Catonsville CDP, MD
ZIP 21228 — 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 21228
K-12 nearby
100
Public
70
Private
30
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21228 (Catonsville, 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 (70 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.0 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 University of Maryland-Baltimore County about 2.2 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 County2.2 miles (3.6 km)4yr-public
- Coppin State University5.5 miles (8.8 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-public
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College6.6 miles (10.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland7.7 miles (12.3 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers7.7 miles (12.3 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College8.0 miles (12.8 km)4yr-private
- Howard Community College8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-public
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- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia8.3 miles (13.3 km)2yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University10.0 miles (16.0 km)4yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health10.5 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- Towson University11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County15.2 miles (24.5 km)2yr-public
- Capitol Technology University16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College19.9 miles (32.1 km)2yr-public
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Carroll Community College22.1 miles (35.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland-College Park22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover23.2 miles (37.3 km)2yr-private
- Washington Adventist University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
- St. John's College24.4 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-public
- Montgomery College25.1 miles (40.4 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus25.4 miles (41.0 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College26.9 miles (43.2 km)2yr-public
- The Catholic University of America27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family27.1 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University27.6 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
- Howard University28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health28.4 miles (45.6 km)2yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-public
- Gallaudet University28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
- NewU University29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
- American University29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute29.7 miles (47.8 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts30.3 miles (48.8 km)2yr-private
- George Washington University30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College31.8 miles (51.2 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-Virginia32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-private
- Washington College36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
- Hood College37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College37.9 miles (61.0 km)2yr-public
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College40.1 miles (64.6 km)2yr-public
- Chesapeake College41.9 miles (67.5 km)2yr-public
- Divine Mercy University42.2 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
- Agora University44.2 miles (71.2 km)4yr-private
- York College of Pennsylvania46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
- Cecil College49.4 miles (79.4 km)2yr-public
- YTI Career Institute-York49.9 miles (80.4 km)2yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-public
- Patrick Henry College51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College55.0 miles (88.4 km)2yr-public
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
- Ascent College57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-public
- Shepherd University57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary58.1 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
- Franklin and Marshall College58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary | public | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.4 km) |
| ST MARK SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Catonsville Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Westchester Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Catonsville High | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Catonsville Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Johnnycake Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Westowne Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Woodbridge Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| MOUNT DE SALES ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| WATSON HALL MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| Western School of Technology | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Southwest Academy | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| AL-RAHMAH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Edmondson Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| North Bend Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Arbutus Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| LINWOOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| APPLE RIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Beechfield Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Maiden Choice School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| MOUNT PROVIDENCE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Chadwick Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Woodlawn High | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Bonnie Branch Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Meadowood Education Center | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Worthington Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Ilchester Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Arbutus Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| TRINITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| CHILDREN'S MANOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Dogwood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Watershed Public Charter | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Baltimore International Academy West | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Edmondson-Westside High | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Featherbed Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| GLOBAL CHILDREN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| CHILDREN'S MANOR MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Ellicott Mills Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Veterans Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| THE BALTIMORE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Wildwood Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Relay Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Halethorpe Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Violetville Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Mary E. Rodman Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| UNSELDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| YOUTH IN TRANSITION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| THE LAMB OF GOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Patapsco Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| NEW LIFE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Rockburn Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Green Street Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Elkridge Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Hollifield Station Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Woodlawn Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Elkridge Landing Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| ST JOHNS PARISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| RESURRECTION ST PAUL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Woodmoor Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Powhatan Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| The Seed School of Maryland | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Edgewood Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Northfield Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| KIPP Harmony Academy | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Belmont Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Dunloggin Middle | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| ARLINGTON BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| CHILDRENS MAGNET MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Howard High | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| St. Johns Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Frederick Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Ducketts Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Hebbville Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Empowerment Academy | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Liberty Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Rosemont Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Hilton Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| SPARTEK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Katherine Johnson Global Academy | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Lansdowne Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Phelps Luck Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| PILGRIM CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Forest Park High | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Bellows Spring Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| GREATER YOUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 21228
What school district is ZIP code 21228 in?
ZIP 21228 (Catonsville, 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 21228?
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 21228 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21228 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 49.9% |
| High school | 18.1% |
| Less than HS | 8.4% |
| School district | Baltimore City Public Schools |