Gaithersburg city, MD
ZIP 20899 — 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 20899
K-12 nearby
100
Public
70
Private
30
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 20899 (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 (70 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 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 Montgomery College about 4.4 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Montgomery County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400480
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Montgomery College4.4 miles (7.0 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College15.0 miles (24.1 km)2yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary15.6 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University15.9 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- American University15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Virginia16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
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- Divine Mercy University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
- Maryland University of Integrative Health17.6 miles (28.4 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University17.9 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts18.1 miles (29.1 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-public
- Howard University18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College18.8 miles (30.2 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Washington University18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
- NewU University18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
- George Washington University19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute19.3 miles (31.0 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University20.2 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia20.4 miles (32.9 km)2yr-private
- Capitol Technology University20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health20.8 miles (33.5 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College21.5 miles (34.6 km)2yr-public
- Hood College22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover23.1 miles (37.1 km)2yr-private
- Frederick Community College23.9 miles (38.4 km)2yr-public
- Washington University of Science and Technology24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-public
- Patrick Henry College25.4 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
- Agora University25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-Maryland27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College27.4 miles (44.1 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas29.0 miles (46.6 km)2yr-private
- Carroll Community College29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College31.5 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College32.0 miles (51.5 km)2yr-public
- Ascent College32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
- Maryland Institute College of Art33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
- Catholic International University35.8 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
- Towson University36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-public
- Shepherd University37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
- Goucher College38.0 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-public
- St. John's College40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College41.4 miles (66.6 km)2yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-public
- College of Southern Maryland41.9 miles (67.4 km)2yr-public
- International Beauty School 445.5 miles (73.3 km)2yr-private
- Valley College-Martinsburg46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary47.6 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
- Shenandoah University50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-public
- Laurel Ridge Community College56.9 miles (91.5 km)2yr-public
- Harford Community College57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-public
- University of Mary Washington59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-public
- Wilson College60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
- Germanna Community College61.2 miles (98.4 km)2yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania61.2 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
- Washington College61.7 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIST CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Brown Station Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| ST MARTIN OF TOURS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Gaithersburg High | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Gaithersburg Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| South Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Diamond Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Gaithersburg Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Summit Hall Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Watkins Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Fields Road Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| THE FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Forest Oak Middle | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| FORBUSH SCHOOL AT OAKMONT UPPER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| GAITHERSBURG PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Harriet R. Tubman Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| EPWORTH PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Montgomery Village Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Ridgeview Middle | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Rosemont Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Stedwick Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| SHAARE TORAH KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Lakelands Park Middle | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Washington Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Whetstone Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| GODDARD SCHOOL IN GAITHERSBURG, THE | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| MARCIA D SMITH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Roberto W. Clemente Middle | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Strawberry Knoll Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Fox Chapel Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Rachel Carson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Flower Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Clopper Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Watkins Mill High | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Quince Orchard High | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Shady Grove Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| FRANKLIN MONTESSORI SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL @ GAITHER RD | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| DuFief Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| THE KATHERINE THOMAS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Captain James E. Daly Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Mill Creek Towne Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Seneca Valley High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Northwest High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| CHILDREN'S MANOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL & DAYCARE | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| THE LEARNING COMM. INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| COVENANT LIFE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Stone Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| VILLAGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, LLC | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Germantown Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Neelsville Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| LITTLE GENIUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| MOTHER OF GOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Candlewood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Jones Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| PRIMARY MONTESSORI DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Goshen Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Kingsview Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| College Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Lakewood Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Longview School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Waters Landing Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Judith A. Resnik Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| SALLY RIDE OPTIMAL LEARNING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Lake Seneca Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Redland Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| BUTLER MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| PEP - Itinerant | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Travilah Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Darnestown Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Beall Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Robert Frost Middle School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Thomas S. Wootton High | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Fallsmead Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| SENECA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Sequoyah Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Col. Zadok Magruder High | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| MARY OF NAZARETH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Julius West Middle | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| CHRIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Maryvale Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (8.9 km) |
| Carl Sandburg Center | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Richard Montgomery High | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| ST MARYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Laytonsville Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Rocky Hill Middle | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 20899
What school district is ZIP code 20899 in?
ZIP 20899 (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 20899?
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 20899 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20899 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 33.0% |
| High school | 21.7% |
| Less than HS | 28.3% |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |