ZIP 77021 — 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 77021

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 77021 (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 (83 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.0 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 Texas Southern University about 1.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Houston Independent School District

LEA ID

4823640

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (62)

Texas Southern University1.6 miles (2.5 km)4yr-public
University of Houston1.7 miles (2.8 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-System Administration1.7 miles (2.8 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-public
Baylor College of Medicine2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-public
Rice University3.0 miles (4.9 km)4yr-private
Houston Community College3.3 miles (5.2 km)4yr-public
University of St Thomas3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
South Texas College of Law Houston3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
College of Health Care Professions4.0 miles (6.5 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-Downtown4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-public

Show all 62 colleges & universities

Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
Vet Tech Institute of Houston6.3 miles (10.1 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology8.6 miles (13.9 km)2yr-private
Culinary Institute Inc8.8 miles (14.1 km)2yr-private
College of Biblical Studies-Houston9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
Houston Christian University9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston9.6 miles (15.5 km)2yr-private
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology10.3 miles (16.5 km)2yr-private
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology11.3 miles (18.1 km)2yr-private
American InterContinental University-Houston11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest12.2 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
Center for Advanced Legal Studies12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Houston12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-private
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School14.3 miles (22.9 km)2yr-private
North American University14.3 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
San Jacinto Community College14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-public
Texas Health School15.0 miles (24.1 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Texas15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Houston15.7 miles (25.2 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
Denver College of Nursing-Houston16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute16.7 miles (26.8 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology17.3 miles (27.8 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-Clear Lake17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
Remington College-North Houston Campus17.6 miles (28.4 km)2yr-private
Fortis College17.6 miles (28.4 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus19.8 miles (31.8 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.20.4 miles (32.9 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service20.6 miles (33.1 km)2yr-private
Alvin Community College22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-public
Florida Career College-Houston22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-private
Lee College22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-public
College of the Mainland30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-public
Lone Star College System34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-public
Grace School of Theology35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Galveston College43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-public
Brazosport College45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-public
Prairie View A & M University46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-public
Wharton County Junior College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
Blinn College District70.6 miles (113.6 km)2yr-public
Sam Houston State University71.1 miles (114.5 km)4yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute73.4 miles (118.2 km)2yr-private
Lamar Institute of Technology80.4 miles (129.4 km)2yr-public
Lamar University80.6 miles (129.6 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-College Station86.4 miles (139.1 km)4yr-public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur86.7 miles (139.6 km)2yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
FOSTER EL	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
THOMPSON EL	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
CULLEN MIDDLE	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
BEATRICE MAYES INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
HARTSFIELD EL	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
THE LAWSON ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
ENERGY INSTITUTE H S	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
KIPP PEACE EL	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
KIPP LIBERATION COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
WHEELER AVENUE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
MELINDA WEBB SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
LOCKHART EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
YES PREP - SOUTHSIDE	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
SOUTHSIDE EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
PECK EL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
WHIDBY EL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
ST MARY OF THE PURIFICATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
YATES H S	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
KELSO EL	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
JONES FUTURES ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
ATTUCKS MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
BASTIAN EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
YOUNG EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
BLACKSHEAR EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
MACGREGOR EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
BROOKLINE EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ARCHWAY ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ALCOTT EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
YELLOWSTONE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ST PAUL'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL DOWNTOWN	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
HENDERSON J EL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
AUSTIN H S	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
KIPP EAST END H S	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
PROJECT CHRYSALIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
KIPP EXPLORE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
KIPP INTREPID PREPARATORY	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
CAGE EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
COMMUNITY SERVICES-SEC	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
WORTHING H S	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
GEORGE I SANCHEZ CHARTER	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
HCC LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
THE JOY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
THE PRO-VISION ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
PRO-VISION MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
BECKER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
A+ UNLIMITED POTENTIAL - UNIVERSITY	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
A+UP H S	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
ELEVATE COLLEGIATE	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
THE POST OAK SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
EASTWOOD ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
DEBAKEY H S FOR HEALTH PROF	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
NAVARRO MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
LANTRIP EL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
MADING EL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
ARABIC IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
GREGG EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
SEGUIN EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
THE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
REYNOLDS EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ROBERTS EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
CARRILLO EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED LEARNING	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ANNUNCIATION ORTHODOX SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
CROSSING BORDERS BILINGUAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
POE EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
HARTMAN MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
GOLFCREST EL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
SHELDON JJAEP	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
JUVENILE JUSTICE AEP	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
EXCEL ACADEMY (MURWORTH)	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
HARRIS CO J J A E P	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
HARRIS CO J J A E P	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
HARRIS CO J J A E P	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
JJAEP DISCIPLINARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
HARRIS CO JJAEP	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
ALDINE J J A E P	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
ALIEF ISD J J A E P	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
EXCEL ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
EXCEL ACADEMY (JJAEP)	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
HARRIS CO JJAEP	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
HC JJAEP - EXCEL ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY-HOUSTON	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
CRISTO REY JESUIT COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL OF HOUSTON	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
RICE SCH /LA ESCUELA RICE	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BIOTECH ACADEMY AT RUSK	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
WOODSON SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
LAURENZO EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
MIDDLE COLLEGE H S AT HCC FRAGA	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
CORNELIUS EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77021

What school district is ZIP code 77021 in?

ZIP 77021 (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 77021?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 83 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 77021 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77021 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	33.9%
High school	28.0%
Less than HS	13.3%
School district	Houston Independent School District

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