ZIP 77078 — 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 77078

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 77078 (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 (96 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.1 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 Culinary Institute Inc about 7.7 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Houston Independent School District

LEA ID

4823640

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (63)

Culinary Institute Inc7.7 miles (12.4 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-Downtown8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-public
South Texas College of Law Houston9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute10.3 miles (16.6 km)2yr-private
University of Houston10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-System Administration10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-public
Houston Community College10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-public
Interactive College of Technology11.0 miles (17.8 km)2yr-private
Texas Southern University11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-public
Interactive College of Technology11.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-private
University of St Thomas11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
Remington College-North Houston Campus12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private

Show all 63 colleges & universities

Rice University12.8 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
Baylor College of Medicine13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.13.4 miles (21.6 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston13.5 miles (21.7 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-public
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology13.7 miles (22.0 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service14.2 miles (22.8 km)2yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc14.4 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
Vet Tech Institute of Houston14.8 miles (23.8 km)2yr-private
College of Health Care Professions15.6 miles (25.1 km)2yr-private
San Jacinto Community College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-public
Florida Career College-Houston15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
College of Biblical Studies-Houston17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Texas18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
Lee College18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Houston18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology19.0 miles (30.6 km)2yr-private
Houston Christian University19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
Center for Advanced Legal Studies19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University-Houston19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
Texas Health School20.5 miles (32.9 km)2yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Houston20.8 miles (33.5 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-Clear Lake20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-public
Denver College of Nursing-Houston21.7 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School23.7 miles (38.2 km)2yr-private
North American University24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
Fortis College25.0 miles (40.3 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-private
Lone Star College System27.1 miles (43.5 km)4yr-public
Grace School of Theology27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
Alvin Community College31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-public
College of the Mainland35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-public
Prairie View A & M University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-public
Galveston College47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-public
Brazosport College56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-public
Wharton County Junior College61.9 miles (99.6 km)2yr-public
Sam Houston State University62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute64.4 miles (103.7 km)2yr-private
Lamar Institute of Technology71.7 miles (115.5 km)2yr-public
Lamar University72.0 miles (115.8 km)4yr-public
Blinn College District72.3 miles (116.3 km)2yr-public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur79.6 miles (128.1 km)2yr-public
Texas A&M University-College Station83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office83.9 miles (135.1 km)4yr-public
Lamar State College-Orange92.6 miles (149.0 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
KIPP POLARIS ACADEMY FOR BOYS	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
KIPP VOYAGE ACADEMY FOR GIRLS	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
KIPP LEGACY PREPARATORY	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
FONWOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.0 km)
NORTH FOREST H S	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEAST	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
HILLIARD EL	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
FOREST BROOK MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
C E KING MIDDLE	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
KASE ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
GARRETT EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
L E MONAHAN EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
H M CARROLL EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
STEPHANIE CRAVENS EARLY CHILDHOOD	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
ELMORE EL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
SHADYDALE EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
MCGOWEN EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
IDEA LAKE HOUSTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
IDEA LAKE HOUSTON ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
C E KING H S	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
YES PREP NORTH FOREST	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
NORTH FOREST EL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
SHELDON LAKE EL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
ROYALWOOD EL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
OATES EL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
MARSHALL EL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
HIGHPOINT	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP)	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (CROSBY)	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
HIGH POINT EAST	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
HIGHPOINT EAST	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
KASHMERE H S	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
THE RHODES SCHOOL - HUMBLE	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
THE RHODES SCHOOL - NORTHSHORE CAMPUS	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
PURPLE SAGE EL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
COOK JR EL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
GARCIA-LEZA EC/PK/K	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ESCAMILLA EL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
TICE EL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
CUNNINGHAM MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
COBB 6TH GRADE CAMPUS	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
ROBINSON EL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
NORTH EAST STEM ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
FURR H S	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
KASHMERE GARDENS EL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
DR SHIRLEY J WILLIAMSON EL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
ORANGE GROVE EL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SCARBOROUGH EL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
BLESSED KIDZ	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
GALENA PARK ISD CAREER & TECHNICAL ECHS	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
RODERICK R PAIGE EL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
KEY MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
EASTEX-JENSEN NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
TWO DIMENSIONS/VICKERY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
HAMBRICK MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
AUTUMN CREEK EL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
FALL CREEK EL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
ISAACS EL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
OLESON EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
WHITTIER EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
THE VARNETT SCHOOL - EAST	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
NORMANDY CROSSING EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
SCROGGINS EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
JOHNSON EL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
MACARTHUR H S	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
GARCIA EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
COOP EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
WORSHAM EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
FLEMING MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
GREEN VALLEY EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
SUMMER CREEK H S	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL AT FALL CREEK	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
NORTH SHORE MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
ELIOT EL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
EL DAEP	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
BERRY EL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
JAMES B HAVARD EL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
CREATIVE CORNER	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
MARTINEZ R EL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
HARRIS R P EL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
HARBOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
HUMBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
JACINTO CITY EL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
ACCELERATED CENTER FOR EDUCATION (ACE)	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
IDEA HARDY COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
IDEA HARDY ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
PLEASANTVILLE EL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
CIMARRON EL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
YES PREP - NORTHSIDE	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
ROSS EL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
HOLLAND MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
WOODCREEK MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
VARDEMAN EC/PK/K	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
PARK LAKES EL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
DOGAN EL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77078

What school district is ZIP code 77078 in?

ZIP 77078 (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 77078?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 96 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 77078 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77078 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	12.2%
High school	32.7%
Less than HS	27.2%
School district	Houston Independent School District

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