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Shady Side CDP, MD

ZIP 20778 — 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 20778

K-12 nearby
35
Public
24
Private
11
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20778 (Shady Side, MD) is associated with Anne Arundel County Public Schools (LEA 2400060) 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 35 K-12 schools (24 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 St. John's College about 11.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400060
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • St. John's College11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
  • United States Naval Academy11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-public
  • Prince George's Community College14.2 miles (22.8 km)2yr-public
  • Anne Arundel Community College15.6 miles (25.1 km)2yr-public
  • University of Maryland Global Campus15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-public
  • Bowie State University16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-public
  • Fortis College-Landover17.9 miles (28.8 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Maryland18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Michael College of Allied Health22.6 miles (36.3 km)2yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-public
  • Gallaudet University23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • The Catholic University of America24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family24.0 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
  • Howard University24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-private
  • Career Technical Institute25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Washington DC25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
  • Washington Adventist University25.4 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
  • Institute of World Politics25.6 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
  • Windsor University25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
  • DeVry University-Virginia25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
  • George Washington University26.1 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
  • Georgetown University27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
  • Washington University of Science and Technology27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
  • Chesapeake College27.6 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
  • University of the District of Columbia27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Virginia27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
  • American University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
  • Wesley Theological Seminary28.9 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
  • College of Southern Maryland30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-public
  • Marymount University30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-public
  • Howard Community College31.2 miles (50.3 km)2yr-public
  • University System of Maryland31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore31.8 miles (51.1 km)4yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore33.0 miles (53.2 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
  • Coppin State University33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-public
  • Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing34.6 miles (55.6 km)2yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-VA Campus35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Virginia35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
  • Virginia University of Integrative Medicine35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-public
  • Northern Virginia Community College35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-public
  • Loyola University Maryland35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University36.1 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County36.5 miles (58.8 km)2yr-public
  • Montgomery College36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-public
  • Columbia College37.0 miles (59.6 km)2yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
  • Agora University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
  • Washington College38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore38.5 miles (61.9 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-public
  • George Mason University39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-public
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
  • St. Mary's College of Maryland44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-public
  • Divine Mercy University47.7 miles (76.7 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas50.8 miles (81.7 km)2yr-private
  • Harford Community College53.0 miles (85.2 km)2yr-public
  • Carroll Community College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
  • Ascent College56.6 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • McDaniel College57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware State University60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-public
  • University of Mary Washington60.9 miles (97.9 km)4yr-public
  • Hood College61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
  • Salisbury University62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-public
  • Frederick Community College62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-public
  • Patrick Henry College63.8 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern Virginia Career College64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-private
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-public
  • Cecil College65.2 miles (104.9 km)2yr-public
  • Wor-Wic Community College65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-public
  • Mount St. Mary's University72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
  • Germanna Community College72.3 miles (116.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of Delaware73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-public
  • Catholic International University76.0 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University76.0 miles (122.2 km)4yr-public
  • American Public University System76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania77.7 miles (125.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Carrie Weedon Early Education Centerpublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Southern Middlepublic——2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Lothian Elementarypublic——2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Traceys Elementarypublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Deale Elementarypublic——3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Shady Side Elementarypublic——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Southern Highpublic——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Mayo Elementarypublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
THE SUMMIT SCHOOLprivate——5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Central Middlepublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Center of Applied Technology-Southpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
South River Highpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Central Special Schoolpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Central Elementarypublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
CHESAPEAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
THE KINDERGARTEN AT RIVA TRACEprivate——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Davidsonville Elementarypublic——7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Patuxent Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Edgewater Elementarypublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
FAIRHAVEN SCHOOLprivate——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Windy Hill Middlepublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Windy Hill Elementarypublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
KEY SCHOOLprivate——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Mount Harmony Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ST ANNES SCHOOL OF ANNAPOLISprivate——9.0 miles (14.4 km)
CARDINAL HICKEY ACADEMYprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Hillsmere Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
THE WESLEY SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
ST ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST DAY SCHOOLprivate——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
ST MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOLprivate——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Annapolis Middlepublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Tyler Heights Elementarypublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Georgetown East Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
PATHWAYS SCHOOL--ANNE ARUNDELprivate——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Pointer Ridge Elementarypublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 20778

What school district is ZIP code 20778 in?
ZIP 20778 (Shady Side, MD) maps to Anne Arundel County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400060) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20778?
US5 lists 35 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 24 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20778 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20778 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher43.8%
High school28.0%
Less than HS2.0%
School districtAnne Arundel County Public Schools