Arbutus CDP, MD
ZIP 21227 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 21227
K-12 nearby
100
Public
77
Private
23
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21227 (Arbutus, MD) is associated with Baltimore City Public Schools (LEA 2400090) 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 (77 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.6 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 University of Maryland-Baltimore County about 2.1 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Baltimore City Public Schools
LEA ID
2400090
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County2.1 miles (3.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-public
- Coppin State University5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-public
- University of Baltimore5.7 miles (9.1 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland8.0 miles (12.8 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
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- Morgan State University8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia9.5 miles (15.4 km)2yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore9.7 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College10.8 miles (17.3 km)2yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
- Towson University11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
- Goucher College12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-public
- Stevenson University13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-public
- Bowie State University15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-public
- Capitol Technology University16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
- St. John's College20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park22.5 miles (36.2 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital23.3 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus24.3 miles (39.2 km)4yr-public
- Washington Adventist University24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College25.5 miles (41.0 km)2yr-public
- Carroll Community College26.1 miles (42.1 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
- The Catholic University of America27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery College27.5 miles (44.3 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Washington University27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health28.3 miles (45.5 km)2yr-private
- Gallaudet University28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
- Howard University28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-public
- McDaniel College29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
- NewU University29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute30.0 miles (48.2 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University30.4 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
- American University30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-public
- George Washington University30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts30.8 miles (49.5 km)2yr-private
- Georgetown University31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
- Washington College32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing36.5 miles (58.7 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine37.1 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-private
- Chesapeake College37.6 miles (60.6 km)2yr-public
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College41.0 miles (66.0 km)2yr-public
- Hood College41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College42.1 miles (67.7 km)2yr-public
- George Mason University43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-public
- Divine Mercy University44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
- Agora University45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
- Mount St. Mary's University47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
- Cecil College47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-public
- York College of Pennsylvania48.9 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-public
- College of Southern Maryland50.3 miles (80.9 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
- YTI Career Institute-York52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-private
- Patrick Henry College54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania55.3 miles (88.9 km)4yr-public
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center56.0 miles (90.1 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln University56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Delaware58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology58.9 miles (94.8 km)2yr-public
- Ascent College58.9 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
- Franklin and Marshall College59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
- Hagerstown Community College59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
- Delaware Technical Community College-Terry60.0 miles (96.5 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halethorpe Elementary | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| THE LAMB OF GOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.6 km) |
| NEW LIFE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Arbutus Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Relay Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Riverview Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Lansdowne Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| APPLE RIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.3 km) |
| Arbutus Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Maiden Choice School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Lansdowne High | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Lansdowne Middle | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Violetville Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| MOUNT PROVIDENCE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Baltimore Highlands Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Lakeland Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Morrell Park Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Overlook Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Westport Academy | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Western School of Technology | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| FRIENDSHIP ADVENTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Arundel Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Beechfield Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| UNSELDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| THE BALTIMORE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Linthicum Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| The Historic Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| CHILDRENS MAGNET MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Catonsville High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| The Seed School of Maryland | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Frederick Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| ST PHILIP NERI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Lindale Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Belle Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Elkridge Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Elkridge Landing Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| North Bend Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Green Street Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Catonsville Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| WATSON HALL MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Brooklyn Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Brooklyn Park Middle | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Edmondson-Westside High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Mary E. Rodman Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| MOUNT CLARE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Southwest Baltimore Charter School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| GREATER YOUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Wildwood Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| ST MARK SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Maree Garnett Farring Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| MOUNT DE SALES ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| George Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| North County High | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Baltimore International Academy West | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Westowne Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Franklin Square Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| James McHenry Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Empowerment Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Hillcrest Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Hilltop Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Billie Holiday Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Katherine Johnson Global Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Ferndale Early Education Center | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| North Glen Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Belmont Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Ducketts Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Federal Hill Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| MOTHER MARY LANGE CATHOLIC SCHOOL INC. | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| MOTHER MARY LANGE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Harlem Park Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Rosemont Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Edmondson Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Digital Harbor High School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| George T. Cromwell Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Carver Vocational-Technical High | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Johnnycake Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Curtis Bay Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| TRINITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Edgewood Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Thomas Viaduct Middle | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| KIPP Harmony Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Hanover Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 21227
What school district is ZIP code 21227 in?
ZIP 21227 (Arbutus, MD) maps to Baltimore City Public Schools (LEA ID 2400090) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21227?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 77 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21227 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21227 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 26.9% |
| High school | 33.0% |
| Less than HS | 15.3% |
| School district | Baltimore City Public Schools |