ZIP 77079 — 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 77079

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 77079 (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 3.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Denver College of Nursing-Houston about 0.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Houston Independent School District

LEA ID

4823640

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (61)

Denver College of Nursing-Houston0.4 miles (0.7 km)4yr-private
Texas Health School1.1 miles (1.8 km)2yr-private
Center for Advanced Legal Studies3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis College4.0 miles (6.5 km)2yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Houston4.1 miles (6.6 km)2yr-private
American InterContinental University-Houston4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology4.8 miles (7.7 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-Houston4.9 miles (8.0 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Texas5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Houston5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med5.5 miles (8.8 km)4yr-private
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School7.0 miles (11.3 km)2yr-private

Show all 61 colleges & universities

College of Biblical Studies-Houston7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston7.3 miles (11.7 km)2yr-private
Houston Christian University7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology7.9 miles (12.7 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
North American University9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
Vet Tech Institute of Houston9.4 miles (15.2 km)2yr-private
Rice University12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
University of St Thomas12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
College of Health Care Professions12.9 miles (20.7 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-public
Baylor College of Medicine13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-public
Houston Community College13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-public
Culinary Institute Inc13.8 miles (22.3 km)2yr-private
South Texas College of Law Houston14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
University of Houston-Downtown14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-public
Texas Southern University15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-public
Remington College-North Houston Campus15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-private
University of Houston-System Administration16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-public
University of Houston16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-public
Fortis Institute16.7 miles (26.9 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology16.7 miles (26.9 km)2yr-private
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service18.0 miles (29.0 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-private
Florida Career College-Houston19.9 miles (32.0 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston20.9 miles (33.6 km)2yr-private
Interactive College of Technology24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-private
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
Lone Star College System29.2 miles (47.1 km)4yr-public
San Jacinto Community College30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-public
Grace School of Theology30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
Prairie View A & M University31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-public
University of Houston-Clear Lake33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-public
Alvin Community College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-public
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus34.7 miles (55.9 km)2yr-private
Lee College37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-public
Wharton County Junior College42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
College of the Mainland44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-public
Brazosport College51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-public
Blinn College District55.0 miles (88.6 km)2yr-public
Galveston College58.6 miles (94.4 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-public
Sam Houston State University64.9 miles (104.5 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-College Station72.9 miles (117.3 km)4yr-public
Texas A & M University-System Office73.5 miles (118.4 km)4yr-public
Texas Healthtech Institute86.0 miles (138.4 km)2yr-private
Lamar Institute of Technology93.3 miles (150.2 km)2yr-public
Lamar University93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
STRATFORD H S	public	—	—	0.1 miles (0.2 km)
SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
THORNWOOD EL	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
SPRING FOREST MIDDLE	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.7 km)
MEADOW WOOD EL	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
YORKSHIRE ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
NOTTINGHAM EL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
WILCHESTER EL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
FIVE STAR MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
SHERWOOD FOREST MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
WESTLAKE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
RAY DAILY EL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
SMALLER SCHOLARS MONTESSORI	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
THE BRANCH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
RAINARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
WEST BRIAR MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
RUMMEL CREEK EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
JAPANESE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
ASHFORD EL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
THE BRIARWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
BUSH EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
BKM KATY TAMIL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
SHERWOOD EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
WESTSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
THE VILLAGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
VILLAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
ASKEW EL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
THE VILLAGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
MAURICE L WOLFE EL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
LA MATERNELLE FRENCH ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ELDRIDGE PARKWAY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
WESTSIDE H S	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
THE WILDCAT WAY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
PINES PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
BENDWOOD SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
SHADOWBRIAR EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
MEMORIAL MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
HOLY SPIRIT EPISCOPAL SCHOOL - HOUSTON	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
WALNUT BEND EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
SHADOW OAKS EL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
BUDEWIG INT	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
THE PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
REVERE MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
OUTLEY EL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
NEXUS - HOUSTON	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
ILM ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
WESTVIEW SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
LYCEE INTERNATIONAL DE HOUSTON	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
HAROLD D GUTHRIE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
WESTWOOD EL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
FROSTWOOD EL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
HEFLIN EL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
PEACEFUL BEGINNINGS MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
GRACE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
GRACE SCHOOL, HOUSTON	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
BUNKER HILL EL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
THE TIGER TRAIL SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
SPRING OAKS MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
MOLO BILINGUAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
SPRING WOODS H S	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
RIVER OAKS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTON	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
INSTITUTE FOR GIRLS EDUCATION, DBA MAGNOLIA SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
SST ADVANCEMENT	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
WOODVIEW EL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
AL HADI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
TERRACE EL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ALIEF MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
PINE SHADOWS EL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ADMIN SERVICES	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
MADE HOUSTON	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
YOUENS EL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ELSIK H S	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
HASTINGS H S	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
WESTCHASE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
D.A.V. MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
MAHANAY EL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
SPRING WOODS MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL UNIVERSITY-MODEL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
ALIEF MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
CROSSROADS	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
MEMORIAL H S	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
CHANCELLOR EL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
INSTITUTE OF CHINESE CULTURE	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
O'DONNELL MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
ALIEF LEARNING CTR (K-6)	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
ALIEF LEARNING CTR (6-12)	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
YELLOW SCHOOL-MDPC	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
SNEED EL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
HEARNE EL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
MILLER INT	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
KIRK EL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
NORTHBROOK H S	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
YES PREP - WEST	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
THE TENNEY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
HOLMQUIST EL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
VAN HOUSTON ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 77079

What school district is ZIP code 77079 in?

ZIP 77079 (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 77079?

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 77079 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 77079 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	67.9%
High school	6.7%
Less than HS	4.3%
School district	Houston Independent School District

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