ZIP 78263 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 78263

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 78263 (China Grove, TX) is associated with East Central Independent School District (LEA 4817850) 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 86 K-12 schools (82 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.0 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 St Philip's College about 9.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

East Central Independent School District

LEA ID

4817850

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (52)

St Philip's College9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-public
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio11.4 miles (18.3 km)2yr-private
Alamo Community College District Central Office11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-public
University of the Incarnate Word12.0 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
Trinity University12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-private
Northeast Lakeview College12.7 miles (20.4 km)2yr-public
San Antonio College12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-private
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology13.8 miles (22.1 km)2yr-private
Texas A&M University-San Antonio13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-public
Baptist University of the Americas14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
Palo Alto College14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-public

Show all 52 colleges & universities

Our Lady of the Lake University15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
Oblate School of Theology15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio16.6 miles (26.7 km)2yr-private
St. Mary's University16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio18.5 miles (29.7 km)2yr-private
Concorde Career College-San Antonio18.8 miles (30.3 km)2yr-private
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-public
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
Lamson Institute19.9 miles (32.1 km)2yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio20.5 miles (32.9 km)2yr-private
Hallmark University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
Texas Lutheran University24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas at San Antonio24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-public
Northwest Vista College25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-public
Christ Mission College27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
Texas State University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-public
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Austin67.3 miles (108.4 km)2yr-private
Texas Health and Science University67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
Schreiner University67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Edward's University68.3 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas System Office71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-public
Huston-Tillotson University71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas at Austin72.0 miles (116.0 km)4yr-public
Coastal Bend College72.2 miles (116.2 km)2yr-public
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary72.7 miles (116.9 km)4yr-private
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-private
The Recording Conservatory of Austin74.5 miles (119.9 km)2yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-private
Austin Community College District75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin75.6 miles (121.7 km)2yr-private
Concordia University Texas78.3 miles (125.9 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus85.3 miles (137.2 km)4yr-private
South University-Austin85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Southwest Texas College87.1 miles (140.2 km)2yr-public
Victoria College88.5 miles (142.5 km)2yr-public
University of Houston-Victoria88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-public
Southwestern University95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
EAST CENTRAL H S	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
EAST CENTRAL CAST LEAD H S	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
SALEM SAYERS BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
EAST CENTRAL HERITAGE MIDDLE	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
OAK CREST EL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
SINCLAIR EL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
TOWN EAST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
EAST CENTRAL CHOICE PROGAM	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
LEGACY MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
RESTORATIVE AND TRANSITION CENTER	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
SALADO EL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
HARMONY EL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
JUBILEE SAN ANTONIO	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
HIRSCH EL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
VALOR MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
ESSENCE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
TRADITION EL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
PECAN VALLEY EL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
JAMES L MASTERS	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
IDEA NAJIM ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
IDEA NAJIM COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
HIGHLAND FOREST EL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
HOLY NAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
HOUSTON H S	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
DAVIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
DAVIS COLLEGE PREP MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
KAREN WAGNER H S	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SOUTHEAST CAMPUS	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
HONOR EL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
CARROLL EARLY CHILDHOOD CAMPUS	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
TANYA'S LITTLE ANGELS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
ROGERS MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
ROGERS COLLEGE PREP MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
SOMERSET ACADEMY BROOKS	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
CANDLEWOOD STEM ACADEMY PK-1	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
CANDLEWOOD EL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
HOPKINS EL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
HENRY METZGER MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ESCONDIDO EL	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
IDEA CONVERSE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
IDEA CONVERSE ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
DEMOCRACY PREP AT STEWART ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
SAN ANTONIO STEAM ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
COMPASS ROSE LEGACY	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
COMPASS ROSE LEGACY EL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
GATES EL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
M L KING ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
BEXAR COUNTY LRN CTR	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
HIGHLAND HILLS EL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
WILLIAM PASCHALL EL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
FOSTER EL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
SCHENCK EL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
MISSION ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
HIGHLANDS H S	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
WOODLAKE EL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
ELOLF STEAM ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
JUBILEE HIGHLAND HILLS	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
DORIE MILLER EL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
PRE/K FOR SA - EAST CENTRAL ISD	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
KIRBY MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
KIRBY STEM ACADEMY 6TH GRADE	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
JUDSON LEARNING ACAD	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
MURIEL FORBES EL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
STEELE MONTESSORI EL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
CAST IMAGINE MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
CAST MED H S	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
CONVERSE EL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
CAMERON EL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
IDEA EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
IDEA EASTSIDE ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
WOODLAKE HILLS MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
WOODLAKE HILLS COLLEGE PREPARATORY 6TH GRADE	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
CHARLES C BALL EL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
JUBILEE HIGHLAND PARK	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
HOT WELLS MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
TYNAN EARLY CHILDHOOD CAMPUS	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
COPPERFIELD EL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
ST PHILIP'S COLLEGE EARLY COLLEGE H S	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
PARK VILLAGE BLENDED LEARNING ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
SMITH EL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
SPRING MEADOWS EL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
SPRING MEADOWS COLLEGE PREPARATORY PK-1	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
HIGHLAND PARK EL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
MARY LOU HARTMAN	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
ELOISE JAPHET EL	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
EDGAR ALLAN POE STEM DUAL LANGUAGE MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 78263

What school district is ZIP code 78263 in?

ZIP 78263 (China Grove, TX) maps to East Central Independent School District (LEA ID 4817850) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 78263?

US5 lists 86 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 82 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 78263 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 78263 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	28.7%
High school	34.6%
Less than HS	13.5%
School district	East Central Independent School District

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