ZIP 77020 — 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 77020

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 77020 (Houston, TX) is associated with Houston Independent School District (LEA 4823640) 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 (93 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Houston-Downtown about 2.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Houston Independent School District

LEA ID

4823640

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (63)

University of Houston-Downtown2.7 miles (4.4 km)4yr-public
South Texas College of Law Houston3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-private
University of Houston4.0 miles (6.5 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-System Administration4.0 miles (6.5 km)4yr-public
Houston Community College4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-public
Texas Southern University4.6 miles (7.4 km)4yr-public
Culinary Institute Inc5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
University of St Thomas5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
Rice University6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
Baylor College of Medicine6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-public

Show all 63 colleges & universities

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston8.2 miles (13.1 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology8.3 miles (13.4 km)2yr-private
Vet Tech Institute of Houston9.0 miles (14.5 km)2yr-private
College of Health Care Professions9.1 miles (14.7 km)2yr-private
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology9.9 miles (16.0 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
College of Biblical Studies-Houston12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute12.3 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology13.1 miles (21.0 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
Houston Christian University13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
Remington College-North Houston Campus13.7 miles (22.0 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-private
San Jacinto Community College14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-public
American InterContinental University-Houston14.4 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
Center for Advanced Legal Studies14.7 miles (23.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Texas15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Houston15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Houston15.6 miles (25.1 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-private
Texas Health School16.3 miles (26.3 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-private
Denver College of Nursing-Houston17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School18.0 miles (29.0 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-Clear Lake18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-public
Florida Career College-Houston18.6 miles (29.9 km)2yr-private
North American University18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis College20.2 miles (32.6 km)2yr-private
Lee College20.4 miles (32.8 km)2yr-public
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus22.1 miles (35.6 km)2yr-private
Alvin Community College26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-public
Lone Star College System30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-public
Grace School of Theology31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
College of the Mainland32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-public
Galveston College45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-public
Prairie View A & M University46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-public
Brazosport College50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-public
Wharton County Junior College55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
Sam Houston State University66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute69.4 miles (111.6 km)2yr-private
Blinn College District70.8 miles (113.9 km)2yr-public
Lamar Institute of Technology76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-public
Lamar University76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur83.5 miles (134.5 km)2yr-public
Texas A&M University-College Station84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-public
Lamar State College-Orange97.3 miles (156.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
MCREYNOLDS MIDDLE	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
WHEATLEY H S	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
HENDERSON N EL	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
HARBOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
PUGH EL	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
ATHERTON EL	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.0 km)
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
EL DAEP	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
ELIOT EL	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
YES PREP - 5TH WARD	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
MARTINEZ R EL	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
SCROGGINS EL	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
DOGAN EL	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
MICKEY LELAND COLLEGE PREP ACAD FOR YOUNG MEN	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
FLEMING MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
ISAACS EL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
BLESSED KIDZ	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
SECONDARY DAEP	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
BRUCE EL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
RIPLEY HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
RIPLEY HOUSE MIDDLE CAMPUS	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
MIDDLE COLLEGE H S AT HCC FRAGA	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
LAURENZO EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
BURNET EL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
PORT HOUSTON EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
KASHMERE GARDENS EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
TIJERINA EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BIOTECH ACADEMY AT RUSK	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
EDISON MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SHERMAN EL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
ROSS EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
FRANKLIN EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
HOLLAND MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
LANTRIP EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
PLEASANTVILLE EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
MARSHALL MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON NORTH	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
NAVARRO MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
EASTWOOD ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
NORTHSIDE H S	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
HARRIS COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
KEY MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
SCHOOL FOR ACCELERATED LRN	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
CAGE EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
PROJECT CHRYSALIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
KETELSEN EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
DE ZAVALA EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
CATHEDRAL HOUSE EPISCIPOL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
YES PREP - NORTHSIDE	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
COMMUNITY SERVICES-SEC	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
MARTINEZ C EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
KINDER H S FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
LOOSCAN EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
AUSTIN H S	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
GALLEGOS EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
CARRILLO EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
BRISCOE EL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
LEONEL CASTILLO EARLY CHILDHOOD STEM ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
KIPP EXPLORE ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
KIPP INTREPID PREPARATORY	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
KIPP EAST END H S	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
MCGOWEN EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ELMORE EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
KASHMERE H S	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
HENDERSON J EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
YELLOWSTONE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
COOK JR EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
EASTEX-JENSEN NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
A+UP H S	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
A+ UNLIMITED POTENTIAL - UNIVERSITY	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
ELEVATE COLLEGIATE	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
TRAVIS EL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
FURR H S	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
CROCKETT EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
OATES EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
RODERICK R PAIGE EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
HERITAGE CLASSICAL ACADEMY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
JEFFERSON EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
GEORGE I SANCHEZ CHARTER	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
YATES H S	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
BLACKSHEAR EL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
BROWNING EL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY - CORAL CAMPUS	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
WHITTIER EL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY INC ELITE COLLEGE PREP	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
HARRIS J R EL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
GREGORY-LINCOLN ED CTR	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
HOGG MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
DAVILA EL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
HCC LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
WHEELER AVENUE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
YES PREP - EAST END	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77020

What school district is ZIP code 77020 in?

ZIP 77020 (Houston, TX) maps to Houston Independent School District (LEA ID 4823640) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 77020?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 93 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 77020 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77020 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	13.2%
High school	31.1%
Less than HS	34.6%
School district	Houston Independent School District

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