Gaithersburg city, MD
ZIP 20878 — 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 20878
K-12 nearby
100
Public
67
Private
33
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20878 (Gaithersburg, 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 (67 public, 33 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.1 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Montgomery College about 5.0 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Montgomery County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400480
Private school share (ACS)
0.4%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Montgomery College5.0 miles (8.0 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College12.7 miles (20.5 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital12.8 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
- Divine Mercy University13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine14.1 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus14.3 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing14.3 miles (23.1 km)2yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
- American University15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-public
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- Marymount University15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts17.2 miles (27.6 km)2yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
- Howard University18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-private
- NewU University18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia18.5 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region18.5 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-public
- Career Technical Institute18.6 miles (29.9 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College19.3 miles (31.1 km)2yr-public
- George Mason University19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health20.4 miles (32.8 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College21.1 miles (34.0 km)2yr-public
- Capitol Technology University21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia22.6 miles (36.4 km)2yr-private
- Hood College23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
- Agora University23.3 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover23.5 miles (37.8 km)2yr-private
- Patrick Henry College23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College25.1 miles (40.4 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland Global Campus25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas26.2 miles (42.1 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-public
- Ascent College29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-public
- Carroll Community College32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College34.6 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
- Catholic International University34.8 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
- Maryland Institute College of Art36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
- Shepherd University37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-public
- Loyola University Maryland37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-public
- Towson University39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
- College of Southern Maryland40.4 miles (65.0 km)2yr-public
- Goucher College40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
- St. John's College41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College42.2 miles (67.9 km)2yr-public
- United States Naval Academy42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County44.3 miles (71.4 km)2yr-public
- International Beauty School 445.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-private
- Valley College-Martinsburg45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-public
- Shenandoah University48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public
- Laurel Ridge Community College54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Mary Washington57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-public
- Germanna Community College58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
- Harford Community College60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-public
- Wilson College61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
- Eastern Virginia Career College61.6 miles (99.2 km)2yr-private
- Chesapeake College63.6 miles (102.4 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quince Orchard High | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Rachel Carson Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| SHAARE TORAH KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Lakelands Park Middle | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| DuFief Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Ridgeview Middle | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| Jones Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG, THE | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Diamond Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| FRANKLIN MONTESSORI SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Fields Road Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Darnestown Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Travilah Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Brown Station Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| NIST CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Stone Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| PRIMARY MONTESSORI DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| SENECA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| THE KATHERINE THOMAS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| MARY OF NAZARETH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| CHILDREN'S MANOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL & DAYCARE | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Summit Hall Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Northwest High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Clopper Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| LITTLE GENIUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Gaithersburg High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| MARCIA D SMITH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Longview School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Lakewood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| GAITHERSBURG PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Rosemont Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| EPWORTH PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Roberto W. Clemente Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Gaithersburg Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL @ GAITHER RD | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Gaithersburg Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Washington Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| South Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Kingsview Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Fox Chapel Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| FORBUSH SCHOOL AT OAKMONT UPPER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Germantown Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Robert Frost Middle School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Watkins Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Thomas S. Wootton High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Seneca Valley High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Harriet R. Tubman Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Forest Oak Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Fallsmead Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Montgomery Village Middle | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Stedwick Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| College Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Cold Spring Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Whetstone Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Wayside Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Beall Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| PEP - Itinerant | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Shady Grove Middle | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Strawberry Knoll Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Lake Seneca Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Watkins Mill High | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Julius West Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Flower Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Ritchie Park Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Waters Landing Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| ST RAPHAEL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| FEYNMAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Captain James E. Daly Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| THE HARBOR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Neelsville Middle | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Candlewood Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Mill Creek Towne Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Beverly Farms Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| MUSLIM COMMUNITY SCHOOL/ALIM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Richard Montgomery High | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| COVENANT LIFE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Herbert Hoover Middle | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| ST ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| ST MARYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| THE LEARNING COMM. INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| GENEVA DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Maryvale Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Carl Sandburg Center | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Winston Churchill High | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| POTOMAC GLEN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20878
What school district is ZIP code 20878 in?
ZIP 20878 (Gaithersburg, 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 20878?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 33 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 20878 attend private school?
About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20878 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 70.1% |
| High school | 10.3% |
| Less than HS | 3.8% |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |