simon ES | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Hart MS | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| George Washington Middle | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| LEARN DC PCS | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Imagine Andrews Public Charter | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Ballou HS | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Ballou STAY HS | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Eagle Academy PCS - Congress Heights | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Hybla Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Naomi L. Brooks Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| BROWNE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| KIPP DC - Inspire Academy PCS | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| KIPP DC - Honor Academy PCS | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| KIPP DC - Pride Academy PCS | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20744
What school district is ZIP code 20744 in?
ZIP 20744 (Fort Washington, MD) maps to Prince George's County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400510) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20744?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20744 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20744 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 35.6% |
| High school | 23.9% |
| Less than HS | 10.2% |
| School district | Prince George's County Public Schools |