Bethesda CDP, MD
ZIP 20817 — 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 20817
K-12 nearby
100
Public
43
Private
57
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20817 (Bethesda, MD) is associated with Montgomery County Public Schools (LEA 2400480) 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 (43 public, 57 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.5 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 SANS Technology Institute about 3.7 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Montgomery County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400480
Private school share (ACS)
0.8%
Colleges & universities (100)
- SANS Technology Institute3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
- American University5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-public
- Marymount University6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing6.9 miles (11.1 km)2yr-private
- Montgomery College7.0 miles (11.3 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Virginia7.0 miles (11.3 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College7.1 miles (11.4 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine7.2 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-private
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- Georgetown University7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts7.6 miles (12.3 km)2yr-private
- University of Management and Technology8.1 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
- NewU University8.7 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
- Howard University8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute9.1 miles (14.6 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-public
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health11.2 miles (18.0 km)2yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College12.2 miles (19.7 km)2yr-public
- Washington University of Science and Technology14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-public
- Divine Mercy University15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover15.7 miles (25.3 km)2yr-private
- Agora University16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Capitol Technology University16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus17.4 miles (27.9 km)4yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College19.1 miles (30.8 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia20.9 miles (33.6 km)2yr-private
- Howard Community College20.9 miles (33.7 km)2yr-public
- Bowie State University21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas24.0 miles (38.7 km)2yr-private
- Ascent College28.7 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-public
- Patrick Henry College30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland31.2 miles (50.3 km)2yr-public
- Hood College32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College34.4 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College34.5 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore34.6 miles (55.8 km)4yr-public
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-public
- St. John's College35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
- Maryland Institute College of Art35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-public
- Stevenson University35.8 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland37.3 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- Carroll Community College37.9 miles (61.0 km)2yr-public
- Morgan State University38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-public
- Towson University39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
- Catholic International University42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
- Shepherd University46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Mary Washington51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College51.7 miles (83.3 km)2yr-public
- International Beauty School 453.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College54.6 miles (88.0 km)2yr-public
- Germanna Community College54.7 miles (88.1 km)2yr-public
- Valley College-Martinsburg54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
- Shenandoah University55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
- Eastern Virginia Career College55.4 miles (89.2 km)2yr-private
- Chesapeake College57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
- Laurel Ridge Community College59.9 miles (96.5 km)2yr-public
- Washington College60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College60.6 miles (97.6 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Tree Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| THE WOODS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| ST BARTHOLOMEWS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Seven Locks Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Thomas W. Pyle Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| NORWOOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| OUR LADY OF MERCY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Carderock Springs Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Wyngate Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| North Bethesda Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL WASHINGTON DC | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Walt Whitman High | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Bannockburn Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Bradley Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| CONNELLY SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Ashburton Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| ST JANE DE CHANTAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| FERNWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Walter Johnson High | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| WHOLE KIDS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| BETHESDA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| BETHESDA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Bells Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Cabin John Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Wood Acres Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| THE BETHESDA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Bethesda Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| ALEF BET MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC. | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| ROCHAMBEAU-THE FRENCH INTL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| MC LEAN SCHOOL OF MARYLAND | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| STONE RIDGE SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Northwood High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| MANOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL-ROCKVILLE | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Rock Terrace School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Tilden Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| GEORGETOWN HILL POTOMAC VILLAGE | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| GEORGETOWN PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Langley High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| BULLIS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| WASHINGTON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Westland Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Winston Churchill High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| IVYMOUNT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| THE MADDUX SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Bethesda-Chevy Chase High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Farmland Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Kensington Parkwood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| WASHINGTON WALDORF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| THE MANOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Luxmanor Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| THE FAMILY ACADEMY OF BETHESDA | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| POTOMAC GLEN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| ONENESS FAMILY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Herbert Hoover Middle | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ST ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ST LUKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Potomac Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| GREEN ACRES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| THE DIENER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Somerset Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Westbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Cooper Middle | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| CONCORD HILL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Garrett Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| HOLY REDEEMER CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| HOLY CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL KENSINGTON | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| EXECUTIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| GRACE EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| GENEVA DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| THE HARBOR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Beverly Farms Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Chevy Chase Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Churchill Road Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| ST ELIZABETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| CHARLES E SMITH JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| FEYNMAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| North Chevy Chase Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| MUSLIM COMMUNITY SCHOOL/ALIM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| CRESTVIEW MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Silver Creek Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| MCLEAN CHILDREN'S ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| WHITE FLINT CHILDREN'S HOUSE | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Sherman Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Wayside Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| AppleTree Early Learning Center PCS - Spring Valley | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| ST RAPHAEL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Ritchie Park Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Cold Spring Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| THE MADEIRA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Rock View Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Lafayette ES | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF CHEVY CHASE | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| BROAD BRANCH CHILDREN'S HOUSE | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| THE LANGLEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| ST JOHN THE BELOVED ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20817
What school district is ZIP code 20817 in?
ZIP 20817 (Bethesda, MD) maps to Montgomery County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 20817?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 43 public and 57 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20817 attend private school?
About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20817 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 85.3% |
| High school | 4.9% |
| Less than HS | 2.0% |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |