ZIP 77056 — 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 77056

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 77056 (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 (63 public, 37 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.9 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 Vet Tech Institute of Houston about 1.6 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Houston Independent School District

LEA ID

4823640

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (62)

Vet Tech Institute of Houston1.6 miles (2.5 km)2yr-private
College of Biblical Studies-Houston3.1 miles (5.1 km)4yr-private
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-private
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology4.0 miles (6.4 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston4.3 miles (6.9 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology4.4 miles (7.0 km)2yr-private
Rice University4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
University of St Thomas4.6 miles (7.4 km)4yr-private
Houston Christian University4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University-Houston5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-public
Baylor College of Medicine5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 62 colleges & universities

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center5.2 miles (8.3 km)4yr-public
Center for Advanced Legal Studies5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-private
Houston Community College5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-public
College of Health Care Professions5.6 miles (9.1 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest6.2 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Houston6.2 miles (9.9 km)2yr-private
South Texas College of Law Houston6.3 miles (10.1 km)4yr-private
University of Houston-Downtown6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public
Texas Southern University6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-public
Texas Health School7.5 miles (12.0 km)2yr-private
Culinary Institute Inc7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-private
University of Houston7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-System Administration7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-Texas8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Houston8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
Denver College of Nursing-Houston8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School9.0 miles (14.5 km)2yr-private
North American University10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
Fortis College10.8 miles (17.4 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-private
Fortis Institute13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-private
Remington College-North Houston Campus14.0 miles (22.5 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology14.2 miles (22.8 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service16.8 miles (27.1 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-private
Florida Career College-Houston19.1 miles (30.7 km)2yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
San Jacinto Community College22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-Clear Lake25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-public
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-private
Alvin Community College27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-public
Lee College29.5 miles (47.4 km)2yr-public
Lone Star College System30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-public
Grace School of Theology31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
College of the Mainland37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-public
Prairie View A & M University39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
Wharton County Junior College47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-public
Brazosport College48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-public
Galveston College51.0 miles (82.2 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-public
Blinn College District63.0 miles (101.5 km)2yr-public
Sam Houston State University66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute78.7 miles (126.7 km)2yr-private
Texas A&M University-College Station79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-public
Lamar Institute of Technology85.9 miles (138.2 km)2yr-public
Lamar University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur93.0 miles (149.6 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
TANGLEWOOD MIDDLE	public	—	—	0.1 miles (0.2 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL - HOUSTON	private	—	—	0.1 miles (0.2 km)
FUSION ACADEMY HS1: HOUSTON GALLERIA	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
TANGLEWOOD ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
T H ROGERS SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
MANDARIN IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
SCHOOL AT ST GEORGE PLACE	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
MEMORIAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
XAVIER EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
XAVIER EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
BRIARGROVE EL	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
BONNE VIE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
MARINER MONTESSORI	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
RIVER OAKS BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
CAROLINE SCHOOL/EASTER SEALS CHILDRENS THERAPY	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
GUIDEPOST MONTESSORI AT GALLERIA	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
FRIENDS FOR LIFE MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
CHALLENGE EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
PILGRIM ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
CUNNINGHAM EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
PIN OAK MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
RODRIGUEZ EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
SER-NINOS CHARTER EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
SER-NINOS CHARTER MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
MIDDLE COLLEGE H S AT HCC GULFTON	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
LIBERTY H S	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
WISDOM H S	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SAN FRANCISCO NATIVITY ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
DUCHESNE ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
THE POST OAK SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
ST JOHNS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
MARK WHITE EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
THE KINKAID SCHOOL - HEAD OF SCHOOL OFFICE	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS COLLEGE &CAREER PREP ACAD	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEAD &GLOBAL STUDIES ACAD	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL BELLAIRE	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
KOLTER EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
BENAVIDEZ EL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR SCHOOL WEST	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
LAMAR H S	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
HUNTERS CREEK EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
DRAW ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF UPPER KIRBY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
RIVER OAKS EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
MEMORIAL DRIVE EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
MEMORIAL EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
THE HARRIS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
WEST UNIVERSITY EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
SER-NINOS CHARTER EL II	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
BRIARMEADOW CHARTER	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
KIPP SHARP PREP	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
HOLY GHOST CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
CONDIT EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
NEW NEIGHBOR CAMPUS	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
BAKER-RIPLEY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
VERITAS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF HOUSTON	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
KIPP SHARPSTOWN COLLEGE PREP	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
PREMIER H S - HOUSTON (SHARPSTOWN)	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
EXCEL HIGH SCHOOL TEXAS DIGITAL LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
THE SAINT CONSTANTINE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
ETOILE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
THE REGIS SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
SCHOOL OF THE WOODS	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
NCI CHARTER SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
YELLOW SCHOOL-MDPC	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
YES PREP - GULFTON	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ST MARK'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
ST ANNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
LAS AMERICAS	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
LONG ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
MISTRAL CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
KIPP CONNECT HOUSTON PRI	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
KIPP CONNECT H S	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
KIPP CONNECT PREPARATORY	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
PINEY POINT EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
HOUSMAN EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
VALLEY OAKS EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL UNIVERSITY-MODEL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
PERSHING MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
ENERGIZED FOR EXCELLENCE ACADEMY ECC	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
SPRING BRANCH MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
BRAEBURN EL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
LANIER MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
THE KIPLING SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
ENERGIZED FOR EXCELLENCE ACADEMY INC MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
HORN EL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
SOAR CENTER	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
BELLAIRE H S	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
ENERGIZED FOR EXCELLENCE ACADEMY EL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
TWAIN EL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77056

What school district is ZIP code 77056 in?

ZIP 77056 (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 77056?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 63 public and 37 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 77056 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77056 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	73.0%
High school	7.7%
Less than HS	1.8%
School district	Houston Independent School District

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