ZIP 21790 — 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 21790

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21790 (Point of Rocks, MD) is associated with Frederick County Public Schools (LEA 2400330) 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 35 K-12 schools (27 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.6 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 Hood College about 11.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Frederick County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400330

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hood College11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College13.7 miles (22.0 km)2yr-public
Patrick Henry College13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
American Public University System20.2 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College20.7 miles (33.4 km)2yr-public
Shepherd University20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-public
SANS Technology Institute25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
Columbia College26.2 miles (42.2 km)2yr-private
Hagerstown Community College27.4 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private

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Chamberlain University-Virginia28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 429.0 miles (46.7 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-public
Wesley Theological Seminary30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
American University30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
Marymount University31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
George Mason University31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas32.3 miles (51.9 km)2yr-private
Ascent College32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
Northern Virginia Community College32.4 miles (52.1 km)2yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-public
Georgetown University32.8 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts33.1 miles (53.2 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
NewU University34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
Howard University34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
George Washington University34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
Windsor University34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-public
Trinity Washington University34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus34.8 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia35.2 miles (56.7 km)2yr-private
Agora University35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-private
Shenandoah University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
Washington University of Science and Technology38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-private
Stevenson University39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-public
United Lutheran Seminary41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland Global Campus41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-public
Gettysburg College41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
Bowie State University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College43.8 miles (70.4 km)2yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College44.1 miles (71.1 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-public
Laurel Ridge Community College44.7 miles (72.0 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland, Baltimore46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-public
Notre Dame of Maryland University46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
University System of Maryland-Research Centers47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-public
Towson University47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-public
Wilson College48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
Goucher College48.7 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County54.0 miles (86.9 km)2yr-public
Anne Arundel Community College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
College of Southern Maryland54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-public
St. John's College56.6 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Germanna Community College63.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Carroll Manor Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Lucketts Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
PHILLIPS BUILDING FUTURES - LOUDOUN	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Monocacy Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC PREP	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL - FREDERICK	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Brunswick Middle	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
BARNESVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Valley Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Brunswick High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Tuscarora Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Sugarloaf Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Waterford Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Urbana Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Lovettsville Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Tuscarora High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Ballenger Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
FREDERICK BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Brunswick Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Poolesville High	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Ballenger Creek Middle	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Urbana High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Poolesville Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Urbana Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
GREEN VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Smart's Mill Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Centerville Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Orchard Grove Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Frances Hazel Reid Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Tuscarora High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Crestwood Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Ball's Bluff Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
FREDERICK ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21790

What school district is ZIP code 21790 in?

ZIP 21790 (Point of Rocks, MD) maps to Frederick County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400330) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21790?

US5 lists 35 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 27 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21790 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21790 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	0.0%
High school	55.6%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Frederick County Public Schools

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