ZIP 20838 — 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 20838

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 20838 (Barnesville, 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 62 K-12 schools (47 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Hood College about 14.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Montgomery County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400480

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hood College14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College14.9 miles (23.9 km)2yr-public
Frederick Community College16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-public
Divine Mercy University16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
Columbia College21.4 miles (34.4 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing23.6 miles (37.9 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Wesley Theological Seminary25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
American University25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
American Public University System25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-public
Marymount University25.8 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Washington Adventist University26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-public
George Mason University27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
Georgetown University27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College27.4 miles (44.2 km)2yr-public
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts27.5 miles (44.3 km)2yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College27.8 miles (44.8 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Virginia27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
NewU University28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
Howard University28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
George Washington University28.7 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-public
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
Windsor University28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University28.9 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies28.9 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute29.0 miles (46.6 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia29.8 miles (48.0 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-private
Gallaudet University30.2 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College30.4 miles (49.0 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-Virginia30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health30.9 miles (49.7 km)2yr-private
Ascent College31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
Agora University31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Hagerstown Community College32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Washington University of Science and Technology33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-private
International Beauty School 434.9 miles (56.1 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland Global Campus36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-public
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-public
Ner Israel Rabbinical College36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-public
Bowie State University36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Maryland37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College37.9 miles (61.1 km)2yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Shenandoah University41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-public
Loyola University Maryland42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University42.2 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
University System of Maryland-Research Centers42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-public
United Lutheran Seminary43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
Towson University43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
Gettysburg College43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-public
Morgan State University43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-public
Goucher College44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
Laurel Ridge Community College48.6 miles (78.3 km)2yr-public
Community College of Baltimore County49.5 miles (79.6 km)2yr-public
College of Southern Maryland49.9 miles (80.4 km)2yr-public
St. John's College50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-public
Wilson College52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg55.4 miles (89.2 km)2yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
Germanna Community College61.9 miles (99.6 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Monocacy Elementary	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
BARNESVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Poolesville Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Cabin Branch Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Poolesville High	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Clarksburg Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Lake Seneca Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
GREEN VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
John Poole Middle	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Little Bennett Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Clarksburg High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Kingsview Middle	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Rocky Hill Middle	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Waters Landing Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Germantown Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Longview School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Wilson Wims Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Seneca Valley High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Northwest High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Snowden Farm Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Lucketts Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Sugarloaf Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Urbana Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Carroll Manor Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Great Seneca Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Clopper Mill Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Urbana High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hallie Wells Middle	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Neelsville Middle	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Urbana Middle	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
SALLY RIDE OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Roberto W. Clemente Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Fox Chapel Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
BUTLER MONTESSORI	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Centerville Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
BUTLER MONTESSORI	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Captain James E. Daly Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Cedar Grove Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC PREP	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
SENECA ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
PHILLIPS BUILDING FUTURES - LOUDOUN	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
FRIENDS MEETING SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG, THE	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
MARY OF NAZARETH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Windsor Knolls Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Watkins Mill High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Darnestown Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Ridgeview Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Diamond Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL - FREDERICK	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
John T. Baker Middle School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 20838

What school district is ZIP code 20838 in?

ZIP 20838 (Barnesville, 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 20838?

US5 lists 62 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 47 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 20838 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20838 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	59.8%
High school	26.3%
Less than HS	0.8%
School district	Montgomery County Public Schools

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