Poolesville town, MD
ZIP 20837 — 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 20837
K-12 nearby
100
Public
70
Private
30
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20837 (Poolesville, 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 (70 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Divine Mercy University about 9.6 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Montgomery County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400480
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Divine Mercy University9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery College13.3 miles (21.5 km)2yr-public
- Patrick Henry College15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-private
- SANS Technology Institute16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine17.3 miles (27.9 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing18.0 miles (28.9 km)2yr-private
- George Mason University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-public
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
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- Marymount University20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary21.0 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- Hood College21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
- American University21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-public
- University of the District of Columbia21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-public
- Georgetown University22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas23.0 miles (37.0 km)2yr-private
- Frederick Community College23.2 miles (37.3 km)2yr-public
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts23.3 miles (37.4 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia23.3 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- Ascent College24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- NewU University24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
- Agora University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- Howard University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute24.9 miles (40.1 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America25.3 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-public
- Gallaudet University26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- Catholic International University26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health27.2 miles (43.7 km)2yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology27.9 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
- Maryland University of Integrative Health28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College29.1 miles (46.9 km)2yr-public
- Capitol Technology University30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Shepherd University30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia30.8 miles (49.6 km)2yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover31.2 miles (50.3 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-public
- Bowie State University35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-public
- Carroll Community College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-public
- International Beauty School 438.0 miles (61.1 km)2yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College38.2 miles (61.4 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County38.5 miles (61.9 km)4yr-public
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College38.7 miles (62.3 km)2yr-public
- McDaniel College38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
- Valley College-Martinsburg39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Mount St. Mary's University39.2 miles (63.0 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
- Shenandoah University40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
- Baltimore City Community College42.3 miles (68.0 km)2yr-public
- Coppin State University42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-public
- College of Southern Maryland44.1 miles (70.9 km)2yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University44.5 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
- Laurel Ridge Community College46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-public
- Towson University46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-public
- Morgan State University46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College48.2 miles (77.6 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary50.2 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-public
- Gettysburg College50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County52.1 miles (83.9 km)2yr-public
- Germanna Community College55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Mary Washington56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
- Wilson College59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
- Eastern Virginia Career College60.7 miles (97.6 km)2yr-private
- Triangle Tech-Chambersburg62.0 miles (99.8 km)2yr-private
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Poole Middle | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Poolesville Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Poolesville High | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Algonkian Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| River Bend Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ASHBURN | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Potomac Falls High | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Riverside High | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL-ASHBURN | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| OUR LADY OF HOPE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Belmont Ridge Middle | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Horizon Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Countryside Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| VIRGINIA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY LOUDOUN | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Potowmack Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Seldens Landing Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Sugarland Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Steuart W. Weller Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| SENECA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| HIDAYAH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| MARY OF NAZARETH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Ashburn Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| THE LEARNING VILLAGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Meadowland Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Dominion Trail Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Lowes Island Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| KARTER SCHOOL OF CASCADES | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| LOUDOUN SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| LOUDOUN SCHOOL FOR THE ADVANCED STUDIES | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Seneca Ridge Middle | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Harper Park Middle | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| THE NEWTON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| W.O. Robey High | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Dominion High | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Farmwell Station Middle | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Longview School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Newton-Lee Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Darnestown Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Trailside Middle | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Ball's Bluff Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Belmont Station Elementary | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Cedar Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Park View High | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY AT BELMONT GREENE | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LEESBURG | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Stone Bridge High | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Northwest High | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| PLAYFUL PLATOS MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| BARNESVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Kingsview Middle | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Sterling Elementary | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| Monocacy Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE OF LOUDOUN | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| GOLDEN POND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Jones Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Leesburg Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Smart's Mill Middle | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| Frances Hazel Reid Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Discovery Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Sanders Corner Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL OF LEESBURG | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Cool Spring Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| LOUDOUN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| THE AURORA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Germantown Elementary | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Broad Run High | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| NEXTIDE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Guilford Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Sterling Middle | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Loudoun Co. Juvenile Detention Home | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Lake Seneca Elementary | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG, THE | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| Quince Orchard High | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ASHBURN AT BROADLANDS | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Tuscarora High | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Sully Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| Clopper Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Dranesville Elementary | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Preschool Child Find | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| ST JAMES PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| Ridgeview Middle | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Rachel Carson Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Seneca Valley High | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Forest Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Hillside Elementary | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Travilah Elementary | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20837
What school district is ZIP code 20837 in?
ZIP 20837 (Poolesville, 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 20837?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 30 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20837 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20837 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 61.1% |
| High school | 9.0% |
| Less than HS | 7.5% |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |